Dave Grohl

What an amazing individual and songwriter. Born in Ohio January 14th, 1969. Grohl is a self taught musician. He plays drums, guitar, bass, and piano.

He was the drummer of the grunge band Nirvana from 1990 until the band dissolved in 1994 after frontman Kurt Cobain's death. He formed the Foo Fighters in 1995.

Grohl is indirect when asked if the song My Hero is, as rumored, about Cobain.

"'My Hero' is a song about having heroes that are ordinary people," he says. "When I was young I didn't have sports heroes, I didn't have rock heroes. My heroes were friends of the family, people I knew. I still know most of my heroes. That song is about having respect for the ordinary person instead of the star."

In other words: Read between the lines. Grohl is leaving it up to the listener to figure out how.