I am not really familiar with Dave Grohl or the Foo Fighters. I guess I know the song "Pretender" but that's about it. I'd heard so many rave reviews of this book, and even "you don't have to know him to enjoy it" so I decided to put that to the test. 

I went with the audiobook - narrated by Grohl. His voice didn't match the look on the cover of the book to me. Not sure what exactly I was expecting. It was a fun and interesting memoir, following his entry into the world of rock and all the people's paths he crossed along the way (again, many I'm only fleetingly familiar with). 

Looking at the Table of Contents, I see different parts: Setting the Scene, The Buildup, The Moment, Cruising, Living, Another Step in the Crosswalk, Remastered, Bonus Track:Valhala.  Each had their own chapters with their own headings. A good TOC, one that I can look at and remember what was contained within that chapter.  I hope the physical copy includes the TOC (so many don't these days). 

While it stayed somewhat chronological overall, there was quite a bit of jumping back and forth in time that confused me. One moment he'd be talking about a moment with his daughter, then suddenly he was 17 again, and at times I had a hard time keeping track.  I guess that is the nature of storytelling sometimes. 

He hardly spoke of his wife(wives) at all. We hear quite a bit about his relationship with his daughters, but nothing about courtship and marriage and married life. Maybe I'm just projecting. Is it a respect for privacy, or is that relationship just not really important enough to make it into the book?

One thing I note in books, if a "song" is happening, is it sung or spoken by the narrator. Here ironically, it was spoken. He addressed it too ... something along the lines of "we couldn't afford to pay the royalties"  I tried to find the quote but couldn't remember where it was. Should have bookmarked it. 

ProFanity x 146. Lots of weed/drinking.