search for: in
 
advanced + submit your tab

+ submit your review

+ submit your article
fresh tabs / 0-9 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z / top 100 tabs

Dave Grohl: Foo Fighters Still Going Strong

artist: foo fighters date: 12/04/2009 category: general music news
rating: 0 / votes: 0 
Dave Grohl: Foo Fighters Still Going Strong

The Foo Fighters may have just released their Greatest Hits, but that doesn’t mean the band is calling it quits any time soon. "I look at it now like it’s the end of chapter one, this is the first 15 years," Grohl tells Time.com in a video interview. "I think we’ll be back sooner than people would imagine." Grohl, though, admits that he never expected the Foo Fighters to last this long. "The first album was a fluke — it wasn’t meant to be a career," the Them Crooked Vultures drummer says.

Grohl, who was answering Time readers’ questions, says that his favorite Foo Fighters song is "Aurora" from their 1999 album There Is Nothing Left to Lose. "I love that song because of what it represents to me. It was the first time Taylor [Hawkins] and Nate [Mendel] and I really connected in the songwriting process," he says. "Whenever we play that song live — it doesn’t matter if we’re playing a club to 500 people or a stadium with 90 000 people — when I begin the intro, people go ape shit."

A couple of the readers’ questions focused on Grohl’s family and how having two daughters has changed his career. "The band is not the most important thing in my life," he says. "My kids are." On the same token, he says parenthood is terrifying. "I’ve got two daughters that are gonna grow up with a rock musician as a father, here in Los Angeles," he says. "Two beautiful girls in the Valley. I’m fucked, man. I’m shit out of luck. I don’t know what to do. I gotta move."

Thanks for the report to Rolling Stone.com.

POSTED: 12/04/2009 - 09:59 am
print
share
subscribe to
More Foo Fighters news:
+ Foo Fighters Concert Causes Seismic Readings general music news 12/16/2011
+ Foo Fighters Will Write New Album In 2012 upcoming releases 12/15/2011
+ Foo Fighters Awarded 'iTunes Album Of The Year' general music news 12/14/2011
+ Foo Fighters Win AMA, More Nominations general music news 12/07/2011
+ Joan Jett & Foo Fighters Rock Letterman online downloads 11/16/2011
+ view all
comments policy  61  comments posted
     
frankv wrote on 12/04/2009 - 11:13 am / quote |
Yes you are ****ed, shit out of luck. :p
     
MotörHeadFan22 wrote on 12/04/2009 - 11:22 am / quote |
Well good to here he considers the foo fighters an important part of his life.
     
Rioc act wrote on 12/04/2009 - 11:30 am / quote |
ye good to hear
     
DonJulio wrote on 12/04/2009 - 11:34 am / quote |
frankv wrote:

Yes you are ****ed, shit out of luck. :p


the Them Crooked Vultures drummer says.

anyone else here finding that weird? it sounds like now the foos are his side project...
     
Joe4/4/1992 wrote on 12/04/2009 - 11:39 am / quote |
frankv wrote:

Yes you are ****ed, shit out of luck. :p


'now i'm complete and my cock you shall suck!'
haha
class film

good to hear the Foo's will be back soon(ish). Daves an awesome songwriter and he always seems like such a geniunely nice guy
     
MetalManic 666 wrote on 12/04/2009 - 11:39 am / quote |
i hate it when news rhymes
     
AaronianKenrod wrote on 12/04/2009 - 11:40 am / quote |
i think it's actually pretty cool that they said 'the them crooked vultures drummer says', it's like people are accepting grohl as the machine he is :P
     
shwilly wrote on 12/04/2009 - 11:47 am / quote |
There's very little room on my iPod for the big radio-friendly bans, but if the songs are good I'm in: that's how I feel about the Police, the Beatles and, yes, the Foos. However, it wouldn't harm 'em if they took a more '94-'04 Pearl Jam-ish approach when recording their albums because a lot of these songs are fantastic but they just sound so poppy you automatically feel like changing the channel or skipping to the next song on your playlist...

...cause that's what I usually do, you could call it a reflex of some sorts I guess
     
phoenix_crush wrote on 12/04/2009 - 11:54 am / quote |
The fact he cares about his kids that much shows that hes a great guy as well as musician
     
Ben Baczenas wrote on 12/04/2009 - 12:10 pm / quote |
Great musician, great father, class-act all together. One of the funniest mother f*ckers in rock! I hate how UG called him the TCV drummer... He's still the Foo's front man to us all!
     
