"we must adjust the time..."
"... carry out the task as the President of the United States... & apos;
"I challenge the new generation of young Americans..."
My biggest fantasy as a child
... is to watch my favorite band immediately plays,
and someone will come while saying,
"sorry, the band can't play tonight, their drummer's leg is broken .
"unless someone knows the whole song..."
then, of course, I want to jump and be the greatest drummer in the world.
I often fantasize about that.
with Nirvana, the music making process
... is so simple, pure and real.
Kurt is a lyricist that's great, he has a beautiful voice,
and he wrote songs simply.
there are many things about song writing that I learned while with Kurt
which I don't think people have taught.
< The record, namely Nevermind, was released
almost a year after I joined.
This song was titled Smells Like Teen Spirit.
before Dave joined,
there is a message from Kurt on the machine my answerer, saying...
"Butch! we have the best drummer in the world! he's the greatest drummer in the world.
"I'm not kidding. He's awesome, dude! " Then he closed it. </ P>
a week after we were in LA and I walked into the practice room with him. </ P>
Dave appeared, with thin body and long hair...
"Hey, man, I'm Dave. nice to meet you. " He was so excited.
I said, "Let's play. Play some songs for me... friend..."
And they play Teen Spirit.
Dave plays it... < /p>
...dan made me flinch.
of course, everyone says band...
they think we are great,
but I think the three of us never believed
anything that people said about us.
we never thought we would sell millions of records.
We never imagined that it would change my life and theirs.
but I know that the band sounds dense and so focused,
and they have making songs that have power.
we know something is happening
because the atmosphere of Gigs has changed.
switched from the underground community in the club, hipster
becomes, like... jocks that come to the event.
that's the first thing, like...
"God, so many jocks here," do you understand?
"sounds strange they like our music?
" You have to kick my ass to hear it. "
I am a big fan of Nirvana , like everyone else,
and I've read Kurt's interview
where he mentioned,
Nirvana will always be 4 parts, band with two guitars.
It will never be 3 parts. So I thought, "Oh, well that's where I am."
Pat comes from a punk band legendary rock named The Germs
and we all heard it.
There are no more bastards from The Germs.
The Germs never cared .
So when Pat plays in Seattle, we all just think,
"Oh God, hey, that's Pat Smear from The Germs.
"He is still alive... ??"
so Nirvana played in a big building,
with the help of Pat Smear to make the sound louder.
the day before the first practice I saw my photo on MTV News,
"Nirvana has a new guitarist, Pat Smear."
I feel, " God, it's real !! "
I don't think Kurt wants to be a big rock star.
and I don't think he can overcome the complexity in it. </ p >
no one likes the tour, or the band.
So Kurt decided to take a break,
even though we were doing a tour that couldn't rejected,
because you are a big band and can be sued.
We did it, about a week between two tour schedules.
I decided to fly home.
And Kurt went to Rome, where he met Courtney Love, his wife.
Hi, I'm Tabitha Soren, MTV News.
Nirvana's front man namely Kurt Cobain
entered the hospital because of a coma in Rome, Italy on Friday morning...
I turned on the TV, and Kurt was transported by ambulance in Rome.
I went to the hospital with him, didn't know what to do,
"would you say, this is Kurt Cobain, please bring he went to the VIP room, "
or said," This is just an ordinary person, no need to call the press "?
I said," this is Kurt Cobain, < br /> VIP. do something. "
Nirvana spokesperson reported signs of hope,
said that Kurt Cobain had responded when his name was called,
opened his eyes and touched his hand his wife.
when I go home, I remember once talked to him on the phone,
and said, "Hey friend, I don't want you to die, OK ? "
And he looks sorry, " No, I'm sorry, that is a mistake.
"I eat some pills, drink champagne and I it's in Rome...
"It's just a mistake."
is very sad. I got a message from Kurt, but I'm not home.
So whatever help he wants from me, I can't help him at that time.
And that's the last time I met and talked to him. </ P>
when I heard he killed himself...
I am numb / stiff.
I already know...
He has left, but I'm just fixated.
Kurt Cobain, a talented person, died at the age of 27.
For Courtney Love, Frances Bean Cobain,
Dave Grohl, Kris Novoselic and Pat Smear, we convey our deepest sympathy. </ P>
Everyone knows that Kurt is having a problem,
but it's something that never hoped you'd happens.
when someone is falling
you still can't understand that they will decide to commit suicide.
That's really terrible. </ p >
after Kurt's death, I don't want to play music anymore. I don't want to play drums.
when Kurt died, not only my friend died.
my whole life seemed to die with him
And I quit music business.
At the same point, I was finally motivated.
"I have to get out of this bleak situation I experienced it for about 8 months "
or whatever it's called...
I decided that I would take some of my favorite songs
that I wrote for 4 or 5 years Last , which has never been heard...
and I will record it...
... in a 24 track studio not far from my house.
And that's really exciting, because I do it alone.
I don't know why I did it. I just want to do something </ p >
so I schedule a week in the studio,
and at the end of that week, I have got the tape and it sounds good.
And I started thinking, "I want to put my name on it.
" People will imagine it's just a band.
" They won't know it is personnel from Nirvana. "</ P>
In the middle of the session, I got a call from Studio
Tom Petty wants me to play drum for him on the Saturday Night Live event.
I just thought, "God, he's my hero."
And I have the opportunity to join with the band if I want.
I really have to choose.
Will I play drums for Tom Petty, or I'll start all over again
and being a lead singer and guitar player in a band,
doing something that I have never done before,
believe me, it's not easy to say that to Tom Petty
that I won't be the drummer.
That's not an easy decision.
I still see my hand when I hang up the phone,
and think, "OK, let's see what will happen." </ P>
There's a band in Seattle called Sunny Day Real Estate. </ P>
And my best friend tells me. .
that Sunny Day Real Estate will play,
and that is their last show because they will disband.
Band I broke up...
at the same time Dave was not in possession of a Band.
We decided to disband when we toured.
We decided we would not continue,
but it was scheduled for the tour, so we feel...,
"This will be the last thing we do."
really ironic because it was our first tour
where people really watched it.
I came to see them playing,
knew that it was the last show, everyone would come see it.
And I watched it and thought... "really a good rhythm section..."
