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FOO Fighters frontman David Grohl has addressed the sacking of drummer Josh Freese – but still stopped way short of explaining it.
The decorated Freese said last May he was given no reason for his dismissal from one of the biggest acts in the world. “In my 40 years of drumming professionally, I’ve never been let go from a band, so … I’m not angry – just a bit shocked and disappointed,” he said at the time.
Grohl was interviewed by Apple Music 1 and touched on the decision, saying it had come from the whole band and not just him.
“We had Taylor Hawkins as our drummer for 25 years and beyond being an amazing drummer, he was this incredible spirit,” Grohl told said. “He was this incredible human being and he was our brother. He was our best friend.
“So, continuing after Taylor was really complicated, not just for us but for any drummer that was going to come in to like, you know, fill his shoes, you know?
“In those six or seven months, as a band, we talked about what to do next, a new direction, and thought, ‘OK, let’s call Josh and let him know that we are going to move on with a different drummer’.
“We called, as a band, all of us called, it wasn’t just me. Basically, we called Josh, and were like, ‘Hey man, that was awesome. That was such a blast, thank you so much, but we are going to move on and find another drummer.’
“After that, we didn’t make a press release, tweet anything or do interviews. We didn’t say anything. Since then, there’s been a lot of talk about it, but I think Josh said it best when he said that he didn’t feel our music really resonated with him, and that’s really important.”
As you can see, Grohl talked around the issue but did not say what the issue actually was.
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