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When you're thirteen and listening to punk, the aggressive nature of music can sway you to the dark side.

Dave Grohl

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Dave Grohl
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 14
Drummer
Film Director
Guitarist
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Singer-Songwriter
Warren
Ohio
David Eric Grohl
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Thirteen
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