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  • Lil Wayne busts some rhymes at the Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash 14 at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 20, 2009
  • Lil Wayne attends Game One of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Orlando Magic at Staples Center on June 4, 2009 in Los Angeles, California
  • Lil Wayne and Miley Cyrus
  • Lil Wayne, T.I., Jay-Z, Kanye West and M.I.A. backstage after their Grammy performance
  • Lil Wayne hoists the Grammy for Best Rap Album for ‘Tha Carter III’
  • Lil Wayne works the crowd during his performance
  • Rappers T.I., Jay-Z, and Lil Wayne perform
  • Katie Couric and Lil Wayne rap on Katie’s Grammy special
  • Lil Wayne appears in an ad for the 51st Grammy Awards, 2009
  • Lil Wayne claims victory at the BET Awards

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    Lil Wayne busts some rhymes at the Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash 14 at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 20, 2009

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    Lil Wayne attends Game One of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Orlando Magic at Staples Center on June 4, 2009 in Los Angeles, California

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    Lil Wayne and Miley Cyrus

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    Lil Wayne, T.I., Jay-Z, Kanye West and M.I.A. backstage after their Grammy performance

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    Lil Wayne hoists the Grammy for Best Rap Album for ‘Tha Carter III’

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    Lil Wayne works the crowd during his performance

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    Rappers T.I., Jay-Z, and Lil Wayne perform

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    Katie Couric and Lil Wayne rap on Katie’s Grammy special

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    Lil Wayne appears in an ad for the 51st Grammy Awards, 2009

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    Lil Wayne claims victory at the BET Awards

 

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February 11, 2012

Dave Grohl: The Beatles Were A ‘Huge Influence’ On Kurt Cobain & I

Dave Grohl is a multi-talented musician — boasting incredible guitar, drum and vocal skill — and the former Nirvana drummer says he owes it all to The Beatles.

“When I was young, that’s how I learned how to play music — I had a guitar and a Beatles songbook,” Dave told Access Hollywood at the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute to Paul McCartney in Los Angeles on Friday. “I would listen to the records and play along. Of course, it didn’t sound like The Beatles, but it got me to understand song structure and melody and harmony and arrangement.”

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