Zeppelin Addict wrote on 12/04/2009 - 12:14 pm / quote |
Joe4/4/1992 wrote:

'now i'm complete and my cock you shall suck!'
haha
class film


your class is not one i want to be part of :s
daves a great man kudos for being good about his kids. id prefer him being TCV drummer father then the Foos.. im feelin vultures over foos anyday
     
KurdtStaley wrote on 12/04/2009 - 12:34 pm / quote |
shwilly wrote:

There's very little room on my iPod for the big radio-friendly bans, but if the songs are good I'm in: that's how I feel about the Police, the Beatles and, yes, the Foos. However, it wouldn't harm 'em if they took a more '94-'04 Pearl Jam-ish approach when recording their albums because a lot of these songs are fantastic but they just sound so poppy you automatically feel like changing the channel or skipping to the next song on your playlist...

...cause that's what I usually do, you could call it a reflex of some sorts I guess

you're so hcore dude.
     
nailsarecruel wrote on 12/04/2009 - 12:44 pm / quote |
DonJulio wrote:

frankv wrote:

Yes you are ****ed, shit out of luck. :p

the Them Crooked Vultures drummer says.
anyone else here finding that weird? it sounds like now the foos are his side project...


After readine Metallica termed "the Enter Sandman hitmakers" and Nirvana "the Smells Like Teen Spirits hitmakers" I'd have to say I'm pretty desensitized to such things now.

     
roby j wrote on 12/04/2009 - 12:50 pm / quote |
Indication they'll back soon a code for a festival headline slot next year?!?! Reading please!!! Dream headline line-up: FOOS MUSE BIFFY
     
awisinger wrote on 12/04/2009 - 01:15 pm / quote |
Dave is such a cool guy! Gotta love him!
     
dcdrums wrote on 12/04/2009 - 01:21 pm / quote |
Aurora is a ****ing kickass tune off their "There Is Nothing Left To Lose" album, first Foos LP I ever owned. Keep doin' what you do, Dave.
     
Declan87 wrote on 12/04/2009 - 02:05 pm / quote |
the foo fighters make unadventurous, standard rock and roll music
     
DonJulio wrote on 12/04/2009 - 02:42 pm / quote |
Declan87 wrote:

the foo fighters make unadventurous, standard rock and roll music

wow you should really release an album and show us that you are more talented than them...
     
crazy8rgood wrote on 12/04/2009 - 02:47 pm / quote |
Declan87 wrote:

the foo fighters make unadventurous, standard rock and roll music


Right, because they totally sound like every other band out there.

Which they don't, you can tell a Foo Fighters song is a Foo Fighters song the moment it starts.

Anyways, this is great news, looking forward to new stuff.
     
Pengu1n wrote on 12/04/2009 - 03:02 pm / quote |
There's a misquote in the article. When he was talking about everyone going apeshit to an intro he was talking about All My Life, not Aurora.
     
kgesme21 wrote on 12/04/2009 - 03:16 pm / quote |
Pengu1n wrote:

There's a misquote in the article. When he was talking about everyone going apeshit to an intro he was talking about All My Life, not Aurora.

I was going to say that sounded weird, seeing as they don't play Aurora live much anymore. Still a great song though.
     
guitartiger wrote on 12/04/2009 - 03:16 pm / quote |
dave grohl has been EVERYWHERE on the ug news lately haha. love the guy, coolest rock star out there. foos kick tcv's @$$. remember it dave!
     
AnimatedHand wrote on 12/04/2009 - 04:02 pm / quote |
roby j wrote:

Indication they'll back soon a code for a festival headline slot next year?!?! Reading please!!! Dream headline line-up: FOOS MUSE BIFFY


This guys talking sense.
     
Like I Is wrote on 12/04/2009 - 04:06 pm / quote |
I wonder if he and Jack White would have good chemistry.
     
badacidvacation wrote on 12/04/2009 - 04:29 pm / quote |
I hope Serj and Daron take note of this
     
funkbass369 wrote on 12/04/2009 - 04:49 pm / quote |
Those last few sentences of the interview sound like a song.
     
BaronVonGarske wrote on 12/04/2009 - 05:10 pm / quote |
Aurora is a great ****in song.
Easily one of my favorites by the Foos.
     
3dd_bggst_fan wrote on 12/04/2009 - 05:30 pm / quote |
sweet. i dont like them crooked vultures near as much as foo fighters and i was nervous that it would replace them
     
Birchall17 wrote on 12/04/2009 - 07:03 pm / quote |
funkbass369 wrote:

Those last few sentences of the interview sound like a song.


It is, it's one of Dave's lines from 'Beelzeboss' by Tenacious D. I doubt he meant to say it though.
     
Scorpion870 wrote on 12/04/2009 - 07:22 pm / quote |
I think they just put "the Them Crooked Vultures drummer says." just so they can sort of advertize Grohl's supergroup. He seems still quite dedicated to Foo Fighters.
     
aussieboy wrote on 12/04/2009 - 07:30 pm / quote |
i agree, aroura is a good song. wouldnt say its my fave but its good
     
Scum_PunkRocker wrote on 12/04/2009 - 09:54 pm / quote |
The end of the article shows what a wise human Dave is!

