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Dave Grohl on Foo Fighters' drummer switchups after Taylor Hawkins' death: 'Continuing was really complicated'

Freese joined the band in May 2023 and was fired in May 2025 Dave Grohl shared what really happened when the Foo Fighters separated from drummer Josh Freese in a recent interview Freese, who was fired ...
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Trent Reznor explains 'drummer swap' with Foo Fighters

Nine Inch Nails ended up swapping drummers with Foo Fighters because it "just made sense". Josh Freese - who had previously played with NIN - was drafted into Dave Grohl's band following the death of ...
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Ex-Foo Fighters drummer reflects on 'mystery' firing: 'I've got a lot to say'

It has been nearly a year since thesurprising breakup between the Foo Fighters and Josh Freese, and he still doesn’t know exactly what happened. The 53-year-old journeyman drummer joined the group in ...
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Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl Talks About Parting Ways With Drummer Josh Freese

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl is speaking for the first time about parting ways with drummer Josh Freese. Freese was let go in ...
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Ex-Foo Fighters Drummer Josh Freese Feels Like He Has ‘Got to Be Careful’ How He Talks About Being Fired From the Band

Josh Freese is a lot more “careful” with his words these days. The iconic drummer was hired to play with the Foo Fighters in 2023. He was fired just two years later, in 2025. In a February 2026 ...
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Why Ex-NIN Drummer Ilan Rubin Was Able to ‘Spread His Wings’ at His New Gig, According to the Band’s Frontman

The saga of Nine Inch Nails drummer Ilan Rubin leaving the industrial band to play for the Foo Fighters has played out very interestingly. Now, Dave Grohl is speaking out about the change, saying that ...
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Ilan Rubin dismisses idea of 'drummer swap' in joining Foo Fighters: 'There is no story'

Ilan Rubin sits in with the 8G Band on February 4, 2020. (Lloyd Bishop/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) When Ilan Rubin joined Foo Fighters and Josh Freese returned to Nine Inch Nails in 2025, it ...
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Foo Fighters reveal new drummer a year after Taylor Hawkins' death

Foo Fighters have a new drummer. During a concert on Sunday, the band announced that Josh Freese will take over for the late Taylor Hawkins. The 50-year-old drummer died from a drug overdose last year ...
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Dave Grohl Addresses Why Drummer Josh Freese Was Fired From Foo Fighters: “He Didn’t Feel Our Music Really Resonated With Him”

Foo Fighters just announced plans to release a new studio effort titled Your Favorite Toy on April 24. The album is the band’s first recorded with drummer Ilan Rubin, who was hired to replace Josh ...
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JOSH FREESE Reflects On His Time With FOO FIGHTERS: 'They Were Good To Me - Until They Weren't'

In the cover story for the latest issue of Modern Drummer magazine, legendary rock drummer Josh Freese was asked if he has gotten any clarity on why he was fired from the FOO FIGHTERS in May 2025, two ...
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Dave Grohl on Foo Fighters' Drummer Switchups After Taylor Hawkins' Death: 'Continuing Was Really Complicated'

"Continuing on after Taylor was really complicated, not just for us, but for any drummer that was going to come in to fill his shoes," Grohl said The frontman, 57, looked back on parting ways with the ...