Legendary Foo Fighters frontman discovered the singer’s work through his eldest daughter, Violet, also a vocalist
It’s always difficult to define an artist as “the new someone”. Because no one person is the same as another. Furthermore, there are particularities of each era that make trajectories distinct.
However, if it is Dave Grohl Whoever is making a comparison like this, we can at least give it a chance and listen. After all, the drummer of Nirvana and vocalist/guitarist of Foo Fighters has a lot of credit when it comes to music.
In a 2020 interview with the podcast Bill Simmons, Grohl drew a parallel between the young singer Billie Eilishwho is now just 21 years old, and Morrissey. The eternal vocalist of The Smithswhich returns to Brazil for two shows in February 2024, established a connection with the public so that, in the view of Dave, few artists have achieved it. And an example is precisely Eilish.
“She has this presence. It’s a real thing. What I started to notice was her connection with the audience and the audience’s connection with her. The vibe was like, ‘Oh my God, she’s like, she’s like the Morrissey or the Fugazi‘. This is a real thing, not just music with some lights’.”
It wasn’t the only time that the frontman of Foo Fighters made this comparison. In a 2019 statement to Alligator Hour (via TMDQA), he also cited Billie It is Morrissey like two similar artists.
“It’s the connection she has with her audience — she’s like the Morrissey. It’s like the young people that are there at her show, and not just the young people, the people that are there are just inside this scene, this world.”
It is worth highlighting that Dave Grohl got to know the work of Billie Eilish through his eldest daughter, Violet — who is also a singer and has sporadically participated in shows Foo Fighters. Billiein fact, is another artist who has already taken the stage alongside Grohl. At the end of last year, she brought the veteran to the Kia Forum in Los Angeles for a performance of “My Hero”
Billie Eilish’s references
Even though he sounds so different as an artist, Billie Eilish cites as an influence what is considered the most popular band in history: the Beatles. The artist does not hide that the Fab Four in Liverpool was responsible for making her fall in love with music.
The winner of seven Grammys it is a Oscar reflected on this passion in an interview with NME(via Igor Miranda website). In addition to highlighting the group, she specifically mentioned Paul McCartney as a source of artistic inspiration.
“It doesn’t matter how old you are, where you’re from, what you look like or who you are: you can do this. You Beatles That’s what created me. I feel like 95% of my love for music is due to Beatles and the Paul McCartney). It’s crazy to think about.”
Given this, what would be the songs of the Beatles which are among the favorites of Eilish? She mentioned three songs at first, but soon recognized that she could mention several others.
“I love ‘Something’I love ‘Julia’I love ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’. […] Wow, I could say several things. I love them Beatles.”
In the player below, you can check out a version of Billie for “Something”, the first song mentioned. The reinterpretation, of course, was done in its own way, with a more melancholic approach and a piano-driven instrumental.
Source: Rollingstone
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