“The Trainer”
For the final episode of the yr, I received the possibility to drive as much as Northridge, California, and have a dialog with Dave Grohl. We talked concerning the Foo Fighters music “The Trainer,” which is an epic, 10-minute lengthy music. Dave informed me it’s an important piece of music he’s ever written, as a result of it’s devoted to his mom, Virginia, who handed away in 2022.
Dave Grohl began Foo Fighters in 1994, after Nirvana ended. This yr, Foo Fighters set a report for having essentially the most High 10 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts. They’ve received 15 Grammy awards, together with successful the Grammy for Greatest Rock album 5 instances — greater than anybody else.
“The Trainer” is from their eleventh album, However Right here We Are, which got here out in June 2023. I sat with Dave within the Foo Fighters observe house, and he informed me the entire story of the music. Arising, you’ll hear the 2 voice memos he initially recorded on acoustic guitar, plus the 2 demos he made on his solution to figuring the music out.
You should buy or stream “The Trainer” right here.
Illustration by Carlos Lerma.
Foo Fighters: Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear, Rami Jaffee, Josh Freese
Greg Kurstin – Producer
Taylor Hawkins
