Foo Fighters To Take 'Long Break'

Foo Fighters are set to take a "long break" from music and have warned fans not to expect a new album any time soon.

Frontman Dave Grohl told BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles that the band were set to go on hiatus then return with a new sense of purpose further down the line.

"We've never really taken a long break, I think it's time," he said.

The former Nirvana drummer continued: "After doing Wembley [the band played Wembley Stadium on June 6 and 7] we shouldn't come back there for 10 years because we've played to everybody.

"We're over in the UK every year, every summer, so I think it's time to take a break and come back over when people really miss us."

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Comments

[tom.b]

Man I'm in the wrong line of business...

[smidy]

tom.b wrote:

Man I'm in the wrong line of business...

Yeah I should have studied to be Dave Grohl in college.

[James_Calalo]

wow i hope its not that long but they really deserve a long break

[Farether]

I hope it doesn't take to long. first rhcp, now foo fighters. well, they do deserve it, so I just hope that rhcp enter the studio soon.

[getts182]

Well, that sucks, but they've deserved it. Since '95 it seems like Dave Grohl has been working on Foo Fighters: recording an album essentially by himself, forming a band, touring, recording a second album, doing the drums after original drummer quits, replacing said drummer, touring, replacing Pat Smear on guitar, only to have his replacement quit, more touring, recording another album, adding Chris Schifflet on guitar, touring, recording, recording and touring with QOTSA, scrapping Foo Fighters album and recording it again, touring, recording Probot album, recording a new two-disc FF album, touring, recording a DVD, recording a new FF album, touring, and I'm sure a dozen other things I missed. And that's just Dave Grohl! Taylor Hawkins has his own side project, as does Nate Mendel, and Schifflet has Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and Jackson United. It'll be good for them to take a break, do their own things, and then come back with a great new Foo Fighters album.

[Caribousunking]

I think its good for them to take a break. They've never been away from the public consciousness and sometimes you need to sit back and let your natural creativity dictate where you go. Churning out mediocre album after album (which is what the foo's have been doing for the past 5 years or whatever) may be good for their bank balance but not so much for their credibility of a good rock and roll band. Its all been downhill since the Colour and the Shape for me. Hopefully if they take a good 3 or 4 years off, when they come back a new album will sound progressive and refreshing as opposed to the banality of recent recordings.

[IamAwesomeness]

im gonna miss the amazing foo shows..haha!

[Jet_Black88]

Great band. As long as they come back, I'll be happy. Grohl is a man of many talents.

[srilankasnprman]

i definitly agree that they need the break but i don't think i can wait for another album..echoes was awsome

[TheCondors]

i hope they are not all fatigued and down when ACL rolls in

[wicked_hobbit]

He looks like one of the Bee Gees in these pictures

Btw, they do deserve the rest. And hopefully will take their time and start afresh! i completely agree with Caribousunking

I hope it's not too long of a break.

Checked.

[elgawley]

Caribousunking :
I think its good for them to take a break. They've never been away from the public consciousness and sometimes you need to sit back and let your natural creativity dictate where you go. Churning out mediocre album after album (which is what the foo's have been doing for the past 5 years or whatever) may be good for their bank balance but not so much for their credibility of a good rock and roll band. Its all been downhill since the Colour and the Shape for me. Hopefully if they take a good 3 or 4 years off, when they come back a new album will sound progressive and refreshing as opposed to the banality of recent recordings.

No harm man but they haven't been churning shite music out, admittedly 'One by One' was pretty mediocre, but TNLTL album was fantastic, one of my favourite albums, hugely diverse, and 'In Your Honour' an the recent effort were sound follow ups. Still i think they more than deserve a break, constantly working, especially as an artist can take its wear, hope they're back sooner rather than later.

[mitch rite]

Oooh, he should do some more stuff with QOTSA then. The drumming on Songs for the Deaf was incredible. We need more Grohl there...

also more Mark Lanegan

[Chrisiphone]

Now I'll have to wait years for my chance to hug him
He looks so cuddly.

[Whit_f-ing_ROX]

please take a break. their songs are so overplayed

[Tele Echoes]

Take it easy gents, because you've earned it!

[johnyfacemelter]

Dont get back together

[turkey3202003]

wait im confused did he just mean in the uk or all together

[TJ1991]

Aw, it'd be good to have some new stuff. But then they've worked hard recently, good on em for taking a break if they want. Just hope the next album's good (which I don't doubt).

[JDZYX]

johnyfacemelter wrote:

Dont get back together

I hope you die.

[Patrick L]

oh well...at least rhcp is comin back soon.That will at least give me something to look forward to.

[HGF]

now we will miss them, just wait till they reunite again, you'll see

[adrienmn]

holly shit ... i was waiting to see them in Paris, or anywhere in France ....

But I'm sure the new record is gonna be awesome, like all the others, I don't mind how long it will take !


DAVE DON'T FORGET FRANCE :p

[Tapping_Ninja]

The need to play one more show in Va... At least Northern Va

[Adarsh]

Why do I get the feeling that he's saying they're taking a break from touring in the UK, NOT "taking a break from releasing new material"?

[DieYouBastard]

JDZYX wrote:

johnyfacemelter wrote:

Dont get back together



I hope you die.

+1

[The_String_Man]

JDZYX wrote:

johnyfacemelter wrote:

Dont get back together



I hope you die.

lol

[frusciante_50]

Does it irritate anyone else that he is constanty referred to as the "ex Nirvana drummer?" The nostalgia is killing me.

