He told Rolling Stone magazine: When I joined Nirvana I was the fifth or sixth drummer, I dont know if theyd ever had a drummer they were totally happy with. And they were strangers. There was never much of a deeper connection outside of the music. Krist and Kurt had a legendary lifetime connection. Those guys were soulmates. Theyd been through so much together, from Aberdeen, to the success of Nevermind. They f*cking shared everything. I never really shared that moment with them because I came
And here i was wondering how they were gonna replicate that insanley thundering bass Krist laid down on the album. Pat is the shit! And this is truly one of my faves off the new record
Dave Grohl knew Kurt Cobain for a whopping 3 and a half years. Why does everyone seem to think that those two were best friends? Cobain's best friend was Novoselic, not Grohl, and Grohl has even noted of rifts in the band between he and Cobain. Dave is from Washington, DC, not Seattle. Didnt join the band til he was 21. Nirvanas a very short period of his life. He was thrown into the spotlight with two strangers as he noted and admitted to feeling lonely in the band. Use. Your. Heads.
“With every album, if I ever sing a song about losing someone or death, most people really just sort of assume that it’s about Kurt,” Grohl said. “And I have wonderful memories of Kurt. Kurt was a great dude. He was a really sweet guy. And it’s heartbreaking still, what happened. But unfortunately, it’s happened to me more than once in my life. So when I first started writing that song, I was writing it about someone else.”
there you go folks. from Dave himself. The song eventually took on even broader meaning, as songs often do, beyond the initial inspiration. “The idea is really more that you don’t think about the specific person or who it’s about. It’s just about what it’s about. “I don’t want to take that connection from you because it might have happened to you,” he continued. “So when you’re listening to it or singing it, you’re doing it for your own reasons, not mine.”
For those of you who have not seen "Back and Fourth" Dave said he wrote the song about a situation that he knew was going bad but kept the course however, he went on to say during the recording of the song and having Krist come in it became had for himself to not make the parallel to his past.
Double Bass is great! Pats' got the "Boris" Bass/Guitar Guitar. AWESOME!!! Foos have the 3 gutars now!!! Kinda like Molly Hatchet or Articles Of Faith or whatever, sounds frigin' good!
Ye the new Foos album sounds amazing :D When I heard this song,straight away I thought it was about Kurt because of the lyrics and with Noveselic playing bass it made me think that it was about Kurt even more. And aswell Nirvana were like glue,they loved each other,I don't think Dave forgets that at all.I'm not saying that he thinks about him everyday but he does keep him in mind,that's what counts.
@IDanClarkI It could, yes. Maybe that was intentional by Dave, but I'm pretty certain the only line about Kurt is 'I've been here before'. The rest of the song is about someone after Kurt, hence the past tense of that that line.
from such a different place." Dave also said he was never really accepted in the band, because Kurt wasnt satisfied with his musical skills. Rolling Stone interview 7/19/2005 Google it. One of Dave's actual childhood best friends Jimmy died in 2009 and he wrote a song about him on the Greatest Hits record, "Word Forward." There are people that Dave has known all of his life and for way longer than Cobain, that he writes about. Show. Some. Respect.
@RockNGrohl4593 Butch has never said "This song is about Kurt, Dave told me". His exact quote was "We had Krist Novoselic come in and play bass [on the song], and I'm not exactly sure what the song's about, but to me, it seems there's definitely some references about Kurt Cobain, and it's one of the most primal, raw things the Foo Fighters have ever done, and I think it's one of the best tracks on the record," So yeah, he thinks some of it is about Kurt. Which it is. One line.
@ralexh11 He doesn't exactly say this one isn't about Kurt. He says that the songs off the Self titled album aren't about Kurt (As they were obviously written before his death) But this song is about all the times he should have known something was going to happen like it did. Butch Vig however instigates the song is about his past and Kurt.
I would be shocked if this isn't about Kurt. I don't know why people think Dave would never write songs about him. At the beginning he didn't want to because he wanted it to be clear that Foo Fighters was separate from Nirvana, but they're clearly established now. The Foos already have a couple songs about Kurt anyways, and the lyrics of this one clearly make it seem like this is another.
