Dave Grohl wanted to stage a bitter break-up ahead of a Foo Fighters reunion tour ‘just for a joke’

The rocker had the concept a number of years in the past (Image: AP/Getty/REX)

Dave Grohl has revealed he wished Foo Fighters to stage a bitter break-up earlier than asserting a reunion tour two weeks later ‘only for a joke’.

The Better of You rocker admitted he had a ‘humorous plan’ to advertise one among their future albums which might have seen all of the band members, which additionally embody Taylor Hawkins, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Rami Jaffee, every write a ebook insulting the opposite musicians.

Chatting with The Solar newspaper’s Weird column, Dave, whose look on Saturday Kitchen on the weekend was cancelled attributable to Storm Eunice, stated: ‘I had a ridiculous concept a number of years in the past that earlier than the discharge of one among our data we might every write a biography through which we might every speak s**t concerning the different members.

‘They’d all come out the identical day after which we’d have a press convention saying that after studying one another’s books we’d determined all of us hated one another and have been breaking apart.’

‘After which the concept was a few weeks later we’d announce ‘The Reunion Tour’ only for a joke. We didn’t do it, however I believed it was a humorous plan,’ he added.

In the meantime, frontman Dave additionally weighed in on Coldplay’s plans – which they've made public – to solely make two extra albums, suggesting no band ought to ever announce plans to cease.

Present six-piece Foo Fighters was based by Dave in 1994 (Image: ABC through Getty Pictures)

Nate Mendel, Dave Grohl, and Pat Smear of Foo Fighters performing in June 2021 (Image: Getty)

Explaining that he ‘liked it as a lot now after 26 years as I all the time have carried out’, the previous Nirvana drummer admitted it was ‘superb that we’ve by no means come near quitting’.

Nevertheless, he was eager to share one piece of recommendation – a ‘lesson for each band on the planet’ – as he implored them to not say they have been going to interrupt up.

‘Should you’re going to interrupt up, simply break up. And when you break up – keep damaged up,’ he concluded.

The band is releasing a movie, Studio 666, in cinemas on Friday (Image: Getty)

Though Foo Fighters have taken a detour into motion pictures this month, with the upcoming launch of their horror film Studio 666, Dave was additionally clear that there’s lots extra music nonetheless within the band’s future.

Describing Studio 666 as ‘an excellent undertaking’, the 53-year-old additionally reassured followers together with his proclamation that ‘data and reveals are what we’re all about’.