Dave Grohl Clarifies His Grammy Acceptance Speech

So, Dave Grohl made quite the acceptance speech at the Grammy's. Some folks loved it! Others...didn't. Some people also may have mis-interpreted what he was saying, whether they loved it or not. Well, he took to Foo Fighters website to clarify what he was trying to say.

Firstly, this is what he said at the Grammy's:

"To me this award means a lot because it shows that the human element of music is what's important. Singing into a microphone and learning to play an instrument and learning to do your craft, that's the most important thing for people to do... It's not about being perfect, it's not about sounding absolutely correct, it's not about what goes on in a computer. It's about what goes on in here [your heart] and what goes on in here [your head]."

Keep in mind, he's just a drummer, remember? So, if you were confused by what he was talking about, thought it was about one thing, and not another. Had arguments with people over it. Well, here he is to clarify what he meant by his speech. Keep in mind, Dave sometimes has a dirty mouth, so there's a few words in there that are NSFW.

"I love music. I love ALL kinds of music. From Kyuss to Kraftwerk, Pinetop Perkins to Prodigy, Dead Kennedys to Deadmau5.....I love music. Electronic or acoustic, it doesn't matter to me. The simple act of creating music is a beautiful gift that ALL human beings are blessed with. And the diversity of one musician's personality to the next is what makes music so exciting and.....human.  

That's exactly what I was referring to. The "human element". That thing that happens when a song speeds up slightly, or a vocal goes a little sharp. That thing that makes people sound like PEOPLE. Somewhere along the line those things became "bad" things, and with the great advances in digital recording technology over the years they became easily "fixed". The end result? I my humble opinion.....a lot of music that sounds perfect, but lacks personality. The one thing that makes music so exciting in the first place.

And, unfortunately, some of these great advances have taken the focus off of the actual craft of performance. Look, I am not Yngwie Malmsteen. I am not John Bonham. Hell...I'm not even Josh Groban, for that matter. But I try really fucking hard so that I don't have to rely on anything but my hands and my heart to play a song. I do the best that I possibly can within my limitations, and accept that it sounds like me. Because that's what I think is most important. It should be real, right? Everybody wants something real."

He went on to tell of his love of Skrillex as well. And then went on to end with what is my favorite part of the letter.

"So, don't give me two Crown Royals and then ask me to make a speech at your wedding, because I might just bust into the advantages of recording to 2 inch tape."

You can read the whole thing via their website, or Facebook page.

What do you think? Do you agree with Dave?