I gave them my cassette,
"Hey, try listening. maybe we can play together... "
Dave is the first famous person I met.
He is a member of Nirvana, what a chance
I still remember playing for the first time with Nate and William.
It was at William's parents' house.
I remember when I entered to his parents' kitchen
sit there after we play,
and Dave says, "hey you want to band with me?"
Dan saya berkata, "Hell yeah!"
playing in front of people is a difficult thing for me.
I once talked to Dave
and said, "I don't think I should do it. "
Dave said," that's why you the right person for that. "
I don't know what that means, but it really convinced me
After the practice, Dave said that he wanted two guitar players,
and he thought that person was Pat Smear,
who I was and William knows that played with Nirvana and the Germs. </ P>
Then Dave appeared and he gave me a cassette. </ P>
I listened to it all, from beginning to last,
and I think it's all good.
I don't know much about Pat. I don't know him as a musician or personally.
But he lives in Los Angeles,
and I think it's crazy...
all my age, playing a band with friends in school
every day I meet.
go home after hours school and gather
at someone's parents' house or in the basement then band.
You can't do that if your band mate lives in Los Angeles.
Pat came, we played, and he played well,
so I talked to him about staying in LA.
I might talk to him about moving to Seattle.
We all came from the band That ended so prematurely.
We didn't talk about our previous band.
For me, that's a very sensitive thing.
At that time, New Kurt .. died a year ago,
and I don't want to talk about that.
So we all went into this new band...
as if helping us out from a sense of loss... </ p >
from previous bands.
I still remember that clearly,
Dave said, "Let's go make this fun...
"Let's make everything openly.
" Let's talk. but don't have drama. "
He said, " I don't want this to be something complicated. </ P>
"We won't tour below the surface." and...
I'm happy to hear that. </ P>
Our first tour...
is a musician named Mike Watt. </ P>
He is a legendary punk rock bass player. </ P>
And he asks if I want to tour with him.
And I said, "Yeah, man. what about this...?
"I played in your band if my band opened the tour."
And Eddie Vedder, from Pearl Jam, did the same thing.
And we said, "OK...
" Let's go on a tour together, where is another band Eddie...
"called Hovercraft, then my band - Foo Fighters,
"will be an opening for Watt, and we are all in it."
That will look like turnover of musicians.
each song has a different line up.
Instead of getting a bus for the first tour... "we actually got van. "
I've never toured with Bus, so for me it's really real," Yeah, we got a van.
"What !! We buy a new type ? Ha! Awesome...! "
We have 6 shows a week,
and the place might be filled around 300 to 600 people,
and Foo Fighters get 500 dollars overnight or around that.
As the tour progresses , the program is getting bigger,
and we are happy with it at once feeling weird... feeling depressed...
So much attention, because that's is Dave's first tour after Nirvana.
The show was attended by by many Nirvana fans.
They don't know the song because the release hasn't come out yet.
So there is a Nirvana song titled Marigold,
that was written and sung by Dave.
That's the only thing they shout when we play.
So what you listen to is just, "Marigold!"
Marigold! Marigold! Marigold! </ P>
Diam..!
And we never played it.
It's really strange for Dave.
"Come to the Music Store on Tuesday...
one thing to be warm talk about new releases this year,
Albums from new band drummer Nirvana, Dave Grohl namely Foo Fighters,
who have impressed many < br /> people at Mike Watt's Tour club... "
Personally, for me, when the release comes out it's a big deal,
because we don't enter and record something like a band,
we used something that I recorded myself.
The tape. That's the first recording. </ P>
"They made their appearance on television here with us,
... ladies and gentlemen, Foo Fighters..."
Hi, Jena!
And the winner is...
Foo Fighters, Big Me.
I want to thank this award as the closing...
Stop throwing Mentos on our show. That's what I want to say...
There are so many interviews and,
Dave doesn't want to talk about Nirvana. </ P>
Every question in the interview always about Nirvana.
You can imagine what it is like, for example, "Is this a song about Kurt?"
Listen to any song on the tape. " Is that a song about Kurt Cobain? "</ P>
" what's it like to be at a press conference and not asked any questions? "</ P>
" It doesn't matter to me, because I don't want to answer anything... "
Every question asked.
There are some people who made me offended when making this band.
"How dare you make another band again."
They ask me, "why did you decide to go on...
" making music that sounds like Nirvana? "
I say," Wait a minute...
"What do you mean, sound loud guitar accompanied by a melody
" cymbals and drums like to be destroyed?
"Because that's what I did.
" That's what I did with this band.
"Do you want me to make reggae recordings?"
Two years later,
I feel the need to explain and maintain what I did,
cause , first thing, "You're just a drummer.
" And, what, are you trying to sing?
"Also, you're with Nirvana, so what's with all this? "
so... you reach the point where you finally think,
"Fuck you guys."
I don't know what will happen. "Can Dave write songs again? </ P>
" How does the process of making the song take place? Will we get worse? "</ P>
I don't know. " Does this band have a future? "</ P>
I know we will be fine and able to continue...
after I hear My Hero songs, & apos; because that sounds good.
There are some songs that we started making
and try playing it in the studio.
There are only a few songs to be a good opening.
I thought, "Lord, I need to make the opening song for us. "
In Europe and England, when the band plays
the audience is not mutually pushed like in America.
They just jump up and down, Everyone jumps.
so I want to make a song
where everyone wants to jump
when we playing.
so I have an idea to make the melody and the riff, but don't know the tempo.
so I jump up and down, and find the tempo, like, jumping.
The template will be like this...
I wrote the song, tried it in the studio, "I found the new song.
"let's play, so we can play it tomorrow night or tonight."
we tried the sound, to the end,
the next night we opened the program with that, and the audience starts...
It works...
"Wow, cool. let's keep that. "
we play, at 18,000 shows a year.
I'm overdoing it, but it feels like that.
Then we do a lot of tours!
Pat always counts it, Pat always...
every other day he looks at me and... "12 months. 13 months. 16 months."
I feel...
I remember every time he say to me I like, "don't be like that!"
we have been on tour for a long time.
we have banded for almost a year now,
and what I'm talking about about 7 months in that year we spent on the streets.
I'm not a child... "Yeah!" at that point.
