Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl was asked in a new interview with EW.com if he ever plans to write a memoir. Grohl replied, “Oh absolutely. You know, years ago I was at a barbecue and I met a book agent, and he said, 'Have you ever considered writing a book?' and I said, 'Well, of course, someday.' And he said, 'It’s really easy — you’ll do four or five hours of interviews and someone else will write it in your voice and it will be great.' And I thought, 'F**k that!'”
Grohl continued, “I come from a family of writers, and granted I’m a black sheep but I’m not that bad, my God. So I figured you know if I were to ever write a book, it would be in my hand.”
The former Nirvana drummer said he's considered writing a book for years, but has not had the time. He added that he never felt ready because “every day something happens that I’d love to write about.”
One hint to how a Grohl memoir might look could be found in his Instagram series called “Dave's True Stories.” Launched in March to entertain people during the coronavirus crisis, the series features Grohl writing anecdotes about various events in his career, from jamming with Prince to getting an email from David Bowie.
Foo Fighters were planning a series of projects to celebrate the band's 25th anniversary this year, including a new album, a documentary, a “secret project,” a tour and more, all of which is now on hold.
Grohl said about the postponed plans, “All of that went out the window when the pandemic became what it is now. I forgot about the band, I forgot about the album, I forgot about the documentary and the video and I focused on my family — just as I’m sure everybody else did.”
