Foo Fighters were not a band known for drama. In fact, when they first started rehearsing in the mid-Nineties, frontman Dave Grohl apparently told bassist Nate Mendel he wanted the band to be “low-drama, and for it to be fun”.
The last few years, though, have been some of the most tumultuous of their career. Drummer Taylor Hawkins died in March 2022, while Grohl’s mother, Virginia, whom he described as his “entire world”, died four months later. In September 2024, Grohl – married to wife Jordyn Blum for 20 years – then made a public statement that he had fathered a baby daughter with another woman. He announced his intention to be a “loving and supportive parent” while doing everything to earn the “trust and forgiveness” of his wife and their three daughters.
