Foo Unlike Grohl, Youngblood is a private person and not a public figure, so the truth is that information about her is pretty limited. [158], In August 2009, Grohl was given the key to the city of Warren, Ohio, his birthplace, and performed the songs "Everlong", "Times Like These", and "My Hero". [42][43], Grohl's demo received interest from major labels. The first pressing of There Is Nothing Left To Lose actually came with a stick-on transfer of the same tattoo. Cobain said that he was excited at the possibility of having Novoselic and Grohl contribute more to the band's songwriting. [66][67] It was released on February 5, 2021, and debuted at number three on the Billboard 200. A mini documentary accompanied it. In October 1994, he scheduled studio time at Robert Lang Studios, and quickly recorded a fifteen-track demo. Foo Fighters fans will know that the cover of the bands third album, There Is Nothing Left To Lose, features a photograph of a tattoo of the bands FF logo on the back of Daves neck. On January 28, 2021, it was announced that the first authorized Dave Grohl documentary will be released via The Coda Collection. After his second year, he transferred yet again to Annandale High School. [156], In a June 2011 interview, Grohl revealed that he was going deaf in his left ear due to decades of performing on stage. In 2001, Grohl performed on Tenacious D's debut album, and appeared in the video for lead single "Tribute" as a demon. [120] Grohl had previously hosted the show during the first week of December 2012 as part of "Celebrity Guest Host Week". [143] The song, "Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners", appears on Foo Fighters' 2007 release Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, and features Kaki King. Rather than using his own name, Grohl released the cassette under the pseudonym "Late! [101], On November 6, 2013, Grohl played drums at the 2013 CMA Awards replacing drummer Chris Fryar for Country Music band Zac Brown Band. Jennifer is either in her early 60s or late 5os. I am ashamed of our president. Cobain admitted in a late 1993 MTV interview that he initially thought the riff was "kind of boneheaded", but was gratified at how the song developed (a process captured in part in a demo on the Nirvana box set With the Lights Out). [15] Rush drummer Neil Peart was an early influence: "When I got 2112 when I was eight years old, it fucking changed the direction of my life. Singer. He left temporarily and returned with a cast to finish the concert. Jennifer Youngblood is an American photographer who is famous for being the ex-wife of popular drummer and rock star David Grohl, who is the founder of Foo Two We'd meet in the middle sometimes with Bowie and Siouxsie and the Banshees. In July 2009, it was revealed that Grohl was recording with Josh Homme and John Paul Jones as Them Crooked Vultures. Single. In 1992 Melvins frontman Buzz Osborne recruited Dave to drum on his King Buzzo EP. Dave returned to the White House four years later to interview him for the Sonic Highways documentary series. who divorced photographer Jennifer Youngblood in 1997. [30], Nevermind (1991) exceeded all expectations and became a worldwide commercial success. I was like, What? Grohl became the drummer for Nirvana after Scream broke up in 1990. He has been married to producer and director Jordyn Blum with whom he shares three beautiful daughters since 2003. Deal? Are you kidding?' They separated in December 1996 and divorced in 1997. There were other factors as well: Grohls divorce from his first wife, Jennifer Youngblood, with whom Smear was a close friend, and the way Grohl dictated the band also played into his decision. Dave Grohl married photographer, Jennifer Leigh Youngblood in 1994 but divorced in December 1997. This article is about the American musician. The first Foo Fighters album was released in 1995, and a full band was assembled to tour and record under the Foo Fighters name; they have released 10 studio albums. Rather, it sounds like the timing just wasn't right. During this period, he taught himself to play drums. WebJennifer Youngblood is a photographer who has become known as the ex-wife of famous musician, Dave Grohl. The verse is just bullshit, its nothing, I wrote it in a bathroom, but the chorus on the other hand means a lot to me, he said. In a nice life-turning-full-circle moment, in 2013 Dave and Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins inducted the Canadian rock legends into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, and also performed a section of 2112 with the band. 1.