How did Dave Grohl join Nirvana?

Dave Grohl joined Nirvana on September 25, 1990. ... Dave had an energy that was hard to miss, and Kurt and Chris were pretty blown away by his playing. read more

Grohl did not want the effort to be considered the start of a solo career, so he recruited other band members: former Germs and touring Nirvana guitarist Pat Smear and two members of the recently disbanded Sunny Day Real Estate, William Goldsmith (drums) and Nate Mendel (bass). read more

Dave Grohl was in a band called ‘Scream’ at that time, which disbanded after a while. Grohl called Buzz Osborne of Melvins for advice. Osborne told him that Nirvana was in need of a drummer, and gave him Cobain’s phone number. read more