It feels like, you understand... I'm getting older and getting lazy...
What?
... and I still play the same 20 songs in 2 or 300 nights a year.
"This song is titled For All The Cows."
"This song is titled For All The Cows..."
"For All The Cows..."
"this song is titled For All The Cows..." </ p >
"For All The Cows..."
The second album we released, namely The Color And The Shape,
we decided to do it with a producer named Gil Norton.
And Gil, at the time, who is famous for releasing Pixies albums.
This is my first recording process really.
And now with a producer,
someone who will not only suppress you but also say, like,
"I think it should in chord C. And you have to play it right then. "
We went into the studio with Gil and he worked hard, very hard.
Really terrible for me. And William has a challenge.
Gil calls me and Nate the "rhythmless section". so it's quite hopeful.
I can say, when I do something millions of times,
it will last a long time from what I want,
and that's my first realization...
"I'm not a musician who has been formed intact. I have to do it more good again. "
constantly, there is a feeling that,
whatever song we are working on, Dave has a drum...
have a drum part,
on his head or whatever it is.
when I write songs, I have a clear idea
about basic accents what should be.
if imagined, it can be said...
I know what the drum will sound like
in my head when doing that.
That's not entirely fair...
to say that is like a songwriter,
that collaborates with other musicians.
You are a drummer in a band
where your vocalism is one /> rock drummer & apos; n & apos; the greatest roll in the world,
looking at you, waiting for you to do it as well as him.
That's really great pressure.
It doesn't matter how good you, it's still a pressure.
And keep in mind William is just a teenager. He was young at the time.
I think William played as well as what he is able to do.
And sometimes that sounds good sometimes not.
What sucks out of all this is...
I think the performance of the drum is not good.
It's not all... it's not so bad.
If I hear the song and I don't think I have anything I want,
it doesn't really impress me and go back to the album.
we left Seattle , go to Los Angeles to a different studio
to get everything done.
And Dave shows up, He says,
"Look, we'll repeat it... "
" My Poor Brain. " or even an ap song.
" The track drum isn't good enough. Actually, I've done one song.
"we'll just repeat it."
William was still in Seattle at that time.
They contacted me and said, "we want you play the guitar on the back. "
And I feel limp and say, " I've played the song. "
"Kita akan mengulanginya lagi." "Oh, OK."
You know, doing it again.
I go home, then call again, "come and play."
I say, "Okay, let's go do it. "
" I've done this song...! " It recurred.
" What's with all this...? "
And this happens 3 or 4 times,
"Hey, we will try this one more time."
"Wait a minute. We will repeat the whole album."
I remember asking, "Did William know about this?"
William is still in Seattle, so he doesn't know what happened...
and this happens.
And I'm quite stressed out with this because that will be a big problem.
I feel, "What's with all this ?
"Should I buy an airline ticket? should I go there."
Dave contacted me, said "no need to come here", I asked, "why?"
He said, "I worked on some of the drum tracks." Whoa. OK. "</ P>
And I met Nate. </ P>
I said," What happened? Dave re-recorded some of the tracks? "</ P>
He responds, "Is that what he said to you?" </ P>
I said, "Yeah." He reacted, "He did it again"
Talks which as soon as possible happened to William
was that I really wanted him to remain in the Band,
and I really wanted he was the drummer but...
But...
I will play the drum in the recording process.
I don't know whether management,
the record company, namely Gil, who handles it, Dave,
Want him to play the Drum and don't want me to play it,
But about him reworking the drum parts have never been explained to me.
That's very difficult to talk about,
because I know that William will never forgive me
for playing the drum on the tape.
I know that. and I hope everything can be different.
Taoi I feel the need to do this
to realize the album.
we talked and Dave said, "I still want you to do the tour."
And I'm just... "friend, I mean , I have to...
"As of now, I have to rebuild my soul,
" or find it again, hope you understand.
"If I do, it's like, & apos; goodbye & apos;.
" so... thank you but I don't think so. "
That's really the time - weird time, and I was young at the time.
What's this...?
I heard on the radio...
" Drummer Foo Fighter comes out. "</ P>
I feel," Whoa! is that true...?
"I imagine whether they already have a drummer?"
I clearly remember my brother said, "You must be in this band . "
I said," yeah, of course, that it's certainly fun, is it possible?
"I'm definitely happy if I can with The Who, Jane & sos' Addiction and Led Zeppelin. "</ P>
At that time, Taylor Hawkins was playing drums with Alanis Morissette. </ P>
Dan dia sungguh mengagumkan.
I've seen it, there's no need for to be questioned, he's like a monster drum.
It's really funny, & apos; because Taylor really beats the drum.
I said "Oh God!"
we all liked Taylor, but he had a band, a big band at that time.
We were like a squeeze. we just finished recording,
and we have to go out and play it.
So Dave called him, "Hey, guys, do you know a good drummer ? "
I said," Yeah. I want to be your drummer! Let me try it. "
I remember saying to Taylor, " you realize ?? we are not as big as Alanis Morissette? "
" I know, but I want to.
"I want to be part of that thing." Then he said ,
"Alright, if you try it, we practice... You must be in the band."
Dave called me while saying, "Remember Taylor?" I said, "Oh yeah."
He said, "Yeah, in my opinion he wanted to be a drummer." And I didn't react back then.
I hang out with Dave, he and I jumped up and down
and Nate reacted, "Oh no, not with this person.
" I can't be with him on one band. "
I don't think our personality fits.
He looks like, a surfer from southern California.
" say something funny . "
" I don't know funny ".
I come from a different world. I feel," That person...
"He is not the person who wants to accompany the band. Don't get to..."
the reaction "He is very good."
"OK."
- I heard you have a new drummer? - Got a new drummer.
- From the Alanis Morissette band? - Yeah right.
The name is Taylor Hawkins, and...
"Is that really the last name?
I think yes.
- He's still new! - we just met.
So now Taylor is in the band,
and he came to the first day rehearsal process,
and Pat decided to leave the band.
Right at the same time and place.
Pat said, "Can I talk to you for a while?" We replied, "Yeah, sure." </ P>
We went out and he said, "I will leave this band . "
Saya berkata, "Ada apa? Kenapa?"
I'm just tired of this. I'm just tired of everything.
