Virginia & Dave Grohl | From Cradle to Stage

Virginia Hanlon Grohl and her son Dave Grohl introduce Virginia’s new book “From Cradle to Stage: Stories from the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars.”

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While the Grohl family had always been musical, Virginia never expected her son to become a musician, let alone a rock star. But as Virginia watched her son's star rise, she often wondered about the other mothers who raised sons and daughters who became rock stars. Were they as surprised as she was about their children's fame? Did they worry about their children's livelihood and wellbeing in an industry fraught with drugs and other dangers? Did they encourage their children's passions despite the odds against success, or attempt to dissuade them from their grandiose dreams? Do they remind their kids to pack a warm coat when they go on tour?

Virginia decided to seek out other rock star mothers to ask these questions, and so began a two-year odyssey in which she interviewed such women as Verna Griffin, Dr. Dre's mother; Marianne Stipe, Michael Stipe of REM's mother; Janis Winehouse, Amy Winehouse's mother; Patsy Noah, Adam Levine's mother; Donna Haim, mother of the Haim sisters; and Hester Diamond, Mike D of The Beastie Boys' mother.

In this conversation, Virginia and Dave reminisce about Dave’s childhood, their first mother/son tour with the Foo Fighters, Virginia’s musical past in a 1950s girl group, and what it was like to meet Dr. Dre’s mom.

Recorded April 25, 2017