10 Musicians Who Came Back From Huge Band Breakups

There was a certain innocence that the rock scene lost the day that Kurt Cobain passed away. After finally getting some more rootsy rock and roll music at the start of the '90s, the new voice of a generation was prematurely silenced, being found in his home in Seattle having committed suicide. It would have made sense if none of the members of Nirvana wanted to pick up their instruments ever again, but Dave Grohl was determined to move on pass all his grief.

Needing to get out of his funk, Dave originally went to a studio next to his house to rehash some of his own material, only to get more and more interested in putting together his own band. Even though he had the opportunity to play drums for Tom Petty if he wanted to, Dave knew he had something on his own, wanting to try his hand at rock stardom and forming the Foo Fighters with him at the front.

Ever since, The Foo Fighters might be one of the greatest second acts in the world of rock music, taking all of the hallmarks that Dave had learned in Nirvana and transforming it into some of the most powerful rock and roll of the past few years, from anthems like Learn to Fly to bringing things back to his garage rock origins on albums like Wasting Light. While Dave may have just used this as a form of recovery, the Foo Fighters' success has helped him run as far away from Nirvana's shadow as he possibly can.