I don't want anymore... I mean, doing another bazillion-show tour...
I just don't want to do this anymore.
when you join the band in the first week,
and a member decides...
Since you were there, then he came out, you will feel, "obviously, this is because of me."
I was very shocked.
I begged him to remain in the band.
And he said, "No, friend. I just don't fit this anymore."
That happened when we were about to start the tour, </ p >
like, "These are new songs."
Pat came out, so he was very making us hit.
I asked him to stay until we found a replacement.
so we made a deal that I would go on a 6-week tour,
until the new person is ready.
But it becomes long, I remember, so it's around 6 months. </ P>
So Pat left the band, but he still plays with us. </ P>
That gave us time to invite Franz Stahl,
who became the second guitar player in the band.
I have known Dave for a year. we grew up in the same city.
He used to join my first band, A punk rock band called Scream. </ P>
when I left Scream to join Nirvana,
the relationship that was getting worse was with Franz. </ P>
I think he's angry because I left. </ P>
Itu berlangsung lama, lalu kami berbaikan dan jadi teman kembali.
The time Pat said, "I don't want to be in the band again,"
I immediately thought, "I will contact Franz."
I was on tour in Japan
and I got a call from Dave
and... he wanted to know if I wanted to join Foo Fighters. </ P>
there is absolutely no such thing as an audition,
"Franz, do you want to join the Foo Fighters?" He said, "Yes."
Then the next day I was in Roof of Radio City Music Hall.
Let's give a warm welcome... Foo Fighters!
We played at the MTV Awards, above the terrace of a building,
as a warm-up appearance.
I played the first song, then afterwards I came out.
and Franz appeared then joined.
It happened so fast.
I just arrived from Japan.
Hello! The last song we played is my last song with this band. </ P>
I want to introduce Franz Stahl, which will replace. </ P>
Thank you! Rock on, guys! Foo Fighters! </ P>
That's new to me, because I'm usually destitute. </ P>
Sleeping in someone else's yard, Do you understand what I mean? </ P>
And all of this is a new level. </ P>
When you join Foo Fighters, it feels like it's reaching something. </ P>
You successful, and known for that. It feels good.
When Franz joined the band, we did the things we often do...
playing on lots of places and many shows as we can,
and it grows more and more.
Like, you can see there are 2,000 people,
3,000 people, 4,000 people in Gigs...
we don't play between festival events in the afternoon,
we play at night...
And there is a song on the radio, i.e.Everlong,
and simultaneously the video is circulating on MTV,
and that happened to us,
it happened to a new band that started to get popular.
we found Franz.
I doctrined myself yourself.
That's right. Franz joined the on-air band...
That was a big surprise. </ P>
It's amazing. The best years we have as a band,
And Franz is... he is the one...
I like the first two releases.
There are no songs that I don't enjoy there?
And I started trying to make songs,
And... leave my trademark there.
Franz is a great person. And a good friend.
I am actually very close to him...
It feels like everything will be perfect.
We practice and make songs together at that time,
and have ideas about songs... Taylor, Nate and me...
It seems to be connected with each other in this case,
And we jam together, do it together. </ P>
And Franz seems
On Scream, I wrote all the music, almost everything.
My brother will write the lyrics.
So I always , I always work?
But that is Dave's band.
And he made the whole music.
I was a little hesitant to put out the idea -If,
so I'm not trying to be more vocal about that.
For some reason, The four of us didn't find a match.
It never thickened like a band. < br /> It's just chemistry.
We talked about that with Dave and he didn't want to hear it,
but he understood what the situation was like.
My relationship with Franz is a bit different from the others. </ P>
I have known this person since I was 18 years old. </ P>
And we cut our teeth together. </ P >
really rough indeed, I mean, to be honest...
He is my best old friend,
Unfortunately... I asked him to leaving the band.
Not that he isn't a great musician,
because, of course, everyone knows who he is,
but when we work as 4 people....
it doesn't seem alive...?
we have a telephone conversation
and I tell him that we will look for other guitar players.
So much sadness and drama there. Very bad...
actually, I got a call.
I got a telephone...
And everything just ends there.
I don't know what to react?
There's no better way than to say, "You're out of the band . "
I am not really sure what happened.
I am in the Band...
and... whatever the reason, I left the band.
But, it's the best two years of my life
Many bands also go through the same thing
That's what we went through to that point.
before everyone has heard of them.
Unfortunately, we went through all the pain the shame was in the public.
In 1998, I did a interview, and people said,
"OK, so who's in the band now...?
" is there anyone left at least in the past month? "
But Nate is always present at
then I got a call from Nate.
He said he would leave the Band
And I just thought, "Oh, Jesus Fucking Christ." </ P>
I said, "OK." </ P>
At this point...
< my response to the personnel who left the band was, "Okay, why?"
Sunny Day Real Estate back together again.
So what I feel is like...
school romantic spirit, seems irrational...
interested in such a project.
I feel tortured, then I contact Dave. </ P>
And I'm so upset...
I remember saying, "OK, you know? contact anyone and say you're out.
"I want to get drunk right now..."
shortly after closing the phone, I know that's the wrong thing to do
That I will be happy with the Foo Fighters.
That's the best thing I did.
I contacted some friends... " I quit the band and I feel weird because of it. "</ P>
" Yeah, & apos; because it's a stupid idea. "</ P>
I and my friend Jimmy took the rental car to go to Ribsters,
we are really drunk, while driving my rented car,
throwing stones all night long, breaking the glass,
entering another man's lawn, and collapsed when I got home
then woke up at 7 am in the room I occupied a little time,
heard my mother say, "David, there's a call from Nate!" </ P>
I called him the next morning at 6 am. </ P>
I was wigged out and I think it caught him off guard.
"I really don't want to go out. I don't know what I'm thinking."
He said, "Good."
I said, " Yeah. It's better. Sorry about that. "</ P>
I'm still half-dizzy, too. I'm lying in bed,
" I love you, friend I'm glad you didn't come out. "
So we decided we would make this record into 3 parts.
we just made a recording made super hyper,
which we we worked very hard then lost two other members.
It feels, "I will buy a house in Virginia, then build a studio in the basement,
" we will realize this release without the help of the record company.
"there will be no pressure, and no that says what should be done."