[aaciseric]

frusciante_50 wrote:

Does it irritate anyone else that he is constanty referred to as the "ex Nirvana drummer?" The nostalgia is killing me.

Honestly, no. It's a technique used by many writers (refering to people by things they have done in the past) and it helps give more of an overview of what he's done if you don't know much about him, you're whining about nothing tbh.

[PedophilePriest]

I'm tired of hearing them. I change the station when I hear them on the radio. Oversaturated for sure.

[bmac85]

I don't really understand this. Nothing that is quoted from Grohl seems to point me in the direction that they are taking a break from making music or touring anywhere but the UK. This may be another case of assumption we see so often on here. Likewise, Blink 182 is going to reunite... I can't trust anything I read on here that isn't in quotes.

[AVIDFANOFSOUNDS]

I hope they come back with an album more of thier old stuff, not that the new stuff is bad, but can't beat "the colour and the shape", and really load, heavy and loud.

[hazzmatazz]

frusciante_50 wrote:

Does it irritate anyone else that he is constanty referred to as the "ex Nirvana drummer?" The nostalgia is killing me.

Yes. Because it seems writers think that people are so small minded they have no idea who Dave Grohl is.

I personally think they deserve a break, and come back with great new material.

[farrensmum]

nnnnnooooo

[slash_015]

That sucks...but they really deserve it.

[farrensmum]

nnnnnooooo

why?????

[insurgentsteve]

We are definitely in the middle of a good rock music dry-spell.

[Chrisiphone]

insurgentsteve wrote:

We are definitely in the middle of a good rock music dry-spell.

Billy Talent's new album is out soon, should be good!

[i_am_metalhead]

I didn't know that Jesus Christ was the frontman for the Foo Fighters!!??? lmao

They really do deserve a break - they've been rocking hard for 15 years and they have really never taken a break... just pumped out album after album. They've earned the right to take however long they need to get back in the groove.

[minimotofisher]

NOOOOO

[randymeeks81]

insurgentsteve wrote:

We are definitely in the middle of a good rock music dry-spell.

so true. it's the right time for them to take a break. wait until rock music is relevant and not dominated by mediocre bands like nickelback, buckcherry, and the like. and pop punk is really irrelevant at the moment as well. i went into hot topic (is not punk rock), to visit my friend that works there and the walls are plastered with Paramore posters, and a bunch of other bands that i don't even know who they are. i wish more bands i liked would take creative breaks to regroup and reboot. i wouldn't have to put up with the sub par albums they keep releasing just to remain "relevant" to a dying scene. we all need music to go underground, and stop making money, because it's ruining the art.

[samerika]

damn that sucks

[BassFishin]

i love nirvana. i love dave grohl. i love the foo fighters. but i HATE how they had to say 'the former Nirvana drummer...' like jeez, okay we know who the guy is.

[Dallen_007]

randymeeks81 wrote:

insurgentsteve wrote:

We are definitely in the middle of a good rock music dry-spell.

so true. it's the right time for them to take a break. wait until rock music is relevant and not dominated by mediocre bands like nickelback, buckcherry, and the like. and pop punk is really irrelevant at the moment as well. i went into hot topic (is not punk rock), to visit my friend that works there and the walls are plastered with Paramore posters, and a bunch of other bands that i don't even know who they are. i wish more bands i liked would take creative breaks to regroup and reboot. i wouldn't have to put up with the sub par albums they keep releasing just to remain "relevant" to a dying scene. we all need music to go underground, and stop making money, because it's ruining the art.

Umm...new Jack's Mannequin, Bayside, and Rise Against album coming out soon. I'd say music isn't that bad off.

[PenFighter19]

NNNOOOOO!! First Incubus and now the Foo!?! pretty soon there isnt gonna ANY good music on the radio! Well, atleast Rage and Alice in Chains are back. Maybe when either of them release new music America will remember what rock and roll sounds like.
But it doesnt say theyre breaking up. It says a 'long break'. Same with Incubus. Same with Weezer when they tooked a break. The Foo were on pause when Dave worked with Queens of the Stone Age too.
Heres the problem, the Foo have become a staple in music. Theyre stil awesome, but everyone expects them to always be there. So Dave's right: take a break, come back when people really miss you. And Id wager this might have to do with Dave wanting a break himself. This was the first band Dave ever fronted and look what happened. When QotSA were on tour in Europe Dave said in an interview that he was enjoying just being back behind the kit again. Because fronting a band was so exhausting. So yeah, Dave right in his statement, but I think it may have just as much to do with his own rest.

[Luppi]

BLACK STONE CHERRY FOLKLORE AND SUPERSTITION
yeah, it's all good

[Cutlass_253]

Damn. Oh well, I get to see them in a week and a half at Austin City Limits. YESSS!

[the_maestro]

Good thing I saw them on this tour then.

Nothing could be worse then wearing themselves down and it really being noticed by fans.

Take a break guys you deserve it.

[frusciante_50]

aaciseric wrote:
Honestly, no. It's a technique used by many writers (refering to people by things they have done in the past) and it helps give more of an overview of what he's done if you don't know much about him, you're whining about nothing tbh.

Its not an advanced technique, its patronising in a way, and what I'm saying, is that he has moved out of the Nirvana shadow. He is big enough to just be described as "Foo Fighters frontman/guitarist." It makes it sound like Nirvana is his only achievement. So I'm not "whining about nothing," you smug bugger.

[eetfuk58]

glad to hear it. i dont want their stuff to feel half hearted and rushed. breaks are good.

