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Between his propensity to depart waitstaff $1000 ideas, and different quite a few charitable acts, Dave Grohl has earned a status of being “the nicest man in rock.”
Grohl lately sat down with Planet Rock to debate the Foo Fighters forthcoming new album, Drugs at Midnight, lead single ‘Disgrace, Disgrace’ and his status for being a bonafide sweetheart.
In the course of the interview, Grohl was requested how he feels in regards to the “nicest man in rock” title that has been bestowed upon him, and he answered within the humblest, most Dave Grohl means possible.
“Nicely, to start with, it’s unfaithful. As a result of I’ve met a variety of different musicians which might be rather more variety and beneficiant than I’m,” he mused. “Right here’s the factor – I’ve at all times checked out music as a group. Once I grew up exterior of Washington D.C. and I began taking part in with bands, it was such a small city {that a} pop-rock music scene was a very tight-knit group of buddies.
“And it was a group the place everyone sort-of helped one another – bands would assist different bands, some individuals would have labels and signal their buddies’ bands… However it actually was like a small group and I actually liked that about music.”
He continued, “So ever since I began travelling round taking part in music, I liked – once I present as much as the Studying Pageant or Glastonbury or no matter, one of many first issues I do is simply begin knocking on the doorways backstage with a bottle of whiskey in my hand.
“As a result of I simply wish to fucking hang around with individuals and have fun, like, ‘Are you able to consider it? That is what we do! That is fucking wonderful, man, let’s have a drink!’ So, it’s been 25 years of that!
“I’ve been bellied-up in a bar with most musicians, from the younger opening bands to the heroes I grew up listening to. I really feel like it’s a group of those who needs to be buddies and assist one another.
“I’m that man – I’m the man that jumps right into a pool along with his garments on, that’s me!”
Elsewhere within the interview, Grohl delved into the brand new sonic territory the Foo Fighters are exploring with Medicine at Midnight. Noting that the album is indebted in groove.
“I assumed the one album that we haven’t made but is type of a groove-oriented occasion album,” Grohl revealed. “Should you have been to listen to the remainder of the file, a variety of it’s rooted in these grooves that come from Sly & The Household Stone, and disco, the two-step-shuffle type of issues.
“As a drummer, I at all times take into consideration that as a basis, as a result of that might actually create the aesthetic or the vibe of the album. So I assumed – a variety of our favorite rock ‘n’ roll bands through the years have that one file that’s a rock ‘n’ roll file you can actually dance to.
Citing The Rolling Stones, ‘Tattoo You,’ and David Bowie’s ‘Let’s Dance,’ as inspiration, Grohl added: “A variety of our albums are actually type of driving, and generally they’re sort of morose, and melancholy, and introspective. I used to be like, ‘Fuck that, let’s have a celebration! Let’s make that file the place you’ll be able to bounce round.’
“Foolishly, I assumed, ‘This album goes to be the one the place your complete stadium sings and dances. This album is designed for giant audiences.’
“And we completed the album in February, able to go; I assumed, ‘That is it, that is going to be the largest factor the band has ever accomplished,’ after which the world shut down!”
Drugs at Midnight will arrive on Friday, February 5th 2021.
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