It's very different , there were only three of us there,
we started to form the character of the band.
There too Dave began to feel comfortable writing the lyrics.
Songs like Ain & t; t It The Life, without realizing what I'm doing,
I like making lists of hopes all the things in my life I want.
We don't have an important schedule at all,
Our friend, Adam Kasper, came there, became an engineer and co-producer.
I worked on all the vocals while sitting.
It's a recording process that is quiet, and you hear it yourself.
And the Grammy falls to...
And Grammy fell on...
Learn To Fly, Foo Fighters.
There Is Nothing Left To Lose, Foo Fighters.
we got 3 Grammys because of that release. </ P>
I still remember standing at the podium and talking there,
looking at the people wearing tuxedos and diamonds ,
then thought, "I'll bet this the only release made in the basement
" That will win a Grammy this year. "
Dan saya begitu bangga.
Take care of yourself, thank you very much, everyone... !!
Roll camera. OK, and roll sound. Roll playback! </ P>
We make our music seriously, but about the music video...? </ P>
It's a commercial thing.
So why not be happy just with the process?
But once we got involved, I started to like it.
Dan it's a trademark for this band.
we try not to be very serious.
In the video several times, you can easily capture,
"we play in the mountains."
the wind shakes your hair,
then the eagle flies as low as the terrain as high as your shoulder.
or, like...
I just thought that became a kind of humor outlet.
I have seen Dave do that in the video, where he becomes like a fool.
I am not very good at it.
I try to make us like trio.
Dude, The Police! they are Trio!
Musically, we need... more guitar additions
Sound from more Foo Fighters the guitar. That is the sound part. </ P>
we argue about that every time we record,
& apos; because I want the drum to be harder, and Dave like...
"This is Foo Fighters. The guitar is harder."
None of us have the right friends,
or friends from our friends... It's not easy.
So we opened a kind of audition to find a guitar player.
menempelkan pengumuman di Guitar Center, "Foo Fighter mencari pemain gitar."
we opened a training room,
and I only remember a guitar player.
And I was horrified...
that sounds nice. I dig it. I am glad to meet you.
Hope you can meet again.
There is someone who enters and hugs everything.
It feels like, "Hi Hi. " It feels...
There was a child who appeared, he looked so nervous. </ P>
He entered, and said," How are you ? Will you give me a signature? "
He immediately wanted us to sign something.
We felt," Yeah, friend, cool. That's cool , just relax...
"let's talk."
And we talked for a while.
Then he opened the guitar place, and it's locked.
He has a new guitar, with a new place too,
and the guitar is locked in it...
And it doesn't have an opening key. </ p >
we do about a week or a two-week trial audition.
There is one point where it becomes a little scary
One of my best friends contacted me and said,
"Hey, I heard Guns N; Roses is holding a guitar player audition,
" and I think I can arrange an audition for you. "
And I said," I don't want auditions for Guns N & apos; Roses. "</ P>
" But I heard guitar players Foo Fighters have come out. </ P>
"Can you try the audition with Foo Fighters." </ P>
Everything, handshake for Chris.
Chris!
when Chris came to the audition,
we got a realization
we've met when we were teenagers at a Santa Barbara punk rock show.
years ago before this,
when Dave was still a drummer on Scream,
and I was playing bass in a band called Rat Pack.
we were really open for that.
The fact that he's part of underground punk rock...
is important to me...
so we're directly related so fast,
"He must have got it. He must understand."
Very good, that's great, friend...
He can sing, and he a guitar shredder, and he's a friendly person,
and he has played bands,
and he doesn't suck cocaine, the game is awesome.
So the next day, all day, the power just sits there near the phone.
and waits for the phone to ring
and that is Dave and Taylor. < br /> they say,
"Okay, you got it. We will start training tomorrow.
" Say goodbye to your friends, you won't meet until next year. "
Chris joined the band and we have a travel plan waiting.
" Ready? we will go for 10 years. Come on... "
Foo fighters found his new friend with Chris Shiflett,
a punk band member named No Use For A Name and 22 Jacks. </ P>
I remember when I tried making Chris feel comfortable. </ P>
We went to dinner together several times. </ P>
tries to melt the atmosphere
when I joined Nirvana, I was the fifth drummer of Nirvana.
with Chris, the situation might be the same
He is the third guitarist of Foo Fighters.
In the first few years at the band I don't want to depend on other people.
I don't even know anything... I don't know where I am.
and I am just the way I am, this is what I want -
dreams come true.
Every time the Foo Fighters recording,
I was so excited and really missed him.
I found it after being in the band for several months
that they were almost < br /> replaced me with Pat.
Pat almost returned,
people who have history with him.
Dave didn't know that I knew that, and maybe all of them.
several times I contacted Dave and said, "I want to go back."
Then when that might happen, I started to get scared.
after join the band for a few months, I feel that,
"all this will end, and I will enjoy it as much as possible.
" Because this will ends more faster than I thought. "
The third recording, we toured with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
for 4 months in America with them.
We have never played in the arena before.
We have never tried the rock arena.
There we also started play together on the stage
and live it, like a show.
is not a typical "show," with dancer and other annoying things,
but like the stage and a good tool. it was very impressive.
Taylor really brought it well.
It brought changes in the band, made us concentrate more
when playing together
We have a stage that we form for that arena.
It was arranged after seeing the Live Queen cover,
Very seventies.
Hi. This is our dressing room, where we dress before the gig. </ P>
And we have this kind of uniform. </ P>
And we bring our own wardrobe rack
Everything is red and black, or white. that's the color of the theme for this tour.
That's the first time we've started thinking...
"Let's make something different on the stage."
I wear a black shirt with white tie and black pants.
Nate with a red shirt, black tie and...
We look like Kraftwerk or something like that.
We... It looks funny.
but we wear it on the stage, and we succeed.
OK, we will meet you in your closest city, I hope as soon as possible.
take care you and...
I love you.
It makes that how much your life or work is great,
for a moment, you need a rest.
Everything feels good until after two months of doing it.
It feels like a busy day, all arenas look the same.
you start carrying a bottle of whiskey on stage.
Beginning with, "Let's drink a glass before play." we call it "Band Prayer".
Then it becomes, "Let's drink 10 shots before playing."