[grouch593]

Grohl has done it all and one thing he won't do is burn out just quite yet. Grohl will be back with another solid kick ass album and a tour better than the last. That's the nature of Foo Fighters they believe in what they do and it gets done.

Foo Fighters for life!!!!

[brentondig]

They're a great band. All great bands need good amounts of time off to preserve their greatness.
Keep on rockin'!

[grouch593]

And in response to eetfuk5 the album is not half hearted it's them putting all their heart into it. Not everyone can like something. Not everyone likes the colour and the shape, its fact. ESPG is a great album end of story.

[zalitz]

Dave Grohl is such a rascal!

[PanteraBread]

he's really just taking a long break because Metallica just released Death Magnetic, and he's secretly going to be a groupie on their upcoming tour!

[FenderMaster]

If it means their next album rocks then this is good news, but I really hope it wont really be 10 years, I cant wait until im 32 to see the Foo Fighters again...

I'll miss them

[darkfire_storm]

they were just touring through vegas, and i didn't have the money to go, and i thought to myself, "that's cool, they tour all the time. it's the Foo Fighters, they'll be back in no time." GODDAMMIT!

[mmagnusson]

[quote]getts182 wrote:

Since '95 it seems like Dave Grohl has been working on Foo Fighters:

Well yeah, the foo fighters have been around since 95 so grohl has been working on the foo fighters. lol

[Newch]

i miss them already

[arnob_oblique]

SOAD, RHCP thn FF... ok..nothing to say, i jus hope FF gets back on stage in the future and not end up like SOAD..Man i miss SOAD!

[PearlFoo]

They didnt even come to Belgium ...

[T.Rextacy]

yay no more foo fighters for a while. everywhere you look you see dave's face. not like he did anything to deserve to be mentioned in every metal book or movie made.

[silent caution]

i have a feeling that after the long break...the next album is gonna be the best they ever did

[nirvana-ejh]

Man I already miss them. One of my top five favorite bands.

[kyshack]

insurgentsteve wrote:

We are definitely in the middle of a good rock music dry-spell.


so true. it's the right time for them to take a break. wait until rock music is relevant and not dominated by mediocre bands like nickelback, buckcherry, and the like. and pop punk is really irrelevant at the moment as well. i went into hot topic (is not punk rock), to visit my friend that works there and the walls are plastered with Paramore posters, and a bunch of other bands that i don't even know who they are. i wish more bands i liked would take creative breaks to regroup and reboot. i wouldn't have to put up with the sub par albums they keep releasing just to remain "relevant" to a dying scene. we all need music to go underground, and stop making money, because it's ruining the art.

+1

[punkforlife93]

T.Rextacy wrote:

yay no more foo fighters for a while. everywhere you look you see dave's face. not like he did anything to deserve to be mentioned in every metal book or movie made.

All you people hating on the foos are retarded.

On topic, these guys deserve a break, but we'll miss em.

[kyshack]

i have a feeling that after the long break...the next album is gonna be the best they ever did

+1

Hard to beat Colour and Shape though

[CrowLord]

Im glad they will take a break, but was really hoping they would play a UK festival next year as I have yet to see them (I missed out on the Wembley shows tickets, damn touts). They best not split up before I get a chance to see em

next time a tour is announced, im calling in sick to work or school to make sure i get those tickets!

[schecter_r0cker]

Thats a shame

[kranoscorp]

[The Contagen]

To all those complaining about a "dry spell"....AC/DC? Guns N' Roses? Metallica? Disturbed, Slipknot, Nine Inch Nails, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver, all these bands are together.

[Spyrider]

I wonder if he will go back to probot for a while

[seanjp7]

It's a shame they ever even started. they suck mega balls.

[PenFighter19]

PanteraBread wrote:

he's really just taking a long break because Metallica just released Death Magnetic, and he's secretly going to be a groupie on their upcoming tour!

thats probly the real reason. He is one of their biggest fans.

[Rocker_94]

Farether wrote:

I hope it doesn't take to long. first rhcp, now foo fighters. well, they do deserve it, so I just hope that rhcp enter the studio soon.

This is where good bands take their break, and Fall Out Boy, Metro Station and the Jonas Brothers take over the world. It'll be sad.

[lizzieguitarie_]

they deserve it!!
but 10 years??? DAVE I MISS YOU ALREADY!
please come baaaaack.....:P

Checked again.

[Eisan]

I read a couple of years, where Dave said if he ever had a kid he would probably stop touring for a while. He also said he's been doing this since he was 18. Scream, Nirvana then the Foo's. I think he deserves a break. And can spend some quality time with his wife and kid.

[mzhang13]

I never really liked the Foo Fighters alot, to me, Dave Grohl is the only person that matters in it. I like him, but it's only him, he is the band. Without Nirvana he woiuld be nothing though.

[rockfan7]

I missed them as soon as I read the title D: -cries-

[tona_107]

Definitely deserve a break.
I think I speak for everyone when I say that even the foos aren't your favorite band, or if you don't even like them, EVERYONE loves Dave.

[kennyvspenny]

damn! they deserve it. one of the BEST bands in history.