[103]. [159][160], Grohl's hometown of Warren unveiled gigantic 902lb (409kg) drumsticks in 2012 to honor him. Tracey introduced them to punk rock by taking the pair to shows by a variety of punk bands. Quantity. Wherever she is, or whatever she is doing, Jennifer Youngblood will forever be part of the history of rock & roll. The cover of Foo Fighters' first album in 1995 featured a disintegrator pistol used by sci-fi character Buck Rogers. "[29], When Grohl joined Nirvana, the band had already recorded several demos for the follow-up to their debut album Bleach, having spent time recording with producer Butch Vig in Wisconsin. [127], In 2021, Grohl directed What Drives Us, a feature-length documentary on van touring. Many don't know that Jordyn Blum is Grohl's second wife, and that he was married to Jennifer Youngblood for over three years, and the end of their relationship shook the Foo Fighters. He also performed drums for their 2012 album Rize of the Fenix. He also released the music cassette Pocketwatch under the pseudonym Late! It wasn't until 2001 that Grohl met the love of his Nurture it. [96] In what was regarded as a Nirvana reunion with McCartney as a stand-in for Kurt Cobain, this was the first time in eighteen years that the three had played alongside each other. In mid-2010, Grohl added his name to the list of contributing rock star voice cameos for Cartoon Network's heavy metal parody/tribute show, Metalocalypse. [163], Grohl's first solo Rolling Stone cover story was published on December 4, 2014.[164]. [7] He is of German, Irish, and Slovak descent. Grohl said during the speech that Psy's "Gangnam Style" was one of his favorite songs of the past decade. He has worn a White Knot ribbon, a symbol of support for same-sex marriage, to various events; when questioned about the knot, he responded, "I believe in love and I believe in equality and I believe in marriage equality. Little is known about Youngblood, and she has kept a low profile for the last 26 years. [90][91], Also in 2010, Grohl helped write and performed on drums for "Watch This" with guitarist Slash and Duff McKagan on Slash's self-titled album that also included many other famous artists. "I was breaking up with a girl that I had been with for a while, so I was sort of in the middle of this intense emotional period," he said. Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohl. Grohl was a longtime fan of Smears first band, the volatile and highly combustible hardcore punk band The Germs. No, Arnold Schwarzenegger didnt make a cameo appearance on Smells Like Teen Spirit, but the Tama Black Beauty snare drum Dave Grohl used to record the song, hired from Drum Doctors on Sherman Way in Los Angeles, was nicknamed The Terminator. Every. On December 1, 2015, Grohl appeared on an episode of The Muppets where he competed in a "drum off" with Animal. [27] Osborne informed him that Nirvana was looking for a drummer and gave Grohl the phone numbers of Cobain and Novoselic, who invited Grohl to Seattle to audition. Grohl also featured on drums for new indie hip-hop band RDGLDGRN. [162], On November 11, 2014, Grohl joined Bruce Springsteen and Zac Brown on stage at the Concert for Valor in Washington, D.C. to support U.S. troops and veterans. Grohl played rhythm guitar for the song "If You Have Ghosts" (a cover of a Roky Erickson song), and drums on "I'm a Marionette" (an ABBA cover) as well as "Waiting for the Night" (a Depeche Mode cover). During a 1990 tour stop on the West Coast, Melvins guitarist Buzz Osborne took his friends Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic, of the band Nirvana, to see Scream. 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[64], On September 15, 2017, Foo Fighters released their ninth studio album Concrete and Gold, which became the band's second album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200. Grohl also contributed the main guitar riff for "Scentless Apprentice". During a Toronto stop on their 1987 tour, Grohl played drums for Iggy Pop at a CD release party held at famed club the El Mocambo. When Dave Grohl and Jennifer Youngblood split up in 1997, it presented a difficult situation for another band member. [85] Grohl also performed with McCartney at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, again playing drums on "I Saw Her Standing There". [118] On March 9, 2011, he appeared in the SNL Digital Short "Helen Mirren's Magical Bosom" and the sketch "Bongo's Clown Room".