As if I need more reasons! But Mr. Grohl just keeps doing what he does best: Being Dave Grohl.
In the recent weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Foo Fighters frontman has been a part of some great online content to keep us smiling and rockin’. So I present to you the latest reasons to love Dave Grohl
Reason #942: Live Lounge Allstars.
The BBC put together a virtual jam session with a bunch of amazing artists in support of the global effort of staying home and staying safe and healthy, and to raise funds for the WHO’s Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund. All these artists came together to do “Times Like These” by Foo Fighters, and yes, Dave makes his cameo.
And in case you’d like to know who all you see in this collaboration, here’s a listing with time stamps:
Hailee Steinfeld – 0:02
Dua Lipa – 0:21
Anne-Marie – 0:37
Ellie Goulding, Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters) – 0:43
Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro) – 0:50
Ellie Goulding – 0:53
Biff Clyro – 0:54
Jess Glynne – 0:57
Sam Fender, James Johnston (Biffy Clyro) – 1:02
Simon Neil – 1:07
Mabel – 1:09
Dan Smith (Bastille) – 1:14
YUNGBLUD, Dan Smith, Luke Hemmings (5 Seconds of Summer) – 1:19
Simon Neil – 1:25
James Johnston – 1:29
Ben Thatcher (Royal Blood) – 1:32
Rita Ora – 1:34
Mike Kerr (Royal Blood) – 1:44
Simon Neil – 1:49
Dermot Kennedy – 1:50
Taylor Hawkins, Ellie Goulding, James Johnston – 1:56
Sigrid – 1:58
Ellie Goulding – 2:02
Sigrid, Rag‘n’Bone Man, Grace Carter, Dan Smith, Ellie Goulding, Woody (Chris Wood, Bastille) – 2:03
Ellie Goulding, Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) – 2:09
Dua Lipa, Dave Grohl, Grace Carter, Ben Johnston (Biffy Clyro) – 2:14
Rag’n’Bone Man – 2:21
Zara Larsson, YUNGBLUD – 2:26
AJ Tracey – 2:29
Sean Paul – 2:45
Celeste – 3:01
Paloma Faith – 3:07
Dan Smith, Luke Hemmings – 3:17
YUNGBLUD – 3:23
Rita Ora – 3:30
Paloma Faith – 3:32
Everyone – 3:33
Chris Martin (Coldplay) – 4:02
Reason #943: New York Nurse Gets a Surprise
Jimmy Kimmel has been doing his show from home but it hasn’t stopped awesome things from happening. April 27th Jimmy’s #HealthCareHero of the night was an ER trauma nurse, TJ Riley. TJ works at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, NY and also had the virus. Kimmel surprised TJ with a virtual visit from Dave Grohl that included $10k and gifts packages for nurses he works with. Oh, and a solo serenade from Dave. I would just DIE!!
Reason #944: Dave’s True Stories
Dave has been taking to his InstaGram account telling short versions of stories that you know would be EPIC to talk about over beers. I mean, given the chance, that’s what I want to do; I just want to sit down with Dave, drink and talk about life. His stories range from OzzFest, his mother, meeting Prince and David Bowie telling him to f**k off.
Reason #945: Paying Tribute to Prince
If you read Dave’s Stories on his IG, you’ll read where he met Prince. So being asked to be a part of the “Let’s Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince” that happened last month, you know he’s going to jump at the chance. Especially since it was the first time in 20 years since they did “Darling Nikki” Here’s a teaser and link to the FULL video
They also covered “Pop Life” which you can see here.
Reason #946: Dave the Writer
Dave, just like us, is jonesing to get back to normal. Get back to hanging out with friends, going to concerts, celebrating live music. Yesterday, Dave penned a piece for The Atlantic, about the uncertainty of all of us getting that life back. In the piece, Dave says:
In today’s world of fear and unease and social distancing, it’s hard to imagine sharing experiences like these ever again. I don’t know when it will be safe to return to singing arm in arm at the top of our lungs, hearts racing, bodies moving, souls bursting with life. But I do know that we will do it again, because we have to. It’s not a choice. We’re human. We need moments that reassure us that we are not alone. That we are understood. That we are imperfect. And, most important, that we need each other. I have shared my music, my words, my life with the people who come to our shows. And they have shared their voices with me. Without that audience—that screaming, sweating audience—my songs would only be sound. But together, we are instruments in a sonic cathedral, one that we build together night after night. And one that we will surely build again.
It’s a great read, so please check out the full article here. For me, reading this, further solidifies my love for the man. He’s just like us. He swears, he drinks beer, he loves his mom, he loves going to concerts and he loves his fans. We need him, and he needs us.
So I say to you, Mr. Dave Grohl, keep doing what you’re doing. Whether it’s killer InstaGram stories, surprise video chats, writing articles to let us know we are not alone, creating new songs, or stepping up to feed people thru Backbeat BBQ, you are an incredible human being and I for one think life is a whole lot better with you in it.