And we all started getting drunk before going on stage.
And we were really drunk in the end.
I think that might be why why many musicians like that,
because you need something to make it feel good.
Taylor struggled to face...
addicted to drugs,
He and I have spoken several times.
I don't know how to adjust.
I think that to be rock & apos; n & apos; Your roller must be like Keith Richards.
it's gloomy, partying... that's the real business.
That's what rock & apos; n & apos; real roll.
Rock & apos; n & apos; roll!
I told him, "you know friend, I love you like a brother.
" I'm not a police officer. nor your father,
"But I'm worried about you?"
we're in London,
and we all go to the bar across the street near the Hotel.
we have fun, and I returned to my room early.
Then in the morning I got the phone that he was headed for the hospital.
we were told that Taylor was coma at the hospital,
Over dosage, or whatever it was.
I think it was caused by heroin.
and our sound man at that moment, he said, "Oh yeah, Taylor has a problem.
" He will die. "
very strange, he didn't die, but overdosed.
And...
I was so devastated,
What things did you sue on the Tour?
Instruments. </ P>
So I accompanied him...
untuk beberapa minggu.
until he regains consciousness.
And he finally wakes up,
I told him, "friend, everything will be fine."
And he looked at me and said, "Fuck off!" </ P>
And I thought, "Oh, that's great, everything will be fine." </ P>
Dave is my best friend
And he's more than a friend, he's like a brother to me.
And, yeah, he... as long as I can be with him,
if something happens to him, where he experiences the same thing,
I will definitely lose my mind.
And he experienced that.
So we returned from London after the OD that I experienced,
then two months later, we started recording.
But we are not ready. < br /> And no one is ready.
Everyone plays half-heartedly.
I want to do something and Dave listens and says,
"This must change. This doesn't work with vocals. Too crowded."
I disagree. I act annoying. </ P>
That's very strange. It was my first recording with this band. </ P>
And I only came to the studio every day...
and so confused, like, "weird, I have never played this.
"I come every evening and sit here
" eat and drink coffee then go back home.
"What is all this? "
the situation starts...
starts to show up a little argument
and whispers...
And that vibration doesn't happen
Dave said, "I think you guys played the band so responsibility.
" It's just, show, recording, then show it.
"Nothing... you don't need to gig with passion."
And he's right.
I want to walk, listen to we have, and think,
"If I don't know anyone wants to hear this."
The recording is so... That's bad... </ p >
we finished it, and...
we gave it to our manager, John Silva,
And he said saying, "Alright, we can take this,
"But I don't know if this can be sold."
Immediately after that,
Dave recorded with Queens of the Stone Age as a drummer,
and he went on tour with him.
And revealed, "I will do this.
" we'll see what will we do do this recording. "
Dave is not satisfied with the recording and he wants to suspend it.
And he will also do the Tour with Queens of the Stone Age.
So it's like, "Whoa. What did he do?
" You know, what will we do again? What are you saying? "
I just starting to think that we have to stop.
"I don't need to be here,
" and I really like this something else, so...
"Fuck."
He left with Queens, and that's for a while.
then we gather for training, to play on Coachella. </ P>
We have agreed to do this show,
where Dave played together Queens of the stone age the day before,
then we play.
It's so tense there...
No one spoke to each other, and we just practiced the songs.
Fortunately there was Chris when the exercise took place saying,
"I don't know if only I am the only one,
" but you can cut the air here with a knife. "</ P>
" What really happened? " Then what happened was.
we had a big fight, a fighting great argument we've ever had.
... especially between Taylor and Dave.
They experienced it, a kind of serious discussion. </ P>
When I played drums in Queens of the Stone Age, Taylor became angry. </ P>
What band did you listen to now?
The new Queens of the Stone Age CD is awesome, everyone knows that.
He was very disturbed because I didn't see him playing drums
and how exciting it was for he was on the stage as a drummer
playing with other bands. I had great trauma,
and I had to be happy
that Dave enjoyed his time. but I don't feel that?
"I'm not happy because you played with another band.
"Why should I be happy for that?" </ P>
so Dave tried trying to write a list of songs to bring,
and we argued about that,
"You're a ***." "If you don't like it, you can go!"
Lau the next day, I say, "I will come out. after all this is done.
"after we played at Coachella and finished recording,
" fulfilled the promise we have, I will come out. "
"Listen, let's do it,
"and if we won't do it again, then there's no need to do it."
"Foo Fighters are over. And I'm fine with that."
"OK. That's all."
I played two nights at Coachella.
One with Foo Fighters, and another night with Queens of the Stone Age. </ P>
And Taylor sat down and watched Queens of the Stone Age that night. </ P>
At that point, I didn't have a problem with that. I don't care anymore. </ P>
I think, "OK, this might be our last show,
" maybe Dave will end up being drummer Queens of the Stone Age
"or whatever it is, and it will be like that." </ P>
Then we played the next day and we played well. </ P>
Dave like, new front man in front of 10,000 to 20,000 people,
Any number is large.
That's very good. after that, Dave and I walked together.
and he said, "Come back to Virginia, to record some new songs."
we made plan to meet and only play together, see what happens.
I said, "I have a new song. It's called Times Like These."
& apos ; Times Like These & apos; actually written...
about the band that disappeared for two or three months.
And I feel like I'm not being myself.
I just thought, "OK. I not yet mature to play Band.
" I don't know how they are, what is clear is I don't. "
It didn't last long before finally Dave was excited to return to the recording. </ P>
we started collecting all the songs
and start, "Let's record the song again. We have a week."
And we re-record the album for 7 days in the basement.
The process is finished so fast, and has passion in it,
has the feeling and sound like... the footage to be proud of. </ P>
I remember when you feel, there is a turning point. like, "OK, this is not the end."
we have spent 3 months and millions of dollars
... for something we discard.
the difference between All My Life and & apos; All My Life & apos;
... is that one spends millions of dollars and sounds like garbage.
the other one, we worked on my basement in 1/2 hour
and became the greatest song that this band has.
Itu adalah rekaman hebat, jutaan orang membelinya.
All My Life is a song that must play at gigs.
So far that's my favorite song to play.
every night, no matter the show is /> good or not, not a problem,
when it becomes part of the equipment, everything will run smoothly.
if the show is bad, it be a turning point every night.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Foo Fighters!
