Dave Grohl confirms Foo Fighters taking a break
By Nikki Hill at October 3, 2012 | 11:04 am | Print
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Dave Grohl has cleared up any confusion on whether or not Foo Fighters are breaking up. News flash: They’re not. You can exhale now.
Over the weekend, Grohl stated during the Foo Fighters set at the Global Citizen Festival that the band had no more shows. Panic arose as fans wondered if the guys were splitting or if they might be going on an extended hiatus. In a letter to fans, Grohl suggested it would be the latter, which, if we’re being honest here, doesn’t make us any less sad.
Here’s Grohl’s entire letter, via his publicist:
Hey everyone…
Dave here. Just wanted to write and thank you all again from the bottom of my heart for another incredible year. (Our 18th, to be exact!) We truly never could have done any of this without you…
Never in my wildest dreams did I think Foo Fighters would make it this far. I never thought we COULD make it this far, to be honest. There were times when I didn’t think the band would survive. There were times when I wanted to give up. But… I can’t give up this band. And I never will. Because it’s not just a band to me. It’s my life. It’s my family. It’s my world.
Yes… I was serious. I’m not sure when the Foo Fighters are going to play again. It feels strange to say that, but it’s a good thing for all of us to go away for a while. It’s one of the reasons we’re still here. Make sense? I never want to NOT be in this band. So, sometimes it’s good to just… put it back in the garage for a while…
But, no gold watches or vacations just yet… I’ll be focusing all of my energy on finishing up my Sound City documentary film and album for worldwide release in the very near future. A year in the making, it could be the biggest, most important project I’ve ever worked on. Get ready… it’s coming.
Me, Taylor, Nate, Pat, Chris, and Rami… I’m sure we’ll all see you out there… somewhere…
Thank you, thank you, thank you…
Dave
Well, at least we know there’s still hope.
As for the Sound City project Grohl mentioned, it’s a documentary about Sound City Studios, the legendary Los Angeles studio that saw the recordings of classic albums from Tom Petty, Neil Young, Johnny Cash and a band Grohl is all too familiar with, Nirvana.
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