DAVE GROHL NOT AS TALENTED AS RINGO STARR, SAYS DAVE

PLEASE, PLEASE LOVE ME DO

Published on Mon 01 October 2007 by IanMcShane

DAVE GROHL NOT AS TALENTED AS RINGO STARR, SAYS DAVE

Dave Grohl is in danger of taking this 'Nicest man in rock' thing too far, if his latest comments are anything to go by. When people refer to him as 'The Grunge Ringo', he smiles and insists that he's just a stoner who got lucky with a great band and was in the right place at the right time.

Oh, no. Nothing like Ringo then, eh?

Maybe it's just me, but this whole humility thing isn't something I want from a rock star, and it's hard to imagine Jimi Hendrix grinning for the camera and coyly stating, "Well, yeah I'm OK, but I'm no Donovan...' Dave's at it again, with this damn modesty.

"I've always considered myself a lucky musician. It's funny when somebody calls me the grunge Ringo, but really I'm just a pothead from suburban Virginia who wound up finding his way in a band who became really popular in the early 1990s."

Shut up! I want to adore you, not have a drink with you! And I can't recall any tales of Krist Novoselic having to drum for Nirvana in the studio because you couldn't keep a basic beat, unlike some other drummers. With The Beatles.

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COMMENTS

		Dames on Mon 01 October 2007 said... This walking talent-free area of a sad excuse for a drummer makes 'suprise' appearance at poxy festival recently, walks on stage with knowing 'yes, it's really me grin'... then bores captive audience senseless with self important acoustic set. Wow: trendhopping AND savvy huh?
		redpixie on Mon 01 October 2007 said... i... like..... his...... beard.......
		Dames on Mon 01 October 2007 said... Foo Fighters are the Clash of indie rock for one simple reason: not one good song
		EHenryThripshaw on Mon 01 October 2007 said... Shut the fuck up you lot. Dave Grohl is bigger than Jesus. Not only that but he looks like the cunt too!
		MrsMoon on Mon 01 October 2007 said... I have nothing against Dave Grohl, seems a decent chap...but anyone with teeth that perfect aint hardcore rock and roll....Dave must floss religiously every night..unlike Shane McGowen, you could drive a hovercraft through the gaps in his gob.....
		shitkicker on Mon 01 October 2007 said... Why let the facts get in the way of another shit story? When Martin signed the beatles they recommended a studio drummer. They used this as an excuse to fire Pete Best and replace him with Ringo Starr. A throwaway sarcastic comment by Lennon is quoted to this day as an indication that Ringo was shit. He was in fact not that shit
		therooster on Mon 01 October 2007 said... Oi! HM, you ignorant tool. Pete Townsend. Standing on a chair at Monterey, refusing to go on after Hendrix in deferrence to his mighty talent, because Jimi kept refusing his offer to swap places in the running order. Hendrix was mild mannered to a fault. However, Dames is right. When the Foo Fighters find a fucking tune, they can call me up and let me know.
		HeyLyla on Mon 01 October 2007 said... I bet he's the most passive/aggressive man in the world.
		merkinhead on Mon 01 October 2007 said... Grunge Ringo? This is bollocks - Ringo is cool, and Octopus' Garden blows the Foo Fighters' back catalogue away..
		Alright on Tue 02 October 2007 said... Ringo is 'Rain', and well on the 'new' album Love, Strawberry Fields is even better cause it features 58% more Ringo then before. Its just one of those supposed truths that everyone thinks is dead funny to say, as it makes them seem so witty and knowledgeable. Cunts always say it with a smug Hislop grin on there faces too. Still can't quite forgive him for 'Don't Pass Me By'
		MrsMoon on Tue 02 October 2007 said... Alright, i was going to add exactly the same thing, the drum edit of Strawberry Fields is soooberb!! What about 'Act Naturally' too though, what a stinker!!
		josiewales on Tue 02 October 2007 said... Octopus' Garden, yeah id like ringo to be under the fucking sea too
		Elvin on Fri 26 October 2007 said... Dear "Journalist", Re: "I can't recall any tales of Krist Novoselic having to drum for Nirvana in the studio because you couldn't keep a basic beat, unlike some other drummers. With The Beatles." Not that Ritchie needs defending from know-nothings, but if you're referring to Andy White playing drums on the single version of "Love Me Do", it was because first Beatles drummer Pete Best couldn't keep a beat, not Ringo. Oops. Yes, Paul played drums on "Back in the USSR" and "The Ballad of John and Yoko" but that was because Ring was absent. ES, New York City