He’s the ultimate rock star, the guy we all want to be friends with (so he tells us a thousand studio and touring stories). Quebec will reunite with Dave Grohl on Saturday night when the Foo Fighters return to the Plains of Abraham. Why do we like him so much, Dave? Here are some possible answers.
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He is a warrior
Who forgot their absurd summer of 2015? In June in Sweden he broke his leg falling off the stage, but finished the concert anyway. Then, in Quebec, despite Grohl’s leg cast, the Foos had insisted on playing four songs, even though a violent storm made holding a show dangerous. It’s simple: If Dave Grohl were a hockey player, he would have attended a Stanley Cup Finals game with a broken ankle and dislocated shoulder.
He’s an ex-Nirvana
Just the fact that he was in the group that changed the face of rock in the early 1990s with Kurt Cobain makes him an intriguing character. When Foo Fighters returned to FEQ in 2018, we heard a little of the Smells Like Teen Spirit tune. A complete Nirvana classic this year? It’s highly unlikely, but we can afford to dream.
He likes young musicians
During the pandemic, Grohl developed a long-distance friendship with 12-year-old UK drummer prodigy Nandi Bushell. Their drum fight caused a stir on the internet and showed that the gentle rocker not only knows how to entertain crowds of several thousand people, but also highlights the talent of young musicians. He also did the same with a 9-year-old Japanese drummer and invited a 10-year-old kid onstage in Kansas City to perform a cover of “Enter Sandman.”
It doesn’t discriminate
Dave Grohl once said that there are no secret pleasures in listening to music. In other words, don’t let anyone tell you that what you like is cheesy. He himself put his teaching into practice by befriending Rick Astley, the 1980s pop icon whom purists liked to poke fun at. He even invited him to sing “Never Gonna Give You Up” at Foo Fighters performances. “He’s the seventh member of the band,” Grohl previously said.
He is a very sensitive and family-friendly person
The Foo Fighters’ latest album, out this spring, pays homage to his great friend, drummer Taylor Hawkins, who passed away suddenly in 2022, and his late mother. As a father of three, Grohl has hired his 17-year-old daughter Violet, who is a regular performer on backing vocals at concerts on the band’s current tour.
- Foo Fighters at the Plains of Abraham, Saturday 9:30pm and at the Verdun Auditorium, Monday evening.