Libby Copeland

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Libby Copeland June 26, 2015
Dave Grohl is a back-aching, coffee-guzzling, minivan-driving classic rockerPhoto by Elisa Moro

Dave Grohl is a back-aching, coffee-guzzling, minivan-driving classic rocker

Even before he fell off a stage in Sweden and broke his leg, Dave Grohl was feeling creaky. He is 46, drinks too much coffee, and wakes up at 6 wherever he is, even on days he doesn’t need to pack lunches and get the kids into the Honda Odyssey.

Categories: Pop Culture, Washington Post Tags: Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Grohl broken leg

Libby Copeland

Libby Copeland is an award-winning journalist who writes about culture, science and human behavior.
Her book, The Lost Family published March 3, 2020, looks at the impact of home DNA testing on the American family (sign up below for updates and events). A staff reporter and editor for The Washington Post for over a decade, she now writes from New York for publications including Slate, New York Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, The New York Times, The New Republic, Fast Company, The Atlantic, Glamour and more. As a staffer at The Washington Post, she wrote feature stories from the 2008 presidential trail, the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, and the 2005 Michael Jackson molestation trial. Copeland has appeared on MSNBC, CNN and NPR. Read More…

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