[tyler_coleman]

getts182 wrote:

Well, that sucks, but they've deserved it. Since '95 it seems like Dave Grohl has been working on Foo Fighters: recording an album essentially by himself, forming a band, touring, recording a second album, doing the drums after original drummer quits, replacing said drummer, touring, replacing Pat Smear on guitar, only to have his replacement quit, more touring, recording another album, adding Chris Schifflet on guitar, touring, recording, recording and touring with QOTSA, scrapping Foo Fighters album and recording it again, touring, recording Probot album, recording a new two-disc FF album, touring, recording a DVD, recording a new FF album, touring, and I'm sure a dozen other things I missed. And that's just Dave Grohl! Taylor Hawkins has his own side project, as does Nate Mendel, and Schifflet has Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and Jackson United. It'll be good for them to take a break, do their own things, and then come back with a great new Foo Fighters album.

I'm going to be a dick here, this looks like just another opportunity to show off your knowledge of a band.
Stop typing, go practice.

[str84ever]

Well they deserve a break they produced loads of good albums, though i thought their latest effort was pretty poor.

[Powerchild]

why are people freaking out because of this? it's not that big of a deal. It happens. With Dave, he'll probably be still writing music, and doing stuff. Dave won't stray from the scene too long- it'll probably be like 2-3 years and he'll be back in top form.

RHCP will be back too. I think that you know, those guys are even older than the Foos, and it takes them a little longer to wake up. I love their music, and for me, i can listen to Stadium Arcadium all day and not get tired of it still.

I do wish Incubus was back around. But I think Brandon Boyd is actually going to college or something- USC (Southern Cal) I think? something like that. I don't know how long it will take him, but you know, i honestly think that what he's doing is smart- it gives him some new perspective- some new angles for his music. That guy is a genius with words.

[surbus]

Yeah i think they could use a well deserved rest it will be a shame without them though but i think we will survive anyway i hope the break isnt too long

[Savage Animal]

randymeeks81 wrote:

insurgentsteve wrote:

We are definitely in the middle of a good rock music dry-spell.

so true. it's the right time for them to take a break. wait until rock music is relevant and not dominated by mediocre bands like nickelback, buckcherry, and the like. and pop punk is really irrelevant at the moment as well. i went into hot topic (is not punk rock), to visit my friend that works there and the walls are plastered with Paramore posters, and a bunch of other bands that i don't even know who they are. i wish more bands i liked would take creative breaks to regroup and reboot. i wouldn't have to put up with the sub par albums they keep releasing just to remain "relevant" to a dying scene. we all need music to go underground, and stop making money, because it's ruining the art.

lol, this year alone there have been new albums from Widespread Panic, the Black Crowes, Jakob Dylan, Mudcrutch, Mike Gordon, Drive-By Truckers, and Blind Melon. Gov't Mule, the Allman Brothers, and Phil Lesh & Friends are all on tour, and Phish might be re-uniting next year. Seems to me like rock is still alive

[BrandNewFan24]

RCHP, Incubus and Now the Foos geez man

[Zigler9]

Damn The Foo Fighters had the first concert I ever went to and it was amazing. I hate that they wont be coming out with an album for awhile. First Wolfmother Breaks up and now the Foo Fighters on break. AAAAACK!

[LedZepKicksAzz]

Damn.

[FenderMaster]

everybody seems very supportive of this decision, just goes to show what good will the Foos instil in people!!

[Cobalt Blue]

shit, if I knew they were going to take a hiatus I would have gone to V fest a few weeks ago to see them... I think he's exaggerating with 10 years... or atleast I hope he is. if it's like 2-5 years I won't be too upset, we've had 3.5 albums and 3 huge tours in 3 years, I'd say they could stand to take a short break.

[travis_holland]

Hopefully we get Probot 2.

[dobby240]

they aint gonna die anytime soon, but they better come back with a kick arse album or somthing equally as kool.

[recliner33]

I like to foo fighters and I'm a big fan of Dave Grohl, but this is for the best. Anyways, the things that Grohl has done on the side (drumming for qotsa and doing probot) are better then the foo fighters in my opinion. So during this hiatus grohl probably won't be sitting on his ass, he'll be doing drumming in a bunch of other bands/side projects which is a good thing. Dave will also probably be in the next desert Session as well which is awesome.

[HotDogs1]

WHEN IS THE LAST TIME THEY PLAYED VIRGINIA! IVE NEVER HEARD OF THEM COMING HERE IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, VA is not sick of the foo fighters so they should play the places they left out on the map

[FooCards]

This is definitely sad news...much I can't hate him, he does deserve some time off with his family I'm sure. I could hardly wait as it is with them producing albums every two years, this is gonna suck

[kaizerkhan13]

JDZYX wrote:

johnyfacemelter wrote:

Dont get back together



I hope you die.

no, he should super die.

but anyway hats off to the foos. hopefully this was all i lie and they come back soon. lol

[snoogins17]

NOOOOO

THE CHILI PEPPERS AND FOOF IGHTERS


THATS TERRIBLE NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!!

[kaizerkhan13]

Powerchild wrote:

why are people freaking out because of this? it's not that big of a deal. It happens. With Dave, he'll probably be still writing music, and doing stuff. Dave won't stray from the scene too long- it'll probably be like 2-3 years and he'll be back in top form.

RHCP will be back too. I think that you know, those guys are even older than the Foos, and it takes them a little longer to wake up. I love their music, and for me, i can listen to Stadium Arcadium all day and not get tired of it still.

I do wish Incubus was back around. But I think Brandon Boyd is actually going to college or something- USC (Southern Cal) I think? something like that. I don't know how long it will take him, but you know, i honestly think that what he's doing is smart- it gives him some new perspective- some new angles for his music. That guy is a genius with words.

nah, its the guitarist. goin to um...stanford? lol btu the guitarist is goin to school and doing a big orchestral thing. they had an article on it a while back.

