{"product_id":"the-storyteller-9781398514591","title":"The Storyteller","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead by Dave Grohl. Features excerpts from five never-before-heard demos performed by Dave Grohl and an original story exclusive to \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Storyteller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e audiobook.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSo, I’ve written a book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities (‘It’s a piece of cake! Just do four hours of interviews, find someone else to write it, put your face on the cover, and voila!’), I have decided to tell these stories just as I have always done, in my own voice. The joy that I have felt from chronicling these tales is not unlike listening back to a song that I’ve recorded and can’t wait to share with the world, or reading a primitive journal entry from a stained notebook, or even hearing my voice bounce between the Kiss posters on my wall as a child. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This certainly doesn’t mean that I’m quitting my day job, but it d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThoroughly entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e... His tone remains unwavering: good-natured, self-deprecating and eternally positive. He reads as if he’s bouncing on the spot. It’s \u003cb\u003eimpossible not to be won over \u003c\/b\u003eby him… With the flair of a \u003cb\u003enatural raconteur\u003c\/b\u003e, Grohl broadly makes the job of a rock superstar out to be tremendous fun… Sometimes the good guys do win.' -- Paul Rees * Daily Express *\u003cbr\u003e'His \u003cb\u003eincredible\u003c\/b\u003e memoir is packed with \u003cb\u003eextraordinary anecdotes\u003c\/b\u003e about Nirvana, Iggy Pop, and even Sir Paul McCartney. Oh my, what a \u003cb\u003ewonderful read\u003c\/b\u003e this is – the man has lived a million lives.' -- Natasha Harding * Sun *\u003cbr\u003e'For anyone interested in how a hyperactive misfit from Virginia became a third of Nirvana and went on to become a stadium-filling star with his own Foo Fighters, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Storyteller \u003c\/i\u003elives up to its billing\u003c\/b\u003e... Those years spent crammed into vans, living off fumes and the kindness of female mud wrestlers are some of the most\u003cb\u003e vivid\u003c\/b\u003e here. The camaraderie and sudden violence of the international punk ecosystem is \u003cb\u003ebeautifully evoked\u003c\/b\u003e... Grohl is a \u003cb\u003elively and thoughtful writer\u003c\/b\u003e.' -- Kitty Empire * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e'Just strap yourself in for \u003cb\u003esmooth, well-told tales\u003c\/b\u003e by a man for whom \"dumb luck seems to be my speciality\".' -- Tony Clayton-Lea * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003e'Dave Grohl has plenty of tales of musical obsession, dizzying highs and dreadful lows. But more than the music, this memoir is an ode to family, both biological and chosen... A \u003cb\u003ewarm, funny and natural storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e, Grohl spins a fine yarn, self-deprecating and pinging from subject to subject before circling back to his original point.' -- Emma Johnston * Classic Rock *\u003cbr\u003e'He \u003cb\u003ewrites brilliantly and candidly\u003c\/b\u003e about the runaway train that was Nirvana, and watching Kurt Cobain fading away before his eyes on the set of the \"Come As You Are\" video. Most like Bruce Springsteen's autobiography in terms of its author's \u003cb\u003ehonesty, drive and self-deprecating humour\u003c\/b\u003e, Grohl's inherent constancy and resilience comes across on every page.' -- Tom Doyle * Mojo *\u003cbr\u003e'The nicest guy in rock delivers a book to match. \u003cb\u003eCharming\u003c\/b\u003e...[an] uplifting spirit is shot through his memoir, which has the everyman charm of Grohl's personality. Grohl’s warm and conversational prose ensures the stories he does write about are \u003cb\u003evivid\u003c\/b\u003e… Juggling stardom with family life has rarely been written about better.' * Record Collector *","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407723766103,"sku":"9781398514591","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781398514591.jpg?v=1730500326","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-storyteller-9781398514591","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}