Dave Grohl's 4 Kids: All About Violet, Harper, Ophelia and His Youngest Daughter

Mar. 15, 2025

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Dave Grohlshares three daughters with his wifeJordyn Blum, and became afather for the fourth timein September 2024 with another woman.

The formerNirvanadrummer and Blum tied the knot at their Los Angeles home on Aug. 2, 2003. It was the first marriage for Blum and the second for Grohl, who divorced photographer Jennifer Youngblood in 1997.

In a 2009 installment of TIME magazine’s “10 Questions” column, the Foo Fighters founderrevealedhow fatherhood had profoundly changed both his life and work. “I used to tour nine months out of the year,” he said. “Now I don’t like being away from my kids for more than 12 days. It’s changed everything that I do. When you have kids, you see life through different eyes. You feel love more deeply and are maybe a little more compassionate. It’s inevitable that that would make its way into your songwriting.”

Grohl’s three older kids have seemingly inherited the drummer’s musical talents, with daughters Violet and Harper even joining him onstage to perform. In February 2023,Grohl, Blum and their daughters attended the Grammys together.

Here’s everything to know about Dave Grohl’s kids.

Violet Maye Grohl, 18

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Grohl and Blumwelcomed their first daughter, Violet Maye, on April 15, 2006, in Los Angeles. She was named after the singer’s maternal grandmother, and her rocker dad described her as “just perfect.”

In the same interview, he shared Violet’s love for music. “Violet loves theAmy Winehouserecord,” he revealed. “It’s all about the ‘Rehab’ song. If she hears, ‘Try to make me go to rehab,’ Violet will go, ‘No no no.’ I know, it’s a little weird, but it’s really cute!”

As a teen, Violet is following in her father’s footsteps as a musician and has recorded several songs.

In 2018, Violetjoined her dad onstage to coverAdele’s “When We Were Young” at a benefit at the Fox Theater in Oakland for the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals when she was just 12 years old.

After performing acoustic renditions of seminal Foos tracks including “My Hero,” “Everlong” and “Times Like These,” Grohl introduced his eldest daughter onstage to perform the track.

“I remember her saying, ‘Dad, you’re not even the best singer in the family,’ " Grohl told the crowd beforehand. “And she’s right!”

In April 2021, Grohl and Violet released a cover of Los Angeles punk band X’s 1980 anthem “Nausea.” Grohlopened up about the collaborationduring an appearance onJimmy Kimmel Live!. The musician told hostJimmy Kimmelthat he initially asked Violet to cover the song with him after he learned that he was distantly related to X drummer DJ Bonebrake.

“It’s the first time she and I have recorded together, just the two of us,” he said. “I’m so proud of it because I love her very much and she’s an amazing singer, but it kind of follows this lineage and family history from this guy in Switzerland to now my daughter Violet. It’s this Bonebrake family tree that means a lot to me.”

In June 2023,Violet and her dad performed"Show Me How” at the 2023 Glastonbury Festival. As she walked on stage, Grohl called Violet his “favorite singer in the world.” He later yelled, “That’s my girl!” when they finished the song.

After Grohl publicly announced that he’d fathered a fourth child outside of his marriage in September 2024, Violetdeactivated her Instagram account. Shereturned to social mediaa month later — posting a series of images, including a sultry selfie, with the caption: “:-).”

Harper Willow Grohl, 15

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In October 2008, Grohl’s rep revealed that the couple were expecting their second child together. On April 17, 2009, they welcomed daughter Harper Willow, named after Grohl’s great uncle Harper Bonebrake.

In his 2021 memoir,The Storyteller, Grohl described howPaul McCartneygave Harper her first piano lesson when she was 5 years old.

“We have wine and pizza and we’re hanging out, and it was time for Paul to go,” Grohl summarized onThe Graham Norton Showback in October 2021. “Paul and [his wife] Nancy were leaving, and there was a piano in the corner of the room, and he just can’t help himself.”

“So he sits down at the piano and starts playing ‘Lady Madonna’ in my f—ing house!” the musician recalled. “My mind is blown. I can’t believe this is happening. This is like the most full-circle, crazy moment of my entire life.”

Grohl added, “[Harper had] never taken a lesson to play any instrument at that point, and she sat down and she watched his hands. They sat together, and he was showing her what to play, and they wrote a song together.”

Ophelia Saint Grohl, 10

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The Foo Fighters frontmanrevealed that he and his wife were expectinga third child at the 2014Rock and Roll Hall of Fameinduction ceremony when he posed with his hand on Blum’s bump. Theiryoungest daughter, Ophelia Saint,was born on Aug. 1, 2014.

In October 2019, Grohlmade a special cameoon the Nick Jr. preschool seriesRyan’s Mystery Playdate, in an episode titled “Ryan’s Legendary Playdate.” Then-5-year-old Ophelia appeared in the episode alongside her dad for a jam session, and the two had lots of fun!

“My daughter has been watching the show constantly,” Grohl told PEOPLE, “so it’s like meeting a real rockstar. I’m not the rockstar here. Ryan is.”

Ophelia portrayed Fifi, a “Ryan Superfan,” who joined Ryan and the gang for a jam session. “Are you ready to rock?” Ryan asked her during the episode, to which Fifi answered, “I’m always ready to rock!”

Dave Grohl’s fourth daughter

Grohl added that he was working with his wife and daughters to earn their forgiveness for his infidelity.

“I love my wife and my children, and I am doing everything I can to regain their trust and earn their forgiveness,” he wrote. “We’re grateful for your consideration toward all the children involved, as we move forward together.”

source: people.com