Foo Fighters frontman weathers the loss of another bandmate after the infamous 1994 death of Kurt Cobain.
Friday in Bogotá, Colombia — which authorities say may be tied to drugs — it marks the second time that Grohl has lost one of his beloved bandmates.Grohl told The Post just how much he believed in the brotherhood of being in a band. In fact, he said that’s why he never went solo in his career as a two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer.
“You know, I like being in a band, man,” said Grohl, 53. “Like, I don’t know what it would feel like if I walked onstage and I didn’t know the keyboard player, or I didn’t know the drummer, or they were people that were just hired to come out and play these songs. I don’t know — I don’t know if I would like that. I honestly think I wouldn’t.”Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dead at 50
Indeed, despite the pain of having already lost Cobain, Grohl had found an even deeper band bond with Hawkins and the Foos. “There’s something about walking onstage with your guys. There’s a security in that,” he said. “There’s something about being a group, that it’s not just me against the world — it’s us against the world. I don’t know what it’s like to be a solo artist, but I do know what it’s like to be in a f—king band. And I gotta say, it feels good.
Also in his book, Grohl recounts how there was an instant connection when Hawkins joined the Foo Fighters in 1997. “Upon first meeting, our bond was immediate, and we grew closer with every day, every song, every note that we ever played together,” he writes. “We are absolutely meant to be, and I am grateful that we found each other in this lifetime.”
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