[jambajews]

=(

[mister bass guy]

BassFishin wrote:

i love nirvana. i love dave grohl. i love the foo fighters. but i HATE how they had to say 'the former Nirvana drummer...' like jeez, okay we know who the guy is.

but someone people dont. chill.

[SMITH05]

johnyfacemelter wrote:

Dont get back together

Johnyfacemelter....really?....thats the best name your un-evolved brain could come up with:/.im sure all of ur imaginary friends think thats hilarious...go literally melt ur face, please.

[matx33]

Well they have been working hard for a while, and of course they have kids and families...so it's a given that they'd want to take a bit of a break.

But that doesn't mean that we won't miss them.

Come back fresh and ready, Foos!

[qotsa1998]

This kinda sucks. Im glad these guys have lasted as long as they have, and they have definately made some great music. They deserve a break. Grohl hasnt really stopped at all since his first record back in '95, so really, its about time he took a big amount of time off. I hope this doesnt lead to a break-up, or a whole lot of people are gonna be disappointed.

[David_Bowie=GOD]

because we've played to everybody.

they never come to va, grohl's home state, the closest they ever come is DC, which is messed up.

I hope this break doesn't last too long, they make great music.

[outlawtorn003]

hazzmatazz wrote:

frusciante_50 wrote:

Does it irritate anyone else that he is constanty referred to as the "ex Nirvana drummer?" The nostalgia is killing me.

Yes. Because it seems writers think that people are so small minded they have no idea who Dave Grohl is.

I personally think they deserve a break, and come back with great new material.

Not all of us are well informed on who are in/were what bands. For example my father was looking for Eddie Vedder's latest solo CD and the guy working at Circuit City didn't even know who Eddie Vedder was or who Pearl Jam was.

Back on subject they need a well deserved break.

[f1sk]

fair enough, they've been busy

[ytse Jammer]

johnyfacemelter wrote:

Dont get back together

your a nob

[OzarkMDaredevil]

Savage Animal wrote:

randymeeks81 wrote:

insurgentsteve wrote:

We are definitely in the middle of a good rock music dry-spell.

so true. it's the right time for them to take a break. wait until rock music is relevant and not dominated by mediocre bands like nickelback, buckcherry, and the like. and pop punk is really irrelevant at the moment as well. i went into hot topic (is not punk rock), to visit my friend that works there and the walls are plastered with Paramore posters, and a bunch of other bands that i don't even know who they are. i wish more bands i liked would take creative breaks to regroup and reboot. i wouldn't have to put up with the sub par albums they keep releasing just to remain "relevant" to a dying scene. we all need music to go underground, and stop making money, because it's ruining the art.

lol, this year alone there have been new albums from Widespread Panic, the Black Crowes, Jakob Dylan, Mudcrutch, Mike Gordon, Drive-By Truckers, and Blind Melon. Gov't Mule, the Allman Brothers, and Phil Lesh & Friends are all on tour, and Phish might be re-uniting next year. Seems to me like rock is still alive

This guy just made one of the best ****ing points ever.
And I want another Foo album damnit!

[JMcG92]

NOOOOO!!!!!
Please come back to Ireland!! I missed 'em last summer (not to mention all my mates went) and regretted it since!!

[getts182]

mmagnusson wrote:

[quote]getts182 wrote:

Since '95 it seems like Dave Grohl has been working on Foo Fighters:

Well yeah, the foo fighters have been around since 95 so grohl has been working on the foo fighters. lol

Ha ha, yeah. I just meant he's been working this band (and working) for 13 years straight. But not the best choice of words, LOL.

tyler_coleman wrote:

this looks like just another opportunity to show off your knowledge of a band.
Stop typing, go practice.

Are you really going to be that guy? So I know about the band. It's not like my life revolves around it. Why don't YOU go practice, rather than nitpicking over nothing?

[basskid99]

in hindsight, when u listen to "home" off that last record, this really shouldn't come as a surprise. still, i'm sad. great band, and one of my favorite bassists.

[Zertuche]

There couldn't be a more deserving band

[shadow__666]

I was having a great day. Then I read this. I'm still crying.

[VertigodowN]

amazing band but i woulnt miss them, they were overplayed like no other

[Tomosaurus]

Grohl's been jetlagged for 20 years. I think it's justice that he deserves a well-earned break.

Next album is well anticipated by me! At least 90 tracks to keep me occupied until then!

[Tenacious Z]

Good, now Dave has time to drum on the next Tenacious D album.

Also, more Probot!

[Telekinesis331]

rockfan7 wrote:

I missed them as soon as I read the title D: -cries-

Sad but true. I really hope i get to see them when they return. because i wanted to see them in my birthday, but the concert was all the way in canada

[GMPX]

travis_holland wrote:

Hopefully we get Probot 2.

That is the first thing that came to my mind. You know Dave won't be sitting around doing nothing, no doubt some great side projects will spin off from the break. Who knows, maybe after spending time with Metallica on the Death Magnetic launch he's been inspired for Probot 2.

[stumaster18]

VertigodowN wrote:

amazing band but i woulnt miss them, they were overplayed like no other

They deserve to be overplayed.

Come back soon, Foos

[The_Raven]

No little Davey, you won't stop writing...write a few more songs DA-VEY...why don't you play a few more shows DA-VEY? Hmm? HMM? I really think you should cancel this break DA-VEY...

