Photos: Dave Grohl: One-man band Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl sprang from the D.C. punk scene to become a member of Nirvana, a producer extraordinaire and a generally well-respected guy in the music business. Here, Grohl performs at RFK Stadium in Washington on July 4, 2015. The cast is for a broken leg caused by falling off a stage. Click through to see more from Grohl's career. Hide Caption 1 of 22

Photos: Dave Grohl: One-man band With a career spanning decades, Grohl first gained fame as the drummer for the iconic '90s band Nirvana. Band mates Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic pose with Grohl during a 1991 interview in London. Hide Caption 2 of 22

Photos: Dave Grohl: One-man band Nirvana performs a gig in front of a hometown crowd in Seattle in 1993. Hide Caption 3 of 22

Photos: Dave Grohl: One-man band After Kurt Cobain's suicide in 1994, Grohl formed the Foo Fighters. Hide Caption 4 of 22

Photos: Dave Grohl: One-man band The Foo Fighters became a major player in the rock scene with hits like "Big Me," "Monkey Wrench," "My Hero" and "Everlong." Hide Caption 5 of 22

Photos: Dave Grohl: One-man band The Foo Fighters pose backstage with their Grammys at the 2001 ceremony. Hide Caption 6 of 22

Photos: Dave Grohl: One-man band Stewart Copeland of The Police, Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters and Grohl perform in a drum circle during MTV2's "24 Hours Of Foo" at New York's Times Square in 2005. Hide Caption 7 of 22

Photos: Dave Grohl: One-man band Grohl performs for the 2007 Live Earth concert at Wembley Stadium in London. Hide Caption 8 of 22

Photos: Dave Grohl: One-man band Taylor Swift and Grohl pose together at a 2008 Grammys party in Los Angeles. Grohl recently admitted he's "obsessed" with the singer. Hide Caption 9 of 22

Photos: Dave Grohl: One-man band Grohl performs with the supergroup he was part of called Them Crooked Vultures in 2009 in London. Hide Caption 10 of 22

Photos: Dave Grohl: One-man band Grohl performs with members of "Yo Gabba Gabba!" a children's television show, in Los Angeles in 2010. Hide Caption 11 of 22

Photos: Dave Grohl: One-man band Grohl performs with his band Foo Fighters in Germany in 2011. Hide Caption 12 of 22

Photos: Dave Grohl: One-man band Paul McCartney and Dave Grohl perform at a ceremony honoring McCartney in 2012. Hide Caption 13 of 22

Photos: Dave Grohl: One-man band Grohl and LL Cool J speak during the premiere of "A Death In The Family: The Show Must Go On," a documentary about how the Grammys adjusted to Whitney Houston's death, in California in 2012. Hide Caption 14 of 22

Photos: Dave Grohl: One-man band Grohl and the Foo Fighters perform after Joe Biden was nominated for vice president at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. Hide Caption 15 of 22

Photos: Dave Grohl: One-man band Grohl arrives at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival for the premiere of his film "Sound City," a documentary about the studio of the same name that recorded several famous artists. Hide Caption 16 of 22

Photos: Dave Grohl: One-man band Grohl and Stevie Nicks perform at a concert to celebrate the premiere of his film "Sound City" in 2013 in Los Angeles. Hide Caption 17 of 22

Photos: Dave Grohl: One-man band Grohl adjusts John Mayer's bow tie at the 2013 Grammy Awards. Hide Caption 18 of 22

Photos: Dave Grohl: One-man band Dave Grohl speaks at the 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony after Nirvana was inducted. Hide Caption 19 of 22

Photos: Dave Grohl: One-man band Grohl performs during a Foo Fighters concert in December 2014 in Cape Town, South Africa. Hide Caption 20 of 22

Photos: Dave Grohl: One-man band The Foo Fighters perform on the final broadcast of the "Late Show with David Letterman" in May 2015, ending the show with "Everlong," one of the host's favorite songs. Hide Caption 21 of 22