Is Dave Grohl hearing impaired?

Grohl, frontman and guitarist for the Foo Fighters and former drummer of Nirvana, described himself as deaf in a recent interview with Howard Stern, the result of years of playing loud music with little or no ear protection.
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Can Dave Grohl hear?

“I'm a rock musician, I'm f–king deaf,” he told the shock jock while discussing his tinnitus, a condition that causes hearing loss, ringing or other noises in your ear. “I can't hear what you're saying.”
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Does Dave Grohl use in-ear monitors?

Commenting on why he doesn't use in-ear monitors at Foo Fighters shows, Grohl said: “I tried the in-ear monitor thing before, a long time ago, and the problem I have with it is it removes from the natural atmosphere sound.
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Did Dave Grohl have surgery?

Dave Grohl recently underwent surgery on his arm.
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What kind of voice does Dave Grohl have?

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Dave Grohl Details His Hearing Loss



Did Dave Grohl take vocal lessons?

Yeah, he did backup vocals in Nirvana. I'm 99% sure he's had vocal training too, there's no way he'd be able to tour as extensively he has without burning out his voice otherwise. Over 20 years of singing as much as he does, you're bound to get pretty good at it.
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Is Dave Grohl a baritone?

So I've had lessons for around a year now with a couple of different teachers (due to circumstances). I can manage myself in a song requiring clean vocals but while they're nice they're not the only thing I wanna be able to do.
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How rich is Dave Grohl?

What is Dave Grohl's net worth? Dave Grohl is an American rock musician, singer, songwriter, and director who has a net worth of $320 million dollars. He is best known as the front man and guitarist of the Foo Fighters and as the former drummer of Nirvana.
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How did Dave Grohl break his leg on stage?

Foo Fighters star Dave Grohl is thought to have broken his leg after falling off the stage during a concert in Gothenburg, Sweden. The band were two songs into their set at the Ullevi stadium when the singer went to jump on a ramp but missed and fell into the security area.
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Is Dave Grohl fully deaf?

Dave Grohl has revealed that he's experienced significant hearing loss throughout his music career. The Foo Fighters lead singer and guitarist spoke out about his condition during a recent appearance on The Howard Stern Show.
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How many musicians lose hearing?

52% of classical musicians and 30% of rock musicians were found to have some degree of permanent hearing loss. 80% of musicians immediately following their performance also had temporary music-induced hearing loss.
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What if my ears are ringing?

Tinnitus is usually caused by an underlying condition, such as age-related hearing loss, an ear injury or a problem with the circulatory system. For many people, tinnitus improves with treatment of the underlying cause or with other treatments that reduce or mask the noise, making tinnitus less noticeable.
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Is Dave Grohl white?

The Oscars have a Dave Grohl problem: A famous straight white guy everyone likes can always find his way on stage.
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Does Dave Grohl read music?

I never took lessons to play music, I can't read music. I can do it by ear; I only do it the way I imagine it should be done … in writing the book, it's the same thing. I have no f---ing clue what I'm doing.” For all his self-deprecation, Grohl has done pretty well for himself.
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What is being whispered in Everlong?

"The whispered section of this song was originally the dream I was having when the phone rang," the Veruca Salt singer-guitarist revealed in July. "It was a dream about us. He later removed it and replaced with his own whispers, one which was a love letter to me."
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Did Dave Grohl write any Nirvana songs?

In an interview on CBS show Sunday Morning, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has revealed why he never wrote music or sang in Nirvana, and only started writing his own material after Kurt Cobain's death in 1994.
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Did Dave Grohl write a song for his wife?

Dave Grohl wrote this song after getting the divorce papers from his first wife, Jennifer Youngblood. The couple were married in 1994 a few months after Kurt Cobain died, but they divorced two years later.
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Who is the richest Foo Fighter?

The Foo Fighters Rich List
  • Dave Grohl – $320 Million.
  • Taylor Hawkins (drums) – $50 Million.
  • Nate Mendel (bass) – $50 Million.
  • Pat Smear (guitar) – $25 Million.
  • Chris Shiflett (lead guitar) – $45 Million.
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What is Chris Cornell's vocal range?

Cornell is considered one of the key figures of the 1990s grunge movement, and is well known for his extensive catalog as a songwriter, his nearly four-octave vocal range, and his powerful vocal belting technique.
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What is a rock tenor?

Rock tenors employ a type of singing that is heavily influenced by commercial music styles like pop and rock. While this vocal style does share some similarities to traditional musical theatre singing, there are also major functional and stylistic differences.
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Is Eddie Vedder baritone?

Vedder is known for his powerful baritone vocals.
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