Dave Grohl goes in-depth about the Foo Fighters track “The Teacher,” which he penned as a tribute to his late mother Virginia, on the latest episode of the Song Exploder podcast.
Virginia Grohl, a longtime teacher, died in August 2022, about five months after the death of Taylor Hawkins; Foo Fighters’ latest album But Here We Are is dedicated to the two of them.
“I was with her for all of the time leading up to her passing,” Grohl told podcast host Hrishikesh Hirway. “Everyday during that period, I would write something on the guitar,...
Virginia Grohl, a longtime teacher, died in August 2022, about five months after the death of Taylor Hawkins; Foo Fighters’ latest album But Here We Are is dedicated to the two of them.
“I was with her for all of the time leading up to her passing,” Grohl told podcast host Hrishikesh Hirway. “Everyday during that period, I would write something on the guitar,...
- 12/21/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Dave Grohl appeared on latest episode of the Song Exploder podcast, where he discussed “The Teacher” from Foo Fighters’ latest album, But Here We Are. As Grohl explained in heart-wrenching detail, the 10-minute rock epic was written in tribute to his mother, Virginia Grohl, who passed away in July 2022.
“I was with her for all of the time leading up to her passing,” Grohl told Song Exploder host Hrishikesh Hirway. “Everyday during that period, I would write something on the guitar, because I felt that if I didn’t have that release, I would explode. I would spend the day at the hospital and then try to translate it musically — with no clear intention of what I was trying to achieve. I was finding these chords and progressions that mirrored the way that I felt.”
Having come up with two separate demos, Grohl then tried putting them together: “These two...
“I was with her for all of the time leading up to her passing,” Grohl told Song Exploder host Hrishikesh Hirway. “Everyday during that period, I would write something on the guitar, because I felt that if I didn’t have that release, I would explode. I would spend the day at the hospital and then try to translate it musically — with no clear intention of what I was trying to achieve. I was finding these chords and progressions that mirrored the way that I felt.”
Having come up with two separate demos, Grohl then tried putting them together: “These two...
- 12/21/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
It can’t be easy for parents that watch their kids entertain skills in something they’re passionate about while somehow tanking their education, especially when the parents in question are educators. Cradle to Stage has already shown us the case of Dan Reynolds from Imagine Dragons and how he rose to fame, but this week we had the chance to meet up with Pharrell Williams and his mother Carolyn, who, like Virginia Grohl, the originator of the book that inspired this limited series, was an educator for many years. And also like Virginia, Carolyn had to come to grips with the
Cradle to Stage Episode 2 Recap: Pharrell and Dr. Carolyn Williams...
Cradle to Stage Episode 2 Recap: Pharrell and Dr. Carolyn Williams...
- 5/15/2021
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
Dave Grohl and his mother Virginia Hanlon Grohl have detailed their From Cradle to Stage Paramount+ series, inspired by her book about musicians and their moms.
The Foo Fighters frontman will serve as director on the six-episode unscripted series, based on Virginia’s 2017 book From Cradle to Stage: Stories from the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars. The show premieres on May 6th with an episode centered on Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds and his mom Christene Reynolds.
“I believe that the relationship between a musician and their mother is...
The Foo Fighters frontman will serve as director on the six-episode unscripted series, based on Virginia’s 2017 book From Cradle to Stage: Stories from the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars. The show premieres on May 6th with an episode centered on Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds and his mom Christene Reynolds.
“I believe that the relationship between a musician and their mother is...
- 4/19/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Paramount+ has set Thursday, May 6 for the premiere of From Cradle To Stage, a six-part series from Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and his mother Virginia Hanlon Grohl, inspired by her critically-acclaimed book, From Cradle to Stage: Stories from the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars.
The Live Nation Productions series is a dynamic personal exploration of the special relationship between successful musicians and their moms, and will feature famous performers along with their mothers including Brandi Carlile, Miranda Lambert, Geddy Lee, Tom Morello, Dan Reynolds and Pharrell Williams.
Paramount+ also released a first-look promo (above) which airs during the 56th Academy of Country Music Awards today on CBS and Paramount+.
Honest, humorous and emotional, each episode features a famous performer and their mother, alongside Dave and Virginia, as they take an impassioned journey home and explore each artists’ upbringing and the tools they received as...
The Live Nation Productions series is a dynamic personal exploration of the special relationship between successful musicians and their moms, and will feature famous performers along with their mothers including Brandi Carlile, Miranda Lambert, Geddy Lee, Tom Morello, Dan Reynolds and Pharrell Williams.
Paramount+ also released a first-look promo (above) which airs during the 56th Academy of Country Music Awards today on CBS and Paramount+.
Honest, humorous and emotional, each episode features a famous performer and their mother, alongside Dave and Virginia, as they take an impassioned journey home and explore each artists’ upbringing and the tools they received as...
- 4/18/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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