[rocker20]

The Contagen wrote:

To all those complaining about a "dry spell"....AC/DC? Guns N' Roses? Metallica? Disturbed, Slipknot, Nine Inch Nails, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver, all these bands are together.

uh the singer in revolver got booted, i think and roses will never be as good as they used to be cause slash left

[ShinnDaddy]

Grohl is God

[rocker20]

i mean slash got booted out

[JessicaGonzo]

Foo Fighter at Austin City Limits This month! Woo!

[thesecondman]

I want to study to be dave grohl. I'm thinking a change of major...

[whitestrat279]

Not too long I hope.

But more of Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders

[GoToSleep]

used to like them when they were good. still respect them but quite frankly dave grohl cant sing. hes even more annoying when he screams. just my two cents.

[sarah :P]

I

[sarah :P]

this isn't working!!!
i love david eric grohl!!

[41plus182]

Thats's too bad, but i almost get hte feeling that maybe he's saying that he's taking a break in the U.K., not from Foos? Well, whatever the case, he deserves a break. Oh and just a small side note to The Contagen, I have rock band 2 and it has Shackler's Revenge off of Chinese Democracy, and I don't know if you've heard it but I have to say it was a big dissappointment too me, but maybe that's just me.

[seanjp7]

if i hear the best of you one more time i might shoot myself

[FiveStarMotel]

I wanna be in a huge mega-successful band just so I can do this.

Anyone with me?

[motorbreath_445]

tyler_coleman :
getts182 wrote:

Well, that sucks, but they've deserved it. Since '95 it seems like Dave Grohl has been working on Foo Fighters: recording an album essentially by himself, forming a band, touring, recording a second album, doing the drums after original drummer quits, replacing said drummer, touring, replacing Pat Smear on guitar, only to have his replacement quit, more touring, recording another album, adding Chris Schifflet on guitar, touring, recording, recording and touring with QOTSA, scrapping Foo Fighters album and recording it again, touring, recording Probot album, recording a new two-disc FF album, touring, recording a DVD, recording a new FF album, touring, and I'm sure a dozen other things I missed. And that's just Dave Grohl! Taylor Hawkins has his own side project, as does Nate Mendel, and Schifflet has Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and Jackson United. It'll be good for them to take a break, do their own things, and then come back with a great new Foo Fighters album.


I'm going to be a dick here, this looks like just another opportunity to show off your knowledge of a band.
Stop typing, go practice.

lmao, i howled at this, and you got a point man. he really needs to stop bein such a know-it-all and pick up a ****in guitar, lol

[RFer]

They are gonna try to do the Pink Zeppelin plan.

Hope they make it

[getts182]

I do pick up a guitar, motorbreath. I've played for the last eight years, and spent the last two of which have been in my band. Why don't people like the two of you stop being such know-it-alls like you personally know people and what their lives are like?

[CaseySchwartz]

i already miss you dave!

[HolySmoke]

Anyone else notice how much he looks like Tom Arya? Especially in that closeup on UG main page.

[tristan_deity]

JDZYX wrote:

johnyfacemelter wrote:

Dont get back together



I hope you die.

No... I hope you die

[Msu_Man04]

My favorite band, and while a bit disappointing, Dave, Taylor, Nate and Chris (and the extended band) do deserve a nice break.

[tristan_deity]

Foo Fighters are lame. Echoes was lame, everything they wright is just so bland, like elevator music.

[tristan_deity]

getts182 wrote:

I do pick up a guitar, motorbreath. I've played for the last eight years, and spent the last two of which have been in my band. Why don't people like the two of you stop being such know-it-alls like you personally know people and what their lives are like?

Well it was a bit much mate.

[tomsawyer67]

man i saw em at their last gig and dave definately needs a break. his voice on let it die and the pretender (the first two songs) was dead. the rest was great tho. everlong should be played at every graduation.

[Ibzman]

tristan_deity wrote:

Foo Fighters are lame. Echoes was lame, everything they wright is just so bland, like elevator music.

You did take the time to write they were lame, and if they really were that lame, you wouldn't even have bothered.

I just feel like shouting "Why ?". Never had the opportunity to saw them live and I really hope they come back on stage in a not so far future

[foofighter_45]

johnyfacemelter wrote:

Dont get back together

tristan_deity wrote:

Foo Fighters are lame. Echoes was lame, everything they wright is just so bland, like elevator music.

tristan_deity wrote:

JDZYX wrote:

johnyfacemelter wrote:

Dont get back together



I hope you die.

No... I hope you die

I hope you all die

[grungeisdead312]

about time
they deserve it

[RaDiOhEaDfAn121]

Dave Grohl = Awesome. It takes a lot to pick up the pieces after Nirvana broke up and start a new band. His break is well deserved. Foo Fighters is ok though. Color and the Shape was good but after that it got kinda sketchy.

[xXParanoiaXx]

I love the Foos.
My most favorite band of all time.
But...
A break? Why? That makes me sad, literally. =(
Dave is smart though, he's making plenty of sense.
Everyone will go nuts when they come back.
But really... It seriously bummed me out.

[Sp00nman94]

bummer...viva nirvana

[Ironpriest]

I think they need a break. their last few albums havnt been 'THAT' great, and i reckon with a rest that they will come back and release the album we all know they are capable of making!

[tbaker23]

foofighter_45 :
johnyfacemelter wrote:

Dont get back together




tristan_deity wrote:

Foo Fighters are lame. Echoes was lame, everything they wright is just so bland, like elevator music.


tristan_deity wrote:

JDZYX wrote:

johnyfacemelter wrote:

Dont get back together



I hope you die.

