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A review by katsbooks
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
“No one is you and that is your biggest power.”
“Life is just too damn short to let someone else’s opinion steer the wheel,”
“For, in a world full of Barbies, every girl needs a Joan Jett”
“BECAUSE EVERY DAY IS STILL A BLANK PAGE, WAITING TO WRITE ITSELF.”
So, full transparency, I don't often read celebrity memoirs but I made an exception for this one because of the Justine at @themaritimebookworm has a prompt in her readathon about reading a memoir from a musician. And, man, am I glad I read this. Grohl is equal parts hilarious and heartwarming. The physical book has a lot of cool pictures and the audibook includes cool snippets of music. It was super interesting to learn about his early days with Nirvana, short-lived as they were. And frankly, I was surprised by how much of his book is spent talking about his family. He definitely tells lots of stories about meeting idols, like Paul McCartney and Joan Jett, which were amazing to read about it but I found myself more drawn to his discussions of his families and, specifically, his daughters. I think I have this image in my head of musicians who are tragic. Like in order to have any talent, they must struggle with deep issues (like Cobain). However, Grohl really shows you what the life of a musician is life while also showing you what a perfectly normal dude he is, despite his larger-than-life job.
The only thing I even slightly disliked about this book was that the chapters weren't entirely chronological so sometimes the time jumps confused me but overall, I can't think of one, single reason why someone might dislike this book. It was entertaining and warm and I loved it.
“Life is just too damn short to let someone else’s opinion steer the wheel,”
“For, in a world full of Barbies, every girl needs a Joan Jett”
“BECAUSE EVERY DAY IS STILL A BLANK PAGE, WAITING TO WRITE ITSELF.”
So, full transparency, I don't often read celebrity memoirs but I made an exception for this one because of the Justine at @themaritimebookworm has a prompt in her readathon about reading a memoir from a musician. And, man, am I glad I read this. Grohl is equal parts hilarious and heartwarming. The physical book has a lot of cool pictures and the audibook includes cool snippets of music. It was super interesting to learn about his early days with Nirvana, short-lived as they were. And frankly, I was surprised by how much of his book is spent talking about his family. He definitely tells lots of stories about meeting idols, like Paul McCartney and Joan Jett, which were amazing to read about it but I found myself more drawn to his discussions of his families and, specifically, his daughters. I think I have this image in my head of musicians who are tragic. Like in order to have any talent, they must struggle with deep issues (like Cobain). However, Grohl really shows you what the life of a musician is life while also showing you what a perfectly normal dude he is, despite his larger-than-life job.
The only thing I even slightly disliked about this book was that the chapters weren't entirely chronological so sometimes the time jumps confused me but overall, I can't think of one, single reason why someone might dislike this book. It was entertaining and warm and I loved it.