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Dave Grohl was "afraid of music" after Kurt Cobain's death.
The Foo Fighters frontman has admitted his former Nirvana bandmate's suicide in 1994 shook him so much he found it difficult to listen to songs which provoked any kind of emotion..
Speaking to Anderson Cooper on CBS' '60 Minutes' on Sunday night (26.10.14), he said: "Losing Kurt was earth-shattering, and I was afraid of music after he died.
"If I heard a song that even touched on an emotion in me, I would turn it off.
"I was so terrified because to me, that's what music always was. It was a direct connection to my heart."
Earlier this year, Dave reconciled with Courtney Love, Kurt's widow, after putting their feud behind them at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony in April.
He explained: "It was the Hall of Fame ceremony, but it meant so much to all of us personally that sometimes you forgot about the other stuff - like the arena and the trophy - and focused on real, personal things.
"I saw Courtney walking past [earlier in the night], and I just tapped her on the shoulder and we looked at each other in the eyes and that was it - we're just family.
"We've had a rocky road. We've had a bumpy past, but at the end of the day we're a big family and when we hugged each other it was a real hug."

Mick Fleetwood loves Fleetwood Mac more than he's ever loved any of his wives.
The co-founder of the legendary rock band has confessed that although he married three times - and had numerous affairs - his love for music is unsurpassed.
Asked whether this is the case, he told The Sunday Telegraph newspaper: "I think it has been, yes. I didn't consciously think that, but when you put together a book like this [his new autobiography 'Play On'] there is a lot of pain.
"Jenny [Boyd, his first wife] helped me write the book and there's lots of stuff I don't think I even knew about Jenny. I wanted and needed to go there."
The 67-year-old star also revealed he feels "haunted" by Peter Green, the band's founder who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Speaking about Peter's illness - which has been blamed on the amount of LSD he took - Mick said: "He haunts me. His illness could have come on without any drugs. He was incredible sensitive. You would never have known how much Peter was suffering. We never knew he was in a whole heap of trouble.
"We never had the tools of recognition because he still seemed like Peter, and when the transition came, it was something that pushed him over the edge. This delicate, incredibly sensitive person was already asking himself questions."
The 'Go Your Own Way' hitmaker admits he and his bandmates - Stevi Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham and John and Christine McVie - should have realised the seriousness of the situation from some of Peter's lyrics.
He explained: "He wrote a song, 'Man of the World'. It's terribly sad. There are words in it, 'I just wish I'd never been born'. We should have realised but we just didn't know."

Sam Smith will use "sad" dating failures to inspire his next album.
The 'Money On My Mind' hit maker is penning tracks for his second album - the follow-up to his successful debut 'In The Lonely Hour' - and he admitted he'll have no shortage of stories of heartbreak to draw on for the LP.
Speaking to the Daily Star Sunday newspaper, he said: "Honest songs make the best songs in my opinion. Whether they're sad or happy, they've just got to be truthful and relatable.
"I can always find reasons to be sad in life. So I'll have plenty to inspire the next album. I've been dating and stuff, which is great so I'll definitely be talking about that on my new material."
The singer - who is openly gay - also admitted he has struggled to meet potential lovers and even wishes fans would flirt with him to make it "easier".
He added: "I haven't met the one yet. And no, I don't have fans propositioning me ever. But I wish I did. That would make things a lot easier. I'm afraid that just hasn't happened."

Roger Daltrey says the world needs more than just One Direction for its musical needs.
The Who singer - famous for hits like 'My Generation' and 'Won't Get Fooled Again' - has bemoaned the lack of bands with "angst and purpose", and singled out the boy band for criticism.
He told the Mail on Sunday newspaper's Event magazine: "Here we are with the world in the state it is in, and we've got One Direction. Where are the artists writing with any real sense of angst and purpose?"
"There are no movements at the moment: we had mod and then there was punk, but it's so hard to start a movement now. Unless it's ISIS."
Meanwhile, Roger's bandmate Pete Townshend laughed off complaints that 1D's hit 'Best Song Ever' sounded too much like The Who's track 'Baba O'Riley', insisting he couldn't care less if the songs sound similar.
Fans had noted the similarities between the two songs, but the band's guitarist-and-songwriter admitted he "ripped off" plenty of material himself "over the years".
He said: "It wasn't important enough to get excited about. I could hear a bit of The Who in it, but so what?
"Considering the stuff we ripped off over the years, it doesn't really matter."

Sir Tom Jones thinks he will be playing gigs when he's 103.
The 'Delilah' hitmaker is planning to perform up until 2043 according to his website, which lets fans keep tabs on live dates for the next 30 years.
The tour section of the singer's official website runs for almost three decades - suggesting the star could still be playing shows beyond his 100th birthday.
Fans have joked about the optimistic plan, with Twitter user @StigAbell quipping: "It's unusual."
Another wasn't too convinced by the dates, seeming very sceptical of the star's ability to still be performing in 30 year's time.
@Joshfarmer26 wrote: "So Tom Jones wants to do a concert tour in 2043 when he's 103. Yeah sure whatever you say mate."
Meanwhile, a fan pondered Tom's longevity, wondering if he had a secret to "anti" aging.
@CaldyTheSeagull added: "Tickets for Tom Jones go on sale for 2043. Crikey, has he got one of those anti age things?"
While no dates are currently listed on the website, Tom has plans for a huge world tour in 2015 to celebrate 50 years since the release of his first hit single 'It's Not Unusual'.
He said: "I am going to do a lot of shows in as many countries as possible. And so I want to show that I can still do it after 50 years.
"I am still having as much fun now as when I started. I like to sing and, thank God, people like to hear me sing."

