From Cradle to Stage: Stories from the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars

I devoured this book on a flight from LAX to Orlando and told anyone who would listen to read it!
Interesting, heartwarming stories about the way our mothers love and support us, even when we don't follow traditional paths.

An interesting perspective. I bought this book for my sister so she could get a better perspective of her teenage sons mindset. But then I read it and realized it would be better for my nephew, to give him a better perspective of his mother's mindset. The mothers of these rock stars have some interesting stories to rell, both happy and sad, and how they got through. The stories are short easy reads. It would have been nice if they had gone more in depth, but it is what it is.

Thank you. My 15 year old has been drumming since he was 7. I've spent 8 years wondering what to do next for him. Thanks you, Virginia Grohl, for the inspiration.

I purchased this book for 2 reasons: 1) My husband and I love the Foo Fighters and 2) I have a 12 year old who wants to be a rock star. This literally was the best book ever for both of those. What I didn't expect was how well written it was. I felt like I was in the kitchen or living room of whoever's star mother Virginia was visiting. I loved the easy approach to it all and the fearlessness that these mothers showed during their childs' journey. So good - I might even read it again. It even became possible to become bigger fans of, not only Dave and the Foo Fighters but all the other stars written about in the book.

Such an enjoyable read. Can't say enough about it!

Awesome! Wonderful book! Made a great Mother's Day gift from my drummer son. I even got to meet the lovely author.

This book is a MUST READ for all mom’s (and Dad’s) whom, some without ever realizing it, encouraged, supported, inspired, their children to do embrace and focus on their natural talents and musical abilities. Who were teaching their kids music appreciation in THE CAR of all places.
Who used music and taught there kids how to spell, count, and about historical moments that may have never got or their attention in a history class in school.
For the parents who allowed their kids to be kids and to just BE and never pushed them to become WHAT or WHOM they wanted them to become.

To the parent’s who yelled out of sheer frustration, “GET OUT OF MY HAIR AND GO SOMETHING TO DO.”

I yelled that A LOT while I was raising my boys. But the last time I yelled that at them…it stuck and what came from that moment, astounds me until this day.

It does not matter if your musician child is famous at all. My goal was never to make fame their goal. My goal was and still is to keep playin. Keep learning and to enjoy music. ALWAYS.

I am so inspired by this book and the stories shared by all the mamma’s of musicians…I plan to sit down and write my story. It may never become a book or a movie. I will leave it for my boys to find and read someday.

My guys are now 24 and 25 and they’re still playin. My husband and I did not know at the time that we created a rhythm section.
A drummer and bassist and their damn good. Like scary good and they don’t realize how good they really are. They play because they love to play and that my friends is what it’s all about.
Like I always tell them…I AM and always will be YOUR BIGGEST FAN.

This is an awesome book. I love it!

While I found this book interesting, I couldn't help but notice that most of these rock stars became famous relatively early in their careers. Parent support is definitely important. The book highlighted that and I totally agree as the mother of a drummer. But what I don't think was highlighted enough was the pain a parent goes through when their children go on the road. When you wait at night for that phonecall to let you know they are ok, or the anguish you feel when the phone rings at 2am and they are stuck in the middle of an ice storm in a 14 year old van with no heat. How much you pray to God that they come home safe. And when they come home from a disappointing tour and you try to tell them that it takes years to become an overnight success. My son's first tour was a nightmare. The trailer's running lights kept failing. They had to change fuses every 30 miles or so. They had no heat. They broke down more than once and had to lie to AAA to come get them because AAA doesn't service trailors. This was just one in a number of events that occurred during their early days. I was looking to identify a little more with that.

How can you not dig Dave Grohl? I saw them on Colbert and ordered the book post haste. But, for the first time in, well, almost ever, to my memory, I found myself skipping chapters. When the cover says, 'rock stars', I was expecting rock music stars. Instead, the majority of the chapters are about musicians/bubblegummers/rappers who I just simply do not care about. This book is probably more suited for someone in their 20s or younger. Us old 50ish rockers, perhaps not so much. Your mileage may greatly vary. Just me 2 cents.

Fabulous read! Virginia Grohl's debut leaves me wanting more. As a mother of a musician, I totally identified with each and every story. The common thread was love, music and acceptance. My son might not play to stadiums filled with thousands of people but I still beam with pride every time I watch him play live. Loved it!!!! Thank you for this exquisite gem!