What a song means to you, and what it means to the person next to you, can often be completely different. Sometimes even the creator of said song won’t have a clear idea of exactly who or what they’re writing about. For decades, it's been assumed that one of the biggest ever songs by one of the biggest ever rock bands was written in tribute to the passing of a music legend, but the truth might be far simpler. When Foo Fighters created My Hero, it wasn’t for celebrities, or presidential candidates, but for normal, ordinary people. And it became an iconic song in their back catalogue.
Dave Grohl had managed to pick himself up from the wreckage left by Kurt Cobain’s death and Nirvana’s abrupt end to create an album that people had truly loved, all by himself. Certified Platinum in both the UK and the US, the self-titled debut Foo Fighters album was a surprise smash hit in 1995, leading Grohl to turn his little basement recording project into a full band.