Eric Clapton has hailed Jack Bruce a "great inspiration".
The Cream legend passed away on Saturday (25.10.14) at his home in Suffolk, East Anglia, and his former bandmate has paid tribute to his friend's talent.
Eric wrote on his Facebook page: "He was a great musician and composer, and a tremendous inspiration to me."
The guitarist's website also shared a lengthy history of the bassist's musical career.
And Cream's drummer Ginger Baker described Jack, 71, as a "fine man".
He said via his fan club: "I am very sad to learn of the loss of a fine man, Jack Bruce... My thoughts & wishes are with his family at this difficult time."
Jack occasionally performed with Ringo Starr's All-Star Band and the Beatles drummer has sent his condolences to the musician's family.
He tweeted: "We lost Jack Bruce today an incredible musician writer and a good friend peace and love to all his family."
As well as his former bandmates, other renowned bassists have publicly paid tribute to Jack on twitter.
Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath wrote: "So sad to hear of Jack Bruce passing. My biggest influence and favourite bass player. Thank you, Jack. RIP (sic)"
Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea said: "Oh man. Jack Bruce. Too much. Wow. Holy holy. I love that guy. One of a kind greatness. End of an era.(sic)"

Taylor Swift doesn't understand artists who don't write their own songs.
The 'Out of the Woods' singer says she and pal Ed Sheeran have so much in common because they both use their music as a way of connecting with people.
She explained: "The thing with both Ed and me is that neither of use would be on stage if we didn't write our own songs. There would be no reason to be.
"The addiction we have is that connection. We have spent so much of our lives alone and feeling misunderstood. You write a song about an emotion that confuses you, or about something you're scared of or excited about, and you release it, and all of a sudden you're making a connection with millions of people.
"Then the final phase is that you look out into a crowd of thousands of people and they know every word. That's an overwhelming feeling of camaraderie - which we've never felt before in our lives."
The 24-year-old beauty also confessed that her recent hit single 'Shake It Off' has allowed her to achieve one of her life-long dreams.
She told The Sunday Times newspaper: "Ed texted me last night and went, 'I'm in a club, it's 3am, they've played 'Shake It Off' three times in the three hours I've been here'. And I had this feeling of complete triumph, of victory.
"I've always wanted to write a song that people would dance to."

Emma Bunton is "up for" another Spice Girls reunion.
The 'Stop' singer - who was known as Baby Spice - is willing to reunite with her bandmates, Victoria Beckham, Mel B, Geri Halliwell and Mel C if the right opportunity came along but doesn't know if they could top their performance at the 2012 London Olympics Closing Ceremony.
Speaking to BANG Showbiz, Emma explained: "It's not something we have talked about. I love working with the girls, I would be up for it. It's all about timing. We did the Olympics - it's quite hard to top that!"
The 38-year-old radio presenter admitted that keeping in contact with her old bandmates can be tricky given their extremely busy schedules.
She said: "It's very difficult as we have own families. I definitely see them as much as I can. I spoke to Mel C the other day and I saw Geri a couple of weeks ago."
However, after Victoria's successful clothes auction - which was in aid of the charity mothers2 mothers - Emma is sure that an auction of Spice Girls memorabilia would happen in the future.
She said: "Yeah, I am sure that will happen. I would have to have a rummage in my mum's loft!"
Emma is proud to be part of the '1 pack = 1 vaccine' campaign where for every pack of Pampers sold, Pampers donates the cost of one maternal and newborn tetanus vaccine to UNICEF.

Jack Bruce was grateful for the "miraculous" liver transplant which reinvigorated his life in the months before his passing.
The Cream legend - who passed away at his home in Suffolk, East Anglia yesterday (25.10.14) aged 71 - spoke earlier this year about the operation that had given him an "extra lease on life".
In one of his last ever interviews, he exclusively told BANG Showbiz owner Rick Sky: "The transplant was incredible. It gave me a miraculous extra lease on life. All the time since has just been a wonderful gift. I'm a very lucky man."
His operation inspired him to return to music after he had to quit in 2003 because of his devastating health issues after being diagnosed with liver cancer, as a result of former drug abuse.
This year he released his first solo album in almost 10 years, 'Silver Rails', after being inspired by a close friend to get back into the studio.
Speaking about his last LP, he said: "I kind of fell out of love with the recording process and life got in the way ... Anyway this friend had been really good to me over the years and had my back.
"He suggested, 'Would you fancy doing a studio album?' and I hadn't really thought about it. But then when I thought what a great time to do that because I've had this amazing life in music and I can look back over that and also kind of sideways, if you know what I mean.
"It turned out to be exactly the right thing to do. Everything just fell into place .... it was like magic."
Meanwhile, Jack's fellow rock stars have been taking to Twitter to pay tribute to the legend following his death.
Queen's Brian May wrote: "RIP Jack Bruce. So sad to hear this great pioneering rock musician is gone. Inspiring to us all. I'll be listening to BADGE tonight. Bri (sic)."
Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones posted a photo of Jack in his younger years alongside the caption: "Rest in peace jack Bruce, OG. (sic)"
However, his former Cream bandmates Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker are yet to speak out following the tragic news.