No... I hope you die


I hope you all die

lol..agreed

[Tag43]

Man, the Foo Fighters are my all-time favorite band. When they make their comeback, it's going to be huge.

[johnyfacemelter]

tristan_deity wrote:

Foo Fighters are lame. Echoes was lame, everything they wright is just so bland, like elevator music.

high five

[PCbassist]

mitch rite wrote:

Oooh, he should do some more stuff with QOTSA then. The drumming on Songs for the Deaf was incredible. We need more Grohl there...

also more Mark Lanegan

oh god I would shit my pants if he got back with QOTSA

[claptonisgod04]

Man my two favorite bands right now are on a break...wolfmother who actually broke up, and now the foo's...this sucks

[Deacon Blues]

i know people get crazy over this band, but i still think they are overrated

[NightEmbers]

getts182 wrote:

Well, that sucks, but they've deserved it. Since '95 it seems like Dave Grohl has been working on Foo Fighters: recording an album essentially by himself, forming a band, touring, recording a second album, doing the drums after original drummer quits, replacing said drummer, touring, replacing Pat Smear on guitar, only to have his replacement quit, more touring, recording another album, adding Chris Schifflet on guitar, touring, recording, recording and touring with QOTSA, scrapping Foo Fighters album and recording it again, touring, recording Probot album, recording a new two-disc FF album, touring, recording a DVD, recording a new FF album, touring, and I'm sure a dozen other things I missed. And that's just Dave Grohl! Taylor Hawkins has his own side project, as does Nate Mendel, and Schifflet has Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and Jackson United. It'll be good for them to take a break, do their own things, and then come back with a great new Foo Fighters album.

lol damn son! do write their wikipedia or what

[Phoenix_24Leas]

seanjp7 wrote:

if i hear the best of you one more time i might shoot myself

And that's why you don't listen to the radio. Kinda sad though, that guy had some talent

[a7xf@n43v3r]

tristan_deity wrote:

Foo Fighters are lame. Echoes was lame, everything they wright is just so bland, like elevator music.

The Foos are not lame. Echoes wasn't by far close to their best, but one album doesn't make the band (unless its a REALLY SHITTY album), so shut the hell up.

Anyway, yeah, they need a break, Dave's voice is wearing out a bit.

QOTSA would be a GREAT idea....

But I could've sworn he switched to drum for a metal band.....?

Probably a bunch of bs, don't remember where I heard that.

[a7xf@n43v3r]

Oh by the way..... the radio ruins songs hella fast..... just look at Afterlife and Almost Easy by A7X. They beat those songs to death.

[EnyoAdonai]

I only support this break because they want it... It's still a shame though. But I didn't miss my opportunity to see them live they are, IMO, the greatest band around at the moment!

[Aahzmandius]

Dallen_007 wrote:

randymeeks81 wrote:

insurgentsteve wrote:

We are definitely in the middle of a good rock music dry-spell.

so true. it's the right time for them to take a break. wait until rock music is relevant and not dominated by mediocre bands like nickelback, buckcherry, and the like. and pop punk is really irrelevant at the moment as well. i went into hot topic (is not punk rock), to visit my friend that works there and the walls are plastered with Paramore posters, and a bunch of other bands that i don't even know who they are. i wish more bands i liked would take creative breaks to regroup and reboot. i wouldn't have to put up with the sub par albums they keep releasing just to remain "relevant" to a dying scene. we all need music to go underground, and stop making money, because it's ruining the art.


Umm...new Jack's Mannequin, Bayside, and Rise Against album coming out soon. I'd say music isn't that bad off.

+1 to bayside's new cd and in general

[Fandubidable]

Dammit, no RHCP, Foo Fighters, Incubus, or Strokes?! I guess hip hop will have to satisfy my needs.

[lul]

good he should come back in 8 years

[MegaEgga]

"I will come back! FOR YOUUUUU!!!!" says Dave Grohl.

[LifesSweetDrug]

I miss you already

[pinksalmon]

As long as they do come back ill be happy.

[SOADriff]

hmm... seems like dave has been talking to serj while he was touring with him.... both of their bands are on hiatus now.

[drumpat]

getts182 wrote:

Well, that sucks, but they've deserved it. Since '95 it seems like Dave Grohl has been working on Foo Fighters: recording an album essentially by himself, forming a band, touring, recording a second album, doing the drums after original drummer quits, replacing said drummer, touring, replacing Pat Smear on guitar, only to have his replacement quit, more touring, recording another album, adding Chris Schifflet on guitar, touring, recording, recording and touring with QOTSA, scrapping Foo Fighters album and recording it again, touring, recording Probot album, recording a new two-disc FF album, touring, recording a DVD, recording a new FF album, touring, and I'm sure a dozen other things I missed. And that's just Dave Grohl! Taylor Hawkins has his own side project, as does Nate Mendel, and Schifflet has Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and Jackson United. It'll be good for them to take a break, do their own things, and then come back with a great new Foo Fighters album.

So what? That's his job. And he does get paid well for all this "trouble". And it's not like he didn't choose it.

