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Every 'Star Wars' film was about pushing what was possible in terms of effects, puppets, matte paintings, stop motion and, now, digitally.


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DAVE REICHERT It's tough to go to sleep at night, and I wake up after five hours because I feel like I'm w...
DAVE GROHL I taught myself how to play the guitar, I taught myself how to play the drums, and I kind of fake do...
DAVE GROHL There's poetry in being the band that can sell out Wembley but also makes a record in a garage. ...
DAVE GROHL My mother was a public school teacher in Virginia, and we didn't have any money, we just survive...
DAVE GROHL Through Kurt I saw the beauty of minimalism and the importance of music that's stripped down.
DAVE GROHL Singing into a microphone and learning to play an instrument - learning to do your craft - that'...
DAVE GROHL My songwriting is like extending a hand to the listener.
DAVE GROHL I stopped doing drugs when I was 20. I was finished with drugs before Nirvana even started.
DAVE GROHL In this day and age, when you can use a machine or computer to simulate or emulate what people can d...
DAVE GROHL I've experienced great things, I've experienced great tragedies. I've done almost everyt...
DAVE GROHL Wow, I get to wake up again? Ok. You have to make good with what you've got.
DAVE GROHL I think people should feel encouraged to be themselves.
DAVE GROHL When you're young, you're not afraid of what comes next. You're excited by it.
DAVE GROHL Your personal history is a part of what happens with your hands and your head as you play music.
DAVE GROHL When there's so much left to do, why spend your time focusing on things you've already done,...
DAVE GROHL There's always gonna be rock n' roll bands, there's always gonna be kids that love rock ...
DAVE GROHL If there's one thing I'm good at, it's gathering people together to do something fun.
DAVE GROHL Guilt is cancer. Guilt will confine you, torture you, destroy you as an artist. It's a black wal...
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