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A lot of the records you buy, there's nothing you can hold in your hand, it's all 1′s and 0′s, this digital cloud floating in the ether, but with analog albums, you can hold it in your hand.

Dave Grohl

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