Ladies and gentlemen, Foo Fighters.
Please welcome back to the program, Foo Fighters.
Foo Fighters!
Ladies and gentlemen, Foo Fighters!
We just passed the recording process,
then began to look uphill as a band.
We didn't have big success ahead.
That was a historic milestone in all things we have been able to do.
It was a good time. We did a lot of big tours,
and the shows were getting bigger, and we did it well.
we asked to play at the MTV Awards, and we came,
and we became the only rock band that was there.
so there we were and boy bands fucks, girl bands, rappers, solo artists.
for the time being we feel suspicious,
"wait, do they know us or they just need a rock band? "
Thank you.
After & apos; One By One & apos;
I went home and started making a demo version the acoustic music.
I thought, "let's make an album...
" where you have one CD it contains hard Rock songs,
"then the other Cd...
" contains something beautiful acoustic nuances. "
And we did tour 6 or 7 months for the Rock version,
then did an acoustic show at a theater.
because acoustic recordings need to be additional instruments...
... in my opinion, "we need additional players."
always crossed my mind...
... that a later I will play again with them.
And in 2006, Dave called me and said,
"Come and do this acoustic tour with me." </ p >
I really don't know Pat,
but I know that there are several times in previous years
Dave almost called him back.
So, to me, Pat is someone who wants my work.
So when I found out, I felt... "You must be kidding."
Pat is a Foo Fighter, no matter whether it's in the band or not.
He and I have gone through many things together. Pat should be in the Band. </ P>
I think that must be weird for Chris. </ P>
So I feel weird only at... "I hope this isn't weird for you."
During the first exercise, Pat appeared...
... and we went straight into it, you know...?
... I feel like I'm close to him During the show,
Clive Davis came to see us playing in one of the acoustic gigs,
... and I said, "I think it will < br /> cool if we were a Band...
"... who held a Rock event and were seen by by people who like Rock,
" .. and doing an acoustic show and seen by those who like acoustics,
"... and they don't have to go to both of them."
Then Clive responds, "Yes, but you can do both."
I paused for a moment. then say "Oh my God, you are right!"
And the next album, Echoes, Silence, Patience, & Grace...
... The next songs on are basically conceptualized like that. </ P>
So the tour and previous albums were totally conceptualized as such in the next album. </ P>
We are at the point where career ... we can't get any bigger.
we schedule various festivals, play in various arenas.
we are very happy with our achievements.
Then John Silva said, "Do you want to play at Wembley Stadium?"
And I say, "Fuck. OK, but wait, how big is the place that? "
When you do something like that, you will sell the ticket 6 months earlier
because there are many tickets needed - for 85,000 people.
You it took 6 months to finish all the tickets.
And we sold everything. It's hard to believe...
So we made another sale, that also run out, only a few days.
when selling like that, I think everyone in the band is like...,
"what the fuck? How can that happen? "
That is a heavy responsibility, This kind of thing is like,
" Alright. Now it's our turn, we have to look our best "
it's about 6 months before we play the show.
Every night before I go to sleep, in those 6 months, I thought,
"... God, I will play at Wembley Stadium."
then the next morning I woke up, as if, "we will play at Wembley!"
... Wembley is very broad,
... and it's like a monster / giant stadium.
There's a big responsibility that weighs on me
... for a show like that, so intense...
I remember before the first show, I was so nervous,
and somehow, my eyes are exposed to spicy sauce when behind the stage,
... just before we play,
I just reacted, "why now? why does this have to happen now? "
" Yay, they asked us to do this...
"... and we will play and do it as best we can and see what will happen. "
make sure that it will become a historic show ever done.
And beat it all out...
It's very stressful, because that is at Wembley Stadium.
And if you've never been there, know it's very big.
... like an illusion.
How is this can happen to this band, with shows this big?
... Can you tell me?
when there are 20,000 people
and there are the sound of voices is far away,
you want to make everything dissolve.
I want people up there to feel what people feel below.
You would imagine that after playing shows like Wembley Stadium
and playing in front of 85,000 people, "Lord God, what are we doing now?"
Yeah, itu bagus.
just like the recording process, this is our 7th release.
what is possible and different from the one before?
And I argued, "Alright... I want the following recording to be done by the Garage."
It's about making recordings By the way we usually record it.
But let's do it with Butch Vig will certainly be interesting.
Butch Vig may have been known for working on the album Nevermind, Nirvana
But he did a lot of recordings all that year.
He has worked on the recording Green Day and he is in Garbage,
... he has been a producer for a long time.
Dave said, "I want to record in my garage."
And then he said, "how do you think of recording on the tape?"
I want to get out of what people think should be done.
I learned how to make recordings on tape / tape.
And there something behind the process that I like,
but you can't specify everything like in digital format.
That's the first thing I said to this band.
"If we're going to do this on tape, you have to play really well.
" Because nothing will be fixed. "
I thought many people have the idea about how the recording was made.
They made it on the computer. You can do anything via a computer,
but we all grew up /> via recording on tape / tape.
It has its own sound. has some limitations.
You can't play and like, "Okay, that's pretty close."
Wow, this is great...!
Rock n & apos; roll is... imperfections and damage
where 4, 5, or 6 people play together.
That won't be in line. Will be a bit screwed up. that's the way it should be.
Humans aren't perfect.
Do you want to say hello?
Hi!
What's different is the environment, It was done at Dave's house.
which is a comfortable environment, you can imagine.
like... it feels good to be there.
I think the atmosphere where you recordings will appear in the results.
I don't know how that is.
Look at this crew. Look at Hawkins!
What, are you kidding me?
engineer and everyone at some point as if,
"OK, we will need this and this and that.
" 700,000 dollars with the price with outboard equipment. "
And Dave reacts "No, no. we will record it in the garage!" </ P>
I am happy that we will make an album at home. </ P>
I think the album will be heard like that, that's for sure.
If we need 3 different drum sounds,
... is it cool if it's mutual crossfade (= a kind of sound effect), </ p >
like the sound of another drum slowly appearing after another voice
... then the other drum slowly disappears...?
... is it good if we have a package of KFC now?
So on record usually starts with me and Taylor.
