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TIL: Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters) entered a state of depression, but then he recorded an entire album himself including vocals, guitar, bass and drum tracks, finishing the album in under a week, the album became Foo Fighters second best selling album ever, and it received a lot of good reviews

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