Glad to hear Foo Fighters will be doing another tour eventually!
     
jsurf06 wrote on 12/04/2009 - 10:32 pm / quote |
roby j wrote:

Indication they'll back soon a code for a festival headline slot next year?!?! Reading please!!! Dream headline line-up: FOOS MUSE BIFFY


+1
     
ihavenoname93 wrote on 12/04/2009 - 10:54 pm / quote |
why did they refer to him as 'the them crooked vultures drummer'? seems a little odd when theyre talking specifically about the foo fighters
     
Mr_Dobolina wrote on 12/04/2009 - 11:12 pm / quote |
Zeppelin Addict wrote:

Joe4/4/1992 wrote:

'now i'm complete and my cock you shall suck!'
haha
class film

your class is not one i want to be part of :s


Lol although I'd be inclined to agree with you, that is a Pick of Destiny quote which Dave Grohl helped write.
     
svitaklovemusic wrote on 12/04/2009 - 11:51 pm / quote |
ilovedavegrohl
     
Kronos09 wrote on 12/05/2009 - 01:03 am / quote |
He can come to Nebraska. We'll take good care of him!
     
Ingsoc wrote on 12/05/2009 - 01:29 am / quote |
I like Them Crooked Vultures better than Foo Fighters sadly...so I don't know if this is good news really. Kind of like Maynard when he did APC.
     
popcornmaster wrote on 12/05/2009 - 06:01 am / quote |
badacidvacation wrote:

I hope Serj and Daron take note of this


This
     
 element4433   m   wrote on 12/05/2009 - 10:45 am / quote |
Checked.
     
Paramecium302 wrote on 12/05/2009 - 12:18 pm / quote |
popcornmaster wrote:

badacidvacation wrote:

I hope Serj and Daron take note of this

This


+1
     
Obie wrote on 12/05/2009 - 02:07 pm / quote |
DonJulio wrote:

frankv wrote:

Yes you are ****ed, shit out of luck. :p

the Them Crooked Vultures drummer says.
anyone else here finding that weird? it sounds like now the foos are his side project...


good cuz the foo fighters suck. if the foo fighters didnt make another album i wouldnt do anything. if them crooked vultures kept releasing albums i would buy all of them.
     
dpdogg wrote on 12/05/2009 - 02:35 pm / quote |
DonJulio wrote:

frankv wrote:

Yes you are ****ed, shit out of luck. :p

the Them Crooked Vultures drummer says.
anyone else here finding that weird? it sounds like now the foos are his side project...


its just that fact that ultimate-guitar is ignorant. and dave grohl is still the coolest guy in rock music by far.
     
RazorTheAwesome wrote on 12/05/2009 - 03:21 pm / quote |
I think Grohl should move down to San Diego, its not to far from LA with none of the hassles and perfect weather.

lol, I am basically advertising my home city to him. But seriously, it would be a good move.
     
dobby240 wrote on 12/05/2009 - 05:24 pm / quote |
RazorTheAwesome wrote:

I think Grohl should move down to San Diego, its not to far from LA with none of the hassles and perfect weather.
like grohl's got time to go on the internet just for this site xD i were him id be busy tryin to bash somthing out on drums lol
lol, I am basically advertising my home city to him. But seriously, it would be a good move.
     
Msu_Man04 wrote on 12/05/2009 - 06:14 pm / quote |
Obie wrote:

DonJulio wrote:

frankv wrote:

Yes you are ****ed, shit out of luck. :p

the Them Crooked Vultures drummer says.
anyone else here finding that weird? it sounds like now the foos are his side project...

good cuz the foo fighters suck. if the foo fighters didnt make another album i wouldnt do anything. if them crooked vultures kept releasing albums i would buy all of them.


Foos > Vultures.

Foos are fucking amazing.
     
DualReaver wrote on 12/05/2009 - 08:41 pm / quote |
LOLOLOL
Msu_Man04 wrote:

Obie wrote:

DonJulio wrote:

frankv wrote:

Yes you are ****ed, shit out of luck. :p

the Them Crooked Vultures drummer says.
anyone else here finding that weird? it sounds like now the foos are his side project...

good cuz the foo fighters suck. if the foo fighters didnt make another album i wouldnt do anything. if them crooked vultures kept releasing albums i would buy all of them.

Foos > Vultures.

Foos are ****ing amazing.


LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
     
Double0Three wrote on 12/05/2009 - 08:59 pm / quote |


     
robpe36 wrote on 12/05/2009 - 11:01 pm / quote |
Them Crooked Vultures > Foo Fighters. By a mile.
     
foosrule wrote on 12/05/2009 - 11:30 pm / quote |
To say Them Crooked Vultures are "better" at this point is ridiculous. Foos have several albums out and a long career as a band, while Them Crooked Vultures have one... so you can say you prefer one or the other but to say one is better is ignorant. You cant compare a bands ability to recover from a bad album, or the amount of hits they produce after one album. Furthermore...DURDURDUR
     
TheAbsentOne wrote on 12/06/2009 - 01:57 am / quote |
I'm watching Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny as I read the first few comments. And it's the rock off between the Devil (Dave Grohl) and Tenacious D.
Amazing and funny all at the same.
On a serious note.. Foo Fighters are a really decent band and Grohl should never leave them behind even if he does a lot more with Them Crooked Vultures. Foo Fighters have become a classic band that will never be forgotten.
You're the man Dave.
     
Oyface wrote on 12/06/2009 - 12:20 pm / quote |
Joe4/4/1992 wrote:

frankv wrote:

Yes you are ****ed, shit out of luck. :p

'now i'm complete and my cock you shall suck!'
haha

This world will be mine, and you're first in line.
You brought me the pick and now you shall both die!
Haha, i love that movie
     
DrakeTheOne wrote on 12/06/2009 - 01:14 pm / quote |
I'm glad that they are still together, The Fighters have some great music out
     
ApeOfJustice wrote on 12/06/2009 - 01:16 pm / quote |
KurdtStaley wrote:

shwilly wrote:

There's very little room on my iPod for the big radio-friendly bans, but if the songs are good I'm in: that's how I feel about the Police, the Beatles and, yes, the Foos. However, it wouldn't harm 'em if they took a more '94-'04 Pearl Jam-ish approach when recording their albums because a lot of these songs are fantastic but they just sound so poppy you automatically feel like changing the channel or skipping to the next song on your playlist...

...cause that's what I usually do, you could call it a reflex of some sorts I guess
you're so hcore dude.

haha
     
TheEsupremacy wrote on 12/06/2009 - 02:23 pm / quote |
Not one post mentioned Probot. How sad.
Dave is Aces in my book.
     
Torn_Asunder wrote on 12/06/2009 - 03:24 pm / quote |
love the tenacious d reference
     
Bluesrocker5150 wrote on 12/06/2009 - 04:24 pm / quote |
kgesme21 wrote:

Pengu1n wrote:

There's a misquote in the article. When he was talking about everyone going apeshit to an intro he was talking about All My Life, not Aurora.
I was going to say that sounded weird, seeing as they don't play Aurora live much anymore. Still a great song though.


they played it in Birmingham, AL last tour. It was pretty great
     
PunkKid_19 wrote on 12/06/2009 - 05:10 pm / quote |
nailsarecruel wrote:

After readine Metallica termed "the Enter Sandman hitmakers" and Nirvana "the Smells Like Teen Spirits hitmakers" I'd have to say I'm pretty desensitized to such things now.


AND reffering to RHCP as the "Under the Bridge hitmakers"
     
Sassafrasquatch wrote on 12/06/2009 - 05:58 pm / quote |
i hope dave always talks in D quotes.
     
RazorAlex93 wrote on 12/07/2009 - 11:22 am / quote |
KurdtStaley wrote:

shwilly wrote:

There's very little room on my iPod for the big radio-friendly bans, but if the songs are good I'm in: that's how I feel about the Police, the Beatles and, yes, the Foos. However, it wouldn't harm 'em if they took a more '94-'04 Pearl Jam-ish approach when recording their albums because a lot of these songs are fantastic but they just sound so poppy you automatically feel like changing the channel or skipping to the next song on your playlist...

...cause that's what I usually do, you could call it a reflex of some sorts I guess
you're so hcore dude.


hahaha my thoughts exactly :o
     
Stone Agean wrote on 03/04/2010 - 02:18 am / quote |
The last what, 2 or 3 Foos albums have been pretty average. A few decent songs each, entirely raped by over the top production. I love Dave, and will buy practically anything he releases, but c'mon....write something of substance. Rock the **** out again.Hopefully Dave, Taylor and Nates experience away from the band will help the band's creativity. TiNLTL always gave me a poppy Sunny Day vibe, and now that Nates back with SDRE ...possible return to that sound?
Comment tools:    Post your comment (please login or register and read comments policy first):
biu
   quote
smilies =)
  

About

Help/FAQ

Terms of Use

Privacy Policy

RSS Feeds  

Site Map

Link To Us

Tell A Friend

Advertising Info

Job Opportunities

Contact Us

Ultimate-Guitar.Com © 2012