@OfficialFFL But think about it, some of the lines wouldn't make sense to be about Kurt. 'Didn't hear your warning' The Rome incident was a pretty clear warning. 'Came without a warning' 'Caught Me unaware' Again, Kurts death wasn't exactly without a warning was it?
the only song admitting about Cobain is Friend of a Friend, which is one of the first songs he ever wrote. The song is about how weird Cobain was, because Dave just met him. Why does everyone act like these two were separated at birth? they werent. Dave admitting felt lonely in that band because they were NEW bandmates and the whole time Nevermind blew up, he didnt have anyone there to share that experience with. You have to look at this from Dave Grohl's perspective.
@cityofstars People have said that about almost every song Dave has wrote about someone. As Dave himself said when people were "confident" that Let It Die was about Kurt, "I've known a lot of people in my life". Just because he writes a heart felt song about another person doesn't automatically mean it's about Kurt. Kurt Cobain and Nirvana are a VERY small part of Dave Grohl's life. That's no disrespect to Kurt, but man.. Dave's not in his shadow anymore. Hasn't been for over a decade.
@OfficialFFL well, the rome incident was only a suicide attempt according to courtney love, and kurt's best friend dylan carlson said he was the happiest he had ever been.
@littlebearchloe The documentary he NEVER said who this was about. Butch Vig said he thought it might be about Kurt. Watch it (Back and Forth) again. He never mentions Kurt when in reference to this song. Doesn't mean it's not about him, but I'm sure Dave is SICK AND TIRED of fielding questions about it, 17 years after the fact.
Dave and Kurt didnt have the greatest relationship, but for Dave to come out and say it would be in bad taste. Hes the nicest guy in rock and he gets along with anyone. You have the wrong guy. Krist Novoselic is Kurt's closest friend, not Dave. Krist and Kurt GREW UP together. They didnt meet Dave until their early 20s and it only lasted a little over 3 years.
@jjc19461 Knowing who it is about, I highly doubt he is laughing. He just wanted Krist to be part of this very personal song I guess. If you do some googling about Dave and events over the last two years, you should be able to work out who it's about.
its down right appalling to think that he would STILL be writing about Cobain after 17 years. The only song hes ever written about Cobain is "Friend of a Friend" and ironically, its about how lonely he was when he first joined a band with "two strangers." Dave periodically went home to Virginia when the popularity got too crazy to see his family and friends. Sorry folks, between Grohl and Cobain, youre looking for a connection that isnt there. Daves known many people in his life we dont know
@OfficialFFL than why did novelselic contribute to the song? is it all a big mindfuck by mr grohl? i bet he is laughing his ass off while we try to decipher it..
so please, have some f*cking respect for Dave here. I wonder how annoying it must be if people continually come to him even 17 years later asking about a bandmate he knew for 3 and a half years, he was never best friends with. Daves unfortunately become the spokesman for that band just because he has continued on making music. Google "Dave Grohl, lonely, Nirvana" to read the article. Its from July 2005.
and lets not forget one important FACT about Nirvana. Dave Grohl was 1/3rd of it. You always hear about Cobain this or Cobain that, and thats completely disrespecting Grohl's contribution to the band. You think its a coincidence Nirvana didnt get big til Grohl joined, and hes STILL making good (and sometimes much better) music? Cobain NEEDED Grohl in that band, plain and simple. Take away his drumming, its not the same is it?
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Man... all these new songs sound like a best singles album!! Can't wait for them..............
Dave, you totally rock, this song is amazing and nobody could sing it better than you!!! So emotional!!! Love it!!
first foo fighters album i ever bought and im glad that i did!
I love this song! Can't waitfor the new album!
This is one of my favorites of this record. It's so damn good! Love it!
He told Rolling Stone magazine: When I joined Nirvana I was the fifth or sixth drummer, I dont know if theyd ever had a drummer they were totally happy with. And they were strangers. There was never much of a deeper connection outside of the music. Krist and Kurt had a legendary lifetime connection. Those guys were soulmates. Theyd been through so much together, from Aberdeen, to the success of Nevermind. They f*cking shared everything. I never really shared that moment with them because I came
awesome song
this is an unbelievable track, end of story.