[Hungry_Hameds]

getts182 wrote:

Well, that sucks, but they've deserved it. Since '95 it seems like Dave Grohl has been working on Foo Fighters: recording an album essentially by himself, forming a band, touring, recording a second album, doing the drums after original drummer quits, replacing said drummer, touring, replacing Pat Smear on guitar, only to have his replacement quit, more touring, recording another album, adding Chris Schifflet on guitar, touring, recording, recording and touring with QOTSA, scrapping Foo Fighters album and recording it again, touring, recording Probot album, recording a new two-disc FF album, touring, recording a DVD, recording a new FF album, touring, and I'm sure a dozen other things I missed. And that's just Dave Grohl! Taylor Hawkins has his own side project, as does Nate Mendel, and Schifflet has Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and Jackson United. It'll be good for them to take a break, do their own things, and then come back with a great new Foo Fighters album.

Now they dont need to write a biography!!

I think in any walk of life if you work as hard as he does you deserve a break, and we wouldnt want them to just force a half baked album out, rather a 110% labour of love!

[Caribousunking]

It aint always good when a band goes away for years and returns. You're never going to meet everybodys expectations. Take Weezer as an example.

[Cheesepuff]

Dave has worked his ass off for more than 10 years. He deserves a break for all the great music he's made.

[Caribousunking]

During his hiatus, i bet Dave still manages to write a song or 6 about Courtney Love

[MuddyBuddy]

Man this just makes me want to drink beer and listen to the foo all night long... Not really different from any other night though, I may wear an amusing hat

[GoldSoundzUKNZ]

No!!!!! I still want to actually stand and see them in concert. When I saw them I had to sit down. And I agree with Chrisiphone, I want to hug Dave too!

[Uber-rocker]

hazzmatazz wrote:

frusciante_50 wrote:

Does it irritate anyone else that he is constanty referred to as the "ex Nirvana drummer?" The nostalgia is killing me.


Yes. Because it seems writers think that people are so small minded they have no idea who Dave Grohl is.

I personally think they deserve a break, and come back with great new material.

It annoys the crap out of me that he's referred to as Nirvana's ex-drummer - I mean, he is, but he's been the frontman for the Foo Fighters for the last 13 years.. Get with the times!!

But on topic, you wouldn't be able to comprehend how annoyed I was when I logged on to UG and saw this on the front page.. Fair's fair, they've worked their arses off for years without any significant break and they deserve some time off, but you never expect your favourite band to come out and say something like that. I hate the word 'hiatus' and I hate the words 'long break'.

[hb15577]

man that means no half decent rock music on the radio in the car for a while back to cds

[ThunderPX]

Look, all this means (if they really are on a break, which the article doesn't outright say, as usual) is that other bands who have been quiet for a while are going to come back with kickass albums. Then, by the time you've listened those to death, the Foos will have their next album ready. It's a cycle.

[AussieBassKid]

worst news ever.

[eatmoremusic]

randymeeks81 wrote:

insurgentsteve wrote:

We are definitely in the middle of a good rock music dry-spell.

If you think we're in the middle of a dry spell, you obviously haven't tuned your ear to any My Morning Jacket yet. But, all shameless whoring aside (!), I really like the Foo Fighters, and Nirvana, and QOTSA. BTW, this article really doesn't state in ANY way that they are done; It clearly defines the "long break" as being in the UK, but that may possibly cover everywhere else, too, lol. Anyway, I don't think their latest one is very good. The cut-off point for me was probably right around One By One (although I bought the IYH Special Dual-Disc edition, haha). Regardless, though, the Foos will always be one of my favorite bands, no matter how un-"Everlong" it continues to get.

[les_paul_01]

frusciante_50 wrote:

Does it irritate anyone else that he is constanty referred to as the "ex Nirvana drummer?" The nostalgia is killing me.

especially since the foo fighters are probably far more relevant and well known to the current generation of rock fans than nirvana is.

we like our generational icons alive, thank you very much.

[The_String_Man]

lul wrote:

good he should come back in 8 years

booo on your comment

[lavinia!]

It's good I've seen them live this year. Now they can take a break.

[eatmoremusic]

les_paul_01, I sadly believe you are correct. Yet our current genreation of PATD and MCR lovers should take the time to listen to "Unplugged in New York" or really ANY Nirvana. Music isn't just about Handlebars, Lollipops, and the Beatles! =p

Although, I had my time of PATD. I was surprised because on Pretty. Odd. they actually used geetars.

[MerryGoRound]

Well done Dave. Now go rest, and come back with some freakin' awesome music. I'm a pretty big fan, and even I can admit their sound has gotten a little stale. Long Road to Ruin is the only Foo Fighters single that I turn off if i hear it on the radio...no more Long Road to Ruin's!

[SonoftheFoo]

PEOPLE WHO SAY THE FOO FIGHTERS ARE BAD IN ANY WAY CAN GO TO HELL!!!!! all thier songs are good(espicially skin and bones)

[SonoftheFoo]

Espicially you johnyfacemelter!!!!! I hope they dont take to long of a break because they are awsome, though they do deserve it, congradulations at Harley Fest this year Foo Fighters!!

[dovidioa]

I personally would like to see more of Dave Grohl as Satan.

All in favor?

[dovidioa]

johnyfacemelter sucks

[dovidioa]

I saw them at red rocks. it was sweet.

Dave will do something else, he doesn't stop.

[SonoftheFoo]

i totally agree with you dovidioa. i went to harley fest this year and they stayed on stage for a long time, awsome!!!

[SonoftheFoo]

eatmoremusic,
i totally agree with you, also three of your favorite bands all have dave grohl in them, foo fighters, nirvana, and QOTSA

[Gatrie]

Well, the Foo are about forgetting Central America. It seems they never went there or have never heard of them going there. You really have a fan base in countries like Panama or Mexico, but I'm happy that they're taking a well deserved rest. Viva La Foo! xD