“Sometimes people, you know, they try to make themselves look cool, make themselves look good, make themselves look sexy. “It’s one of the reasons why we’re still a f–king band after 26 years,” said Grohl. Over the years, Foo Fighters have been known for not taking themselves too seriously, displaying their comedic chops in music videos such as “Everlong,” “Learn to Fly” and “Long Road to Ruin.” I mean, fortunately, we’ve been around long enough that we’ve met a lot of really great people.” Dave Grohl becomes possessed in Foo Fighters’ new horror comedy “Studio 666.” Courtesy of Andrew Stuart / Open “And it makes it more fun because then it’s … just all of us hanging out, having drinks and laughing as we’re filming this f–ked up movie. “In true Foo Fighters fashion, we just opened up our phones and started calling our friends,” says Grohl. And there’s even a funny cameo from, wait for it, Lionel Richie. We might as well make the record, take a two-week break, and then just make some silly little horror film.’ … It snowballed into a full-length feature film and just kind of took off, man, like a crazy train.”Īlong with all that fake blood, “Studio 666” is splattered with comic talent, including Whitney Cummings, Will Forte and former “The Goldbergs” star Jeff Garlin. And while we were in there writing, I’m like, ‘Wait a second. “And then when we started making this new record, we rented this house - the house in the movie. There’s no way we’d do that s–t.’ Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohl share screen time with Leslie Grossman in the new horror comedy “Studio 666.” Courtesy of Andrew Stuart / Open I was like, ‘That’s the stupidest f–king idea I’ve ever heard in my life. “A friend of mine … had a meeting with these people that said that they want to make a horror film with Foo Fighters. “It is something I never wanted to or expected to do. But the project developed organically while the Foos were recording their 10th studio album, 2021’s “Medicine at Midnight,” at a mansion in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles. Dave Grohl in a scene from the new Foo Fighters horror comedy “Studio 666.” Courtesy of Andrew Stuart / OpenĪfter the Foo Fighters found themselves enshrined in the pantheon of rock immortals, “Studio 666” - in which the band plays and pokes fun at themselves during some haunted sessions - might seem like a strange choice for an encore. “In our way, it was like this ultimate gore ‘Spinal Tap,’” Grohl told The Post, referencing the fictional band’s 1984 mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap.” “It was one of the most inspiring rock ’n’ roll films because it made everyone take a look at themselves and think, ‘Oh s-t, I hope I’m not like that.’ And so it was kind of a manual of what not to do - or else you might become Spinal Tap.”īut unlike the pretentious, fictitious band Spinal Tap, Foo Fighters have proven to be the real deal - and then some - with hits such as “Learn to Fly,” “Best of You” and, of course, “Times Like These.” The 11-time Grammy-winning group was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last October in its first year of eligibility. When it came to Foo Fighters making “Studio 666” - their new horror comedy that opens in theaters on Friday - Dave Grohl’s gang took unlikely inspiration from another band: Spinal Tap. We found tickets to see Queens of the Stone Age on their huge 2023 tour We found tickets for Avenged Sevenfold’s 2023 tour. How much are last-minute tickets to see Dave Matthews Band on tour?
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