Foo Fighters<\/strong>\u2018 twelfth studio album, \u201cYour Favorite Toy,\u201d was recently released, and it\u2019s difficult to fathom that at one point, Dave Grohl<\/strong> almost gave up on music. The death of his Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain took a toll on him, but a fleeting encounter with a hitchhiker inspired Grohl to return to what he loved essentially the most, propelling him into forming the Foo Fighters.<\/p>\n Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl was on \u201cThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/a>\u201d on May 4, where the host asked him whether there was a moment that made him realize he was able to make music again after Nirvana.<\/p>\n Grohl was the grunge band\u2019s drummer in 1994, when Kurt Cobain died, and the band disbanded immediately after. Grohl said he was distraught on the time and had doubts about returning to music. \u201cIt made me sad to consider playing in one other band. Losing Nirvana, losing Kurt was a extremely dark, emotional experience,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He took time to get his \u201chead together\u201d and went to Ireland. While driving on the Ring of Kerry and taking within the stunning coastal views, he passed by a hitchhiker. What was interesting was that the person was wearing a Kurt Cobain shirt. \u201cI assumed, that is the universe telling me, \u2018You’ve gotten to proceed. You’ve gotten to maneuver on. You’ve gotten to go forward.’\u201d Grohl explained.<\/p>\n Grohl joined Nirvana in 1990, and the band, which also included Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear, was at its height when their frontman, Cobain, died by suicide in April 1994. The music industry was stunned, and 1000’s gathered for a public vigil to mourn the singer, who was considered a defining figure within the grunge movement.<\/p>\n Gro<\/a>hl shared the identical story in 2021 during a BBC Radio 4 interview, saying he couldn\u2019t even activate the radio or play instruments within the aftermath. \u201cEven hearing music hurt,\u201d he shared. The months-long slump prompted him to make a journey to Ireland, where he saw the hitchhiker. \u201cI needed to go somewhere where I could just disappear and kind through my life, and check out to determine what to do next,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Following the encounter, he returned to Seattle and recorded the Foo Fighters\u2019 first songs.<\/p>\n Grohl already had just a few songs that he had written previously, and he had a probability to play a number of the demos for Cobain, who expressed his approval. He decided to record those by himself, not desirous about what it’d result in. In any case, he wasn\u2019t a part of any band at that time. \u201cBut I needed to do it to survive, to get on with life. And I\u2019m glad I did,\u201d he revealed.<\/p>\nThe Frontman Said \u2018Hearing Music Hurt\u2019 For A While<\/h2>\n
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Dave Grohl Was A One-Man Band When Foo Fighters Formed<\/h2>\n
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