Davi Eric Grohl (b. January 14, 1969, Warren, Ohio) is an American rock musician and songwriter. Grohl began his music career in the 1980s as the drummer for several Washington, DC area bands, including the hardcore punk band Scream. In 1990 he became the drummer for grunge group Nirvana. Following the April 1994 death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, Grohl formed the Foo Fighters, a group in which he sings and plays guitar. In addition to leading the Foo Fighters, Grohl has also performed session work for various musicians, and has taken occasional breaks from his main band to record material with his heavy metal side project Probot, Tenacious D and the group Queens of the Stone Age.