I should have known that this was going to be a GREAT SONG!!!
And here i was wondering how they were gonna replicate that insanley thundering bass Krist laid down on the album. Pat is the shit! And this is truly one of my faves off the new record
Dave Grohl knew Kurt Cobain for a whopping 3 and a half years. Why does everyone seem to think that those two were best friends?
Cobain's best friend was Novoselic, not Grohl, and Grohl has even noted of rifts in the band between he and Cobain. Dave is from Washington, DC, not Seattle. Didnt join the band til he was 21. Nirvanas a very short period of his life. He was thrown into the spotlight with two strangers as he noted and admitted to feeling lonely in the band.
Use. Your. Heads.
“With every album, if I ever sing a song about losing someone or death, most people really just sort of assume that it’s about Kurt,” Grohl said. “And I have wonderful memories of Kurt. Kurt was a great dude. He was a really sweet guy. And it’s heartbreaking still, what happened. But unfortunately, it’s happened to me more than once in my life. So when I first started writing that song, I was writing it about someone else.”
there you go folks. from Dave himself.
The song eventually took on even broader meaning, as songs often do, beyond the initial inspiration. “The idea is really more that you don’t think about the specific person or who it’s about. It’s just about what it’s about. “I don’t want to take that connection from you because it might have happened to you,” he continued. “So when you’re listening to it or singing it, you’re doing it for your own reasons, not mine.”
For those of you who have not seen "Back and Fourth" Dave said he wrote the song about a situation that he knew was going bad but kept the course however, he went on to say during the recording of the song and having Krist come in it became had for himself to not make the parallel to his past.
He finally went there, right on Dave.
Double Bass is great! Pats' got the "Boris" Bass/Guitar Guitar. AWESOME!!!
Foos have the 3 gutars now!!! Kinda like Molly Hatchet or Articles Of Faith or whatever, sounds frigin' good!
Ye the new Foos album sounds amazing :D
When I heard this song,straight away I thought it was about Kurt because of the lyrics and with Noveselic playing bass it made me think that it was about Kurt even more. And aswell Nirvana were like glue,they loved each other,I don't think Dave forgets that at all.I'm not saying that he thinks about him everyday but he does keep him in mind,that's what counts.
@IDanClarkI
It could, yes. Maybe that was intentional by Dave, but I'm pretty certain the only line about Kurt is 'I've been here before'. The rest of the song is about someone after Kurt, hence the past tense of that that line.
This song is not about Kurt Cobain. Well, the line 'I've been here before' likely refers to Kurt, but the rest of the song is about someone else.
@humpterthompson he's back permanently actually...recorded the album with them too!
from such a different place."
Dave also said he was never really accepted in the band, because Kurt wasnt satisfied with his musical skills.
Rolling Stone interview 7/19/2005
Google it.
One of Dave's actual childhood best friends Jimmy died in 2009 and he wrote a song about him on the Greatest Hits record, "Word Forward."
There are people that Dave has known all of his life and for way longer than Cobain, that he writes about. Show. Some. Respect.
@TJRy12921 And don't forget the fact that Krist Novoselic (Nirvana's bassist) coincidentally features on this track...
@RockNGrohl4593
Butch has never said "This song is about Kurt, Dave told me". His exact quote was
"We had Krist Novoselic come in and play bass [on the song], and I'm not exactly sure what the song's about, but to me, it seems there's definitely some references about Kurt Cobain, and it's one of the most primal, raw things the Foo Fighters have ever done, and I think it's one of the best tracks on the record,"
So yeah, he thinks some of it is about Kurt. Which it is. One line.
@cityofstars i agree
When is this album coming out i CANNOT WAIT!!!
i believe this is the song from the album with Krist Novoselic on bass (and accordion)
album comes out 4/12
@ralexh11 He doesn't exactly say this one isn't about Kurt. He says that the songs off the Self titled album aren't about Kurt (As they were obviously written before his death) But this song is about all the times he should have known something was going to happen like it did. Butch Vig however instigates the song is about his past and Kurt.
