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Dave Grohl’s nerves nearly led to a “Titanic-level disaster” the first timeNirvanaplayedSaturday Night Live.
“The room gets dead silent.
Your heart is racing and you’re thinking, ‘Oh my God, I’m gonna faint.
David Grohl performing on ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 1992.Credit:NBC
I’m gonna puke on live television.
I’m gonna die.'”
“I was hitting the drums 10 times harder than I’ve ever hit them before in my life.
Nirvana on ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 1992.NBC
By the first verse, I had snapped my snare stick in half.
Which is not good.”
He emphasized, “Oh, and this is only like 20 seconds into the song.”
Chloe Fineman, host Nate Bargatze, and Dave Grohl on ‘SNL’ in 2023.Will Heath/NBC via Getty
Luckily Grohl’s mishap didn’t end in Nirvana offering all apologies for a ruined set.
I mean, it was so close to being like Titanic-level disaster," Grohl described.
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