In Dave Grohl’s honour, we’ve drawn together 20 lesser-known facts about ‘The Nicest Man In Rock’. Get ready… He Wrote His First Song About A Dog Inspired by the idea that Southern rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd were named in mocking tribute to a Jacksonville, Florida high school teacher, Dave Grohl’s first musical project was the HG Hancock Band, a duo with his North Springfield Elementary School classmate Larry Hinkle: ‘HG’ stood for Hinkle/Grohl while ‘Hancock’ was the surname of the pair’s PE teacher. The band’s first composition, Bitch, was written in praise of Grohl’s dog, BeeGee. His First Band Were Nameless In high school, Grohl joined a covers band fronted by his buddy Nick Christy. Having cut their teeth at backyard parties, in 1984 the quintet put their name forward...
