Drummer fired in May after just two years with the group recently announced that he will play again with Nine Inch Nails
As is well known, only two years lasted the stay of Josh Freese node Foo Fighters. The drummer, fired in May, has even recently announced that he will play again with the NINE INH NAILS.
What is not yet clear is the real reason for the musician’s departure in such a short time. At the time, he was surprised and stated that “no reason was given” for Dave Grohl or someone else linked to the band.
Freese himself played, little after the incident, when making a list of 10 theories about his resignation. All of them were just play, for example: “He whistled ‘My Hero’ without stopping for a whole week on the tour”; “I just knew the name of a fugazi song”; “Never even tried to let the beard grow”among others.
Now, however, Freese spoke a little more seriously in an interview with the newspaper The New York Times (via NME). Commenting on his resignation, the drummer speculated about the real motivated the departure.
Without going into details, he said:
“Looking back, it was probably another problem with their management.”
Probably Freese referred to business, rather than how the band is managed by Grohl. However, he also stated that, in the end, it didn’t have much to do with the sound of the Foo Fighters:
“It was not music I really identified with.”
Josh Freese’s context in Foo Fighters
The drummer added, contextualizing the moment he entered the group – after the death of Taylor Hawkins – And saying that it was not always in the same rotation as other colleagues:
“I’m entering Dave Grohl drummer, and the guy who should save the day after the death of beloved Taylor Hawkins. I had to be at all steam all the time.”
The speculated substitute
So far, the Foo Fighters It has not officially announced the successor of John Freese. However, two communication vehicles – The Hollywood Reporter and Variety – They already dug Ilan Rubin It is the chosen one.
Rubin is American, is 37 years old and played since 2009 with the NINE INH NAILS. Also worked with Danny Elfman, Paramore, Angels & Airwavesbetween others.
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Source: Rollingstone
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