It looks like rumours Dave Grohl is busy working on some sort of solo project could be true, with a musician who recently met the Foo Fighters frontman claiming the two of them discussed Grohl’s “new record” during their conversation.
Musician Damien Curry recently took to Instagram to share a photo of him and Grohl (check it out in the embed below). “Talked about our kids, his new record, producing…man…what a kool kat,” Curry wrote of the experience.
It’s not the first time it’s been suggested that Grohl is working on new music without the Foo Fighters. Back in March, producer Butch Vig told The Daily Beast Grohl is working on new music that isn’t under the Foo Fighters name.
Back in March, Foo Fighters embarked on an indefinite hiatus following a long stretch of touring and recording. The news came amid rumours the band was planning on breaking up and Grohl was embarking on a solo career.
However, a representative for the band quickly dismissed such claims as “utterly ridiculous“, though drummer Taylor Hawkins did confirm the band are on hiatus in an interview with Artisan News first given back in January.
Grohl previously alluded to the band taking a break in a missive accompanying the band’s 2015 Saint Cecilia EP, writing, “Maybe these songs are the bread crumbs that will help us find our way back when it’s time.”
“We could use a nice wander through the woods right about now. Another empty journal, another tap on the shoulder … those things are never far behind. It’s what lies ahead in those woods that excites me now.”
After teasing fans on social media with a forthcoming “official band announcement“, the band finally confirmed their hiatus with a hilarious skit video in which they poke fun at the rumours of their break-up and of Grohl going solo.
Regardless of what the “new record” is, it wouldn’t be the first time the prolific Grohl has embarked on projects without his Foo Fighters bandmates. In addition to work with bands like Them Crooked Vultures, he’s made collaborative records such as the Sound City: Real to Reel and Probot albums.
