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Foo Fighters
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Origin Seattle, Washington, USA
Genre(s) Alternative rock Post-grunge
Years active 1995 "present
Label(s) RCA, Capitol
Associated acts Nirvana Sunny Day Real Estate Scream
Website www.foofighters.com
Members
  Dave Grohl Nate Mendel Taylor Hawkins Chris Shiflett
Former members
  William Goldsmith Pat Smear Franz Stahl
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Foo Fighters is an American alternative rock band formed by singer/guitarist Dave Grohl in 1995. Grohl formed the group as a one-man project after the dissolution of his previous band Nirvana in 1994. Prior to the release of Foo Fighters in 1995, Grohl drafted Nate Mendel (bass), William Goldsmith (drums), and Pat Smear (guitar) to complete the group. Goldsmith and Smear left after the recording Read more...

When Grohl first started the band, its music was often compared to that of his previous group, Nirvana. Grohl acknowledged that Nirvana singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain was a major influence on his songwriting. Grohl said, "Through Kurt, I saw the beauty of minimalism and the importance of music that's stripped down." Foo Fighters also utilize Nirvana's technique of shifting between quiet verses and Read more...

Foo Fighters first received Grammy Awards for their music video for "Learn to Fly" in 2000, and have won six in total since.

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