Dave Grohl has launched an expanded deluxe version of his memoir, The Storyteller: Tales In Life & Music.
First launched in 2021, the unique model of the e-book recounted the Foo Fighters frontman’s life and music profession, from his origins within the suburbs of Washington, D.C. to his experiences touring from the age of 18.
Now, an expanded model of The Storyteller, which hit bookshelves yesterday (October 31) is alleged to incorporate a wide range of extra and never-before-seen content material.
The Storyteller’s deluxe paperback version features a first-person essay about Grohl’s philosophy on creativity, and a sequence of writing prompts aimed toward sparking readers’ personal inventive pursuits.
The up to date memoir additionally supplies perception into the genesis and songwriting behind 4 Foo Fighters songs, and the way Grohl’s relationship to those songs has developed over time.
Elsewhere, the brand new version encompasses a specialty playlist that Grohl listens to whereas cooking or driving, and a recount of the musician’s first time assembly Paul McCartney – beforehand an audiobook unique.
These insights add to the already expansive checklist of experiences detailed in The Storyteller’s unique model, which described run-ins with the likes of Elton John, Pantera and Josh Homme, amongst many others.
The memoir additionally touches on Grohl’s time as a member of Nirvana, an expertise he later stated he was “scared to write down” given the sensitivity round frontman Kurt Cobain’s demise. “I revealed some issues in that story that I’ve by no means informed my closest pals,” Grohl stated in an interview with Amanpour And Firm, “I used to be scared to write down it.”
Grohl launched into a e-book tour upon the discharge of The Storyteller in 2021, shedding mild on the memoir’s creation at intimate reveals in London, New York, Washington and Los Angeles. The memoir was additionally named amongst NME‘s 10 greatest music books of 2021.
The expanded deluxe paperback version of The Storyteller: Tales In Life & Music is on the market now right here.