I would be shocked if this isn't about Kurt. I don't know why people think Dave would never write songs about him. At the beginning he didn't want to because he wanted it to be clear that Foo Fighters was separate from Nirvana, but they're clearly established now. The Foos already have a couple songs about Kurt anyways, and the lyrics of this one clearly make it seem like this is another.
@schankster8000 the video was removed...? There's a new video for Rope and it sounds great
@calmlikeabomb117 That's not Noveselic, it's their touring pianist.
@OfficialFFL
But think about it, some of the lines wouldn't make sense to be about Kurt.
'Didn't hear your warning'
The Rome incident was a pretty clear warning.
'Came without a warning'
'Caught Me unaware'
Again, Kurts death wasn't exactly without a warning was it?
the only song admitting about Cobain is Friend of a Friend, which is one of the first songs he ever wrote.
The song is about how weird Cobain was, because Dave just met him. Why does everyone act like these two were separated at birth? they werent. Dave admitting felt lonely in that band because they were NEW bandmates and the whole time Nevermind blew up, he didnt have anyone there to share that experience with.
You have to look at this from Dave Grohl's perspective.
@KUKJAVELN April 12th!
@cityofstars People have said that about almost every song Dave has wrote about someone. As Dave himself said when people were "confident" that Let It Die was about Kurt, "I've known a lot of people in my life". Just because he writes a heart felt song about another person doesn't automatically mean it's about Kurt. Kurt Cobain and Nirvana are a VERY small part of Dave Grohl's life. That's no disrespect to Kurt, but man.. Dave's not in his shadow anymore. Hasn't been for over a decade.
@OfficialFFL well, the rome incident was only a suicide attempt according to courtney love, and kurt's best friend dylan carlson said he was the happiest he had ever been.
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@madcow312 that is what i thought too. Ohh well, they both kick ass
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@OfficialFFL supposely "every" song is about kurt by them...
@cityofstars That would make sense
@littlebearchloe The documentary he NEVER said who this was about. Butch Vig said he thought it might be about Kurt. Watch it (Back and Forth) again. He never mentions Kurt when in reference to this song. Doesn't mean it's not about him, but I'm sure Dave is SICK AND TIRED of fielding questions about it, 17 years after the fact.
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Dave and Kurt didnt have the greatest relationship, but for Dave to come out and say it would be in bad taste. Hes the nicest guy in rock and he gets along with anyone.
You have the wrong guy. Krist Novoselic is Kurt's closest friend, not Dave. Krist and Kurt GREW UP together. They didnt meet Dave until their early 20s and it only lasted a little over 3 years.
@jjc19461 Knowing who it is about, I highly doubt he is laughing. He just wanted Krist to be part of this very personal song I guess. If you do some googling about Dave and events over the last two years, you should be able to work out who it's about.
this song is NOT about Kurt Kobain, if anyone saw Foo Fighters: Back and Forth they would know that
its down right appalling to think that he would STILL be writing about Cobain after 17 years.
The only song hes ever written about Cobain is "Friend of a Friend" and ironically, its about how lonely he was when he first joined a band with "two strangers." Dave periodically went home to Virginia when the popularity got too crazy to see his family and friends.
Sorry folks, between Grohl and Cobain, youre looking for a connection that isnt there. Daves known many people in his life we dont know
@OfficialFFL than why did novelselic contribute to the song? is it all a big mindfuck by mr grohl? i bet he is laughing his ass off while we try to decipher it..
so please, have some f*cking respect for Dave here.
I wonder how annoying it must be if people continually come to him even 17 years later asking about a bandmate he knew for 3 and a half years, he was never best friends with.
Daves unfortunately become the spokesman for that band just because he has continued on making music.
Google "Dave Grohl, lonely, Nirvana" to read the article. Its from July 2005.
and lets not forget one important FACT about Nirvana. Dave Grohl was 1/3rd of it.
You always hear about Cobain this or Cobain that, and thats completely disrespecting Grohl's contribution to the band. You think its a coincidence Nirvana didnt get big til Grohl joined, and hes STILL making good (and sometimes much better) music?
Cobain NEEDED Grohl in that band, plain and simple. Take away his drumming, its not the same is it?
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i hate that girl on the the violin, and that guy behind them on the blue shirtt, i dont like nothing that