[119]. The Foo Fighters were on the verge of collapse, and Smear and Grohl were estranged for years. The couple met two years prior The couple welcomed their daughter Violet Maye in 2006, Harper Willow in 2009, and Ophelia Saint in 2014. "This is exactly what makes Dave amazing," notes Igor Avidon, a self-described Dave superfan who runs an agency by day. Initially, the plan was to release the album on Sub Pop, but the band received a great deal of interest based on the demos. WebDavid Eric " Dave " Grohl (born January 14, 1969) is an American rock musician and singer. Grohl is the drummer and co-founder of the rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures, and has recorded and toured with Queens of the Stone Age. [135], Cal Jam 18 was held October 56, 2018 in San Bernardino, California which featured the Foo Fighters and a Nirvana reunion.[136][137]. [123] The documentary was released April 30, 2021, as What Drives Us. "[23], Over the next four years, Grohl toured extensively with Scream, recording a live album (their show of May 4, 1990, in Alzey, Germany, being released by Tobby Holzinger as Your Choice Live Series Vol.10) and two studio albums, No More Censorship and Fumble, on which Grohl penned and sang vocals on the song "Gods Look Down". [112], On 25 June 2022 Grohl duetted with Paul McCartney when he headlined the Glastonbury Festival. He also referenced Edgar Winter's instrumental "Frankenstein" as the song that made him want to become a musician. ADVERTISEMENT Musician Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters and wife Jordyn Blum arrive to the 2005 MTV Movie Awards at the Shrine Auditorium June 4, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. [68] The eleventh Foo Fighters studio album But Here We Are is set to be released on June 2, 2023.[69]. [147], Grohl is an advocate for gun control. Given that Dave has played fundraising rallies in the U.S. for the Democratic Party and once publicly referred to former President Barack Obama as his hero, it might not come as a total surprise that he wasnt down with Donald Trump. Expect a full album from the Foos guitarist later this year A brutally honest and emotionally raw response to everything Foo Fighters have endured recently, 11th album But Here We Are arrives in June. Guests included Elton John, who disclosed on the E! The band have shared a 13-second snippet of what sounds like a brand-new song. he was married to a photographer named Jennifer Leigh Youngblood but the couple got divorced in the year 1997. In May 2006, Grohl sent a note of support to the two trapped miners in the Beaconsfield mine collapse in Tasmania, Australia, who had survived the initial rockfall. Dave played his first gig with Nirvana at the North Shore Surf Club in Olympia, Washington, on October 11, 1990. It became the band's first album to reach No. [38], Following Cobain's death in April 1994, Grohl retreated, unsure what to do. Grohl had previously been impressed by her talent and energy. I feel apologetic for it when I travel., Well, you know, theres never enough hours in the day when youre a father of three, a producer, a film-maker and a video director, in addition to being the worlds most in-demand rock star. [3] Grohl was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of Nirvana in 2014 and as a member of Foo Fighters in 2021. Grohl worked to create the Dream Widow album and aimed to release it at the same time as the film, on February 25, 2022. [citation needed] He and Novoselic decided against Novoselic joining; Grohl said it would have felt "really natural" for them to work together again, but would have been uncomfortable for the other band members and placed more pressure on Grohl. I don't know who's playing drums on it, he said, but it ain't me.. In the few times that Grohl has spoken publicly about his ex-wife (and one-time "X-Files" co-star), he tends to keep it brief, acknowledging his own mistakes and never saying a word against her. Strictly speaking, the track was more a Dave track than a Nirvana track, as the talented drummer played all the instruments on it, but Kurt joined in on vocals, the pair ditching the original lyrics in favour of simply grunting the word 'Meat!' | Source: Getty Images. When "All My Life" ended its run, after a one-week respite, "No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age took the number one spot. He declined an invitation to become Petty's permanent drummer. The vintage shooter featured on the album is a nod to sci-fi adventure hero Buck Rogers and his XZ-38 Disintegrator Pistol. Jennifer Youngblood was Daves first wife. His first concert was Naked Raygun at The Cubby Bear in Chicago in 1982. In high school, Dave joined a covers band fronted by his buddy Nick Christy. [4], David Eric Grohl was born in Warren, Ohio, on January 14, 1969,[5][6] the son of teacher Virginia Jean (ne Hanlon) and newswriter James Harper Grohl (19382014).