Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl is having a blast being a dad, and he's not alone. Band members Nate Mandel and Chris
Shiflett are also new fathers, and drummer Taylor Hawkins is just months away from rounding it out.
Grohl claims that fatherhood has opened him to his softer, gentler side. It happens to the best of us, Dave. Don't be surprised if the new Foo Fighters album (due this month) has a piano ballad in the mix.
Dave says, "Violet's the light at the end of my tunnel. I'm not afraid to
write anything anymore. A lot of that has to do with the big picture -
having a child and realizing that life's too short to be afraid of a
f**king piano ballad." Hey, it works for Ben Folds.
The band has also been keeping up with the latest gossip. I assume they've been reading FameCrawler.
''Have you seen Britney without the extensions?'' Dave asked drummer Taylor Hawkins. ''She looks so good with short hair."
"If
she could just get her shit together,'' replied Hawkins. ''You know
you're in bad shape if Kevin Fenderline [sic] is looking like the good
guy...''
Grohl also offered this insight, ''I'm gonna go ahead and say that Paris Hilton is
f**kin' lame, she's more offensive to me than
anything... a total raging, disgusting, rich, lazy party slut. I pray
that my daughter will not turn out like her.''
Spoken like a true dad.
Photo: EW
