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“Every time I sing ‘If everything could feel this real forever’ – and everyone else is singing it in time – that’s pretty powerful”: How Dave Grohl created the cathartic rock anthem that became the Foo Fighters’ signature song

“When I’ve written a song, I know what the drums should sound like in my head”

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“This is like the center of gravity for the bass world”: Geezer Butler, Tal Wilkenfeld and Nate Mendel hail the legacy of the P Bass, as Fender celebrates its 75th anniversary

Fender unveils the 75th Anniversary P Bass Collection featuring a a stunning American Professional PJ Bass, a Player II P Bass in Diamond Dust Sparkle, and a retro American Vintage II 1951 model

MusicRadar

“Then I see the security guard person is eyeing me and it looks like I’m shoplifting when I’m doing the opposite”: Dave Grohl talks about hiding CDRs of the new Foos album around Southern California

Plus band’s music knowledge is tested by Track Star

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“To get into the personal details, of why that didn’t necessarily sync up, just didn’t seem like it was going to benefit anybody”: Nate Mendel of Foo Fighters explains why the reasons for Josh Freese’s sacking were kept vague

But Freese says “no one should feel sorry for me”

MusicRadar

Foo Fighters agreed not to give Josh Freese details about reasons for firing

Foo Fighters did not give Josh Freese a reason for his firing as they didn't think it was a good idea to get "into the personal details".

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‘Validation was an insatiable monster’: Dave Grohl on Foo Fighters’ punk-rock return – and life after his infidelity

In his first newspaper interview after fathering a child outside his marriage, Grohl discusses his changed outlook, his grief for Taylor Hawkins, and the 430 therapy sessions he’s had

The Guardian - UK

“My life was going down the toilet. I was trying to stay out of everybody’s way, just to finish what I’d started." The story behind the troubled birth of Foo Fighters' second album, The Colour And The Shape

Despite countless setbacks and obstacles, Dave Grohl emerged from Kurt Cobain's shadow with a clutch of songs that primed Foo Fighters for stadiums

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Dave Grohl on Foo Fighters after Taylor Hawkins: ‘Continuing was complicated’

Hawkins, the former Foo Fighters drummer, died suddenly in 2022 aged 50

The Independent UK

Dave Grohl says ‘world is not the same’ since death of Foo Fighters bandmate

Taylor Hawkins died suddenly in 2022 while the band were on the South American leg of their world tour.

Evening Standard

"It's a celebration of the common man and his extraordinary potential." The story behind the Foo Fighters classic that everyone assumed was about Kurt Cobain - but was actually about something a lot more simple

People misinterpreted this song's meaning for years, but it made it no less poignant

Louder

“We were very aware of creating something that didn’t sound exactly like anybody else. Now, of course, it sounds like everyone else”: This cult Seattle band helped invent 90s emo. Then Dave Grohl poached two of their members for Foo Fighters

Seattle was the home of grunge, but 90s emo pioneers Sunny Day Real Estate offered something grander.

Louder

“I was like, ‘OK, so how many songs am I not going to play bass on?’” Nate Mendel on the time John Paul Jones arrived for his Foo Fighters cameo

Foo Fighters’ ambitious double-disc In Your Honour included guest performers Josh Homme, Norah Jones and Led Zeppelin legend John Paul Jones

Guitar World

“I remember seeing my first rock legend snorting cocaine in the bathroom, like, ‘Oh, I’ve heard about this’”: Foo Fighters’ Nate Mendel on the night they played at David Bowie’s epic 50th birthday bash

The Foos joined Robert Smith, Kim Gordon, Lou Reed and more for a triumphant night at Madison Square Garden

Louder

“I've always played with a pick, but up until the fifth Foo Fighters record, I never played downstrokes”: How Nate Mendel changed the way he played bass to “support Dave’s songs as best as possible”

From the Bass Player Archive: An interview with Foo Fighters bassist Nate Mendel

Guitar World

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Chicago Sun-Times

Foo Fighters create a nostalgic atmosphere at Riot Fest 2023

“Whenever we play this city I always gives props, not only to Cubby Bear, not only to Naked Raygun, not only to my cousin Tracy who took me, but to the city of Chicago. Without you I don’t think I’d be doing this thing,” David Grohl told fans on Friday…

Daily Mirror

Foo Fighters announce new drummer following death of late Taylor Hawkins

Foo Fighters have confirmed the identity of their latest drummer, who's following in the footstep of the late Taylor Hawkins, who was a member of the band from 1997 until his death last year

Dublin Live

Foo Fighters' David Grohl and Nate Mendel enjoy dinner at popular Dublin restaurant Rosa Madre

The pair have been spotted out and about around the capital this week

Evening Standard

Foo Fighters to pay special tribute to Taylor Hawkins with London gig

The glittering event celebrating the drummer’s life will take place on September 3 this year

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Wales Online

Foo Fighters announce Taylor Hawkins tribute concert at Wembley Stadium in London

The drummer died in March

The Independent UK

Machine Gun Kelly: I want to tell Hawkins’ children their father was a great man

The US rapper, who met Hawkins two days before his death, said the drummer was ‘such a beautiful soul’ and that he was ‘lucky to know him.’

The Independent UK

Paul McCartney: Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins was a rock and roll hero

The former Beatle paid tribute to the musician as he recalled the time he had played drums for the Foo Fighters in a recording session.

The Independent UK

‘Huge loss for music’ as Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins dies at 50

The drummer played in the band for more than two decades.

Manchester Evening News

Taylor Hawkins: Tributes pour in for Foo Fighters drummer following death aged 50

The band announced the heartbreaking news of Hawkins' death in a statement as the rock world mourns

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