Dave Grohl says eerie Irish 'sign' from the late Kurt Cobain pushed him back into music Dave Grohl says a chance meeting with a fan in a Kurt Cobain T‑shirt convinced him not to quit music. 9 May 2026 Dave Grohl has revealed he was ready to disappear from the music world after his Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain's death - until a strange moment on a quiet Irish road convinced him to keep going.