First drum, with guitar,
and initially Taylor and I see...
... locked inside together.
... did I forget the signal?
Yes, you forgot.
I passed a kind of process annoying, "I hate" process
... when I recorded the drum.
I tend to think I'm the worst drummer in the world.
Fuck.
Sorry. I messed up the pattern a little. </ P>
OK. </ P>
when I go back and listen to the recording,
I seem to, "cover all places." That's not good.
Why? why, God, why?
Sorry, my drum stick is broken!
then it slowly develops and merges after a few hours,
.... and I have a track drum that I can be proud of.
... The drum is complete.
I'm still not sure about & apos; These Days & apos; I can sit there suffer all day
after one snare is hit & apos;... the groove feels more / more.
- And you will succeed. - I certainly can.
They will play it on the radio and you... "Damn! That's a snare!" </ P>
Maybe we need to use ProTools for this recording. </ P>
At least you know it's perfect.
when analog recording is like this, know that it can't be fixed...
... is a factor that makes the Band think about how they will play.
For example, Nate, before he works on the Bass section,
he comes out 10 minutes and works the part, </ p >
so when he will play, he knows what to do.
I think that sounds good.
That sounds awesome.
Yeah, the sound is awesome. </ P>
whether Bass or something else...
is Bass or the other playing Tone...
Is there something like this? what will it be like this, you want to?
- do you understand what I mean? - I might not do that.
Don't do it.
It's very non-confrontational. "Maybe not like that."
I might never want to do that in a song.
I'm the one who plays straight rhythm in the middle.
And there's Chris ,
Chris has sharp and clear senses in playing melodies.
... Then there's Pat.
And that sounds... < br /> when Pat plays the guitar...
Everything is like... if balanced that's how the Foo Fighters sound.
Did we finally become too grungy (nuanced Grunge)?
It's never too grungy! in my opinion, it seems you lost the tone.
we are expanding this Band now for the last few albums.
As a musician, that dream is can playing with lots of people
and doing lots of things different as much as possible.
So where should we start? What will you start?
.... we have Bob fuckin & apos; rockin & apos; and rollin & apos;...
What am I doing here?
I learned the song, it's in my head. what do you want me to do?
when you meet someone really help you become the right musician,
I think it's important to state that.
Bob's voice has a characteristic, </ p >
... and bring him to my house
... and work on my record flattering me.
Alright, cool. You want to work on the bridge section? </ P>
What do you want to do, Bob? </ P>
Enter.....
I didn't write the middle of the song,
because I want to write it with Bob, while he is there.
... but I have no words, so I explained,
... and we tried it once through phonetic.
Can it enter...?
... I think so .
OK, let me write it fast.
OK, 5 minutes make the lyrics.
OK, give me 5 minutes.
The time is running...
Daddy? </ P>
Yeah? </ P>
Remember you said you would swim? </ P>
I need to write words this is for a while, so I can sing it.
OK.
One, two, you know what to do...
Sounds good... !!
Very cool, friend! can you hear it, it's very good.
Some of those songs are still signs, you know,
Important songs are I Should Have Known.
The song became a kind of X factor in the album.
Yep, that's fine.
The value is A, right?
It feels like " I Should Have Known "
is a song about Dave's past,
... I think it's there the connection about Nirvana and Kurt. </ P>
Fuckin & apos; A, friend. </ P>
Very good...
When I started writing that song,
it was about other people ever associated with me ,
and if I finally told myself,
"I should know that this will happen."
... but when singing it,
it's hard not to think about the time that has passed.
Hey, Krist!
Hello!
We arrived Krist Novoselic, he played Bass on the song I Should Have Known.
That's a very special moment,
& apos; because I have not in the same room with Dave and Krist
... since we completed Nevermind.
It went back and forth twice, then returned to the chord
Yeah, it's D sharp, G, D sharp, G, F, C,
then go back to D sharp, G, D sharp...
That seems to have 6 chords.
it will be like...
What about the tone?
I think that sounds...
Done, it's finished. Seriously. </ P>
You got it, bastard...
I wasn't surprised that Dave asked Krist to play on the tape.
I was surprised that it didn't happened in the last 16 years.
You won't realize how important the bass sound of a band
... until you put it on another band, "Oh, like that."
... I think what Krist played on that song
... is a very perfect thing in the Foo Fighters recording.
I think that might be the end. we have found it.
Yeah, sample my phone.
... Ice cream truck.
It always leads us to naming the album .
... But I decided to give the title "Wasting Light",
... because I honestly feel...
... I don't want to let a minute pass without feeling it.
the best way to get ready play for 85,000 people
... is to play in small gigs.
... because that's the real test. to see the Rock Band arena.
looks great, but will it be good at Roxy's?
hold...
then have fun < br /> in glory for a minute.
watched Scream become the first band, my childhood hero,
The band that made me leave the school to join him,
sharing the stage with my band Foo Fighters
... is a big thing for me.
Yeah, good night everyone.
Thank you. </ P>
do you want to hear the new album? </ P>
The Foo Fighters sounds like the Foo Fighters
because that is me, Taylor, < br /> Nate, Chris, and Pat.
if it's someone else, it will sound different.
You won't lose anyone,
and you won't want to see someone disappears from your life, </ p >
we will not exist if there is no William.
We will not exist if there is no Franz.
I feel a lot of bad things, feel a lot of beautiful things,
but I don't want to change anything...
We have worked hard, and we have made a great band.
I am not able to do another thing...
at this point, this is what I did.
I am an adult playing on a Rock Band. How about that? </ P>
I have heard people ask in interviews,
"So, Taylor, what does feel like being a rock star?"
And I'm like, "Fuck you. I'm not a rock star. I'm a musician."
It's a functional family, do you understand what I mean?
I work here,
and I laugh all day and play music. </ P>
in this level, feeling it will always be present, </ p >
"This can end tomorrow. Who knows...? Do you know?"
We all got lucky at this point
and we enjoyed it as much as possible.
It feels crazy when something disappears from the imagination
becomes something you can hold.
The first cassette...
... which is made about 5 days,
and this is us. it feels like, "Whoa. how can this happen?"
to be honest, if I take this whole career seriously,
I will give a different name,
because it is the worst Band name in the world... !!