Following the death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain in April 1994 , drummer Dave Grohl entered a state of depression , and found it difficult to both listen to music and play instruments . He was uncertain of what to do next , even considering abandoning his musical career despite a few invitations by bands such as Danzig or Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers to become their drummer , because " it would just remind me of being in Nirvana ; every time I sat down at a drum set , I would think of that . " Grohl 's first musical performance following the demise of Nirvana was performing with The Backbeat Band at the 1994 MTV Movie Awards in June , during which he was invited by Mike Watt to take part in his album '' Ball-Hog or Tugboat ? '' . After enjoying the performance , Grohl figured he could do his own musical project , which could work as " some sort of cathartic therapy , to go out and record these songs that I 'd written by myself . " Grohl afterwards booked six days at Seattle 's Robert Lang Studios , which were located near his house , where he would record " my favorite songs I had written in the past four , five years that no one had heard " with the assistance of producer Barrett Jones , with whom he had recorded the demo tape '' Pocketwatch '' in 1992 . The idea was to have Grohl playing all instruments and release it under a name that would make people believe it was a band , similar to Stewart Copeland 's '' Klark Kent ''
1994 MTV Movie Awards
1994 MTV Movie Awards
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