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Dave Grohl Q&A: Why Rock and Roll Will Never Die
Dave Grohl, lead singer of The Foo Fighters just had a great q and a with the billboard.com crew. In the article he talks about why Rock and Roll is here to stay, and why 2011 was the most successful of his career to date.
You and the Foos were in the thick of it all year, so what’s your take on the health of rock?
There’s always gonna be rock’n'roll bands, there’s always gonna be kids that love rock’n'roll records, and there will always be rock’n'roll. I travel all over the world and play music, and it’s easy to think rock’n'roll has gone away when you’re in a country like America. We just got back from a trip Down Under, we did a tour of Australia and New Zealand where we were pulling 40,000-50,000 people a night, selling out stadiums. To me, that means rock’n'roll is alive and well. The thing that will never go away is that connection you make with a band or a song where you’re moved by the fact that it’s real people making music. You make that human connection with a song like “Let It Be” or “Long and Winding Road” or a song like “Bohemian Rhapsody” or “Roxanne,” any of those songs. They sound like people making music.
In America, rock’n'roll isn’t in the forefront of the mainstream as it is the rest of the world. England is another country where rock bands are hugely successful: You hear them on the radio, they have hits and play stadiums, and it’s almost like it’s bigger than it’s ever been. But for whatever reason, here in America there’s not as much focus on rock’n'roll bands. I don’t know what it is, but it’s one of the few countries in the world where rock’n'roll is not huge.
His insight is pretty much on point considering that The Foo Fighters were one of the largest Rock and Roll acts to continue and improve upon their already ravenous and die hard fan base. To read the rest of the article, go to http://www.billboard.com/#/features/dave-grohl-q-a-why-rock-will-never-die-why-1005831362.story.
Dave Grohl Lead Singer of the Foo Fighters
