Would the Foo Fighters exist if Kurt Cobain was still alive?

It is unlikely they would have been called the Foo Fighters, though, as the genesis of that name was purely circumstancial, due to Dave Grohl taking an interest in UFOs shortly after Nirvana was disbanded.

Did Dave Grohl write any songs about Kurt Cobain?

Dave Grohl wrote a Foo Fighters song about Kurt Cobain’s death. It’s the band’s 2011 song “Walk.” “It kind of comes from the day after Kurt died,” Grohl explained. “Waking up that morning and realizing, ‘Oh, s–t, he’s not here anymore.

Did Kurt Cobain kick Dave Grohl out of the band?

Dave Grohl Says He Overheard Kurt Cobain Talking About Kicking Him Out Of Nirvana. “I was really upset because I thought things were okay,” Grohl told Vulture. Well, Nevermind. Dave Grohl told Vulture in an interview published Tuesday that Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain considered replacing him as the band’s drummer.

Is Everlong about Kurt Cobain?

The song, which appeared on In Your Honor, is about Grohl’s observations of Cobain and Novoselic shortly after meeting them. Grohl told Q magazine that he wrote the song when he first arrived in Washington. After one audition, he had moved from Washington D.C. to Olympia, Washington, to join Nirvana.

Who has the rights to Nirvana songs?

Courtney Love
When Nirvana singer and lead songwriter Kurt Cobain died in 1994, his widow, rocker Courtney Love, became the primary beneficiary of his estate, which includes more than ninety-eight percent of the band’s publishing rights.

Did Dave Grohl almost get kicked out of Nirvana?

Dave Grohl Says He Overheard Kurt Cobain Talking About Kicking Him Out Of Nirvana. Well, Nevermind. “I could hear Kurt saying, ‘I think we need a drummer that’s more rudimental, along the lines of Dan Peters,’ who was the guy they almost hired,” Grohl said. “I was really upset because I thought things were okay.”

How old is Dave Grohl?

52 years (January 14, 1969)
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Dave Grohl, 52, is the founder, lead singer and guitarist for Foo Fighters, the former Nirvana drummer and the winner of 16 Grammys.

Is My Hero by Foo Fighters about Kurt Cobain?

He also revealed that the iconic Foo Fighters song is about the death of Grohl’s fellow Nirvana brethren, Kurt Cobain. Grohl has been secretive about the song’s meaning despite speculation for years.