{"id":807338,"date":"2020-05-11T18:43:02","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T00:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=997816"},"modified":"2020-05-11T18:43:02","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T00:43:02","slug":"foo-fighters-dave-grohl-envisions-return-of-live-music-in-op-ed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/foo-fighters-dave-grohl-envisions-return-of-live-music-in-op-ed\/","title":{"rendered":"Foo Fighters\u2019 Dave Grohl Envisions Return of Live Music in Op-Ed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Foo Fighters<\/a> frontman Dave Grohl<\/a> envisions the return of in-person concerts in an op-ed published Monday at The Atlantic<\/em><\/a>. The musician documents the uncertainty of live performance<\/a> in the COVID-19 era, reminisces about important shows from his past and enthuses about the reciprocal joy of playing onstage.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn today\u2019s world of fear and unease and social distancing, it\u2019s hard to imagine sharing experiences like these ever again,\u201d Grohl writes. \u201cI don\u2019t know when it will be safe to return to singing arm in arm at the top of our lungs, hearts racing, bodies moving, souls bursting with life. But I do know that we will do it again, because we have to.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grohl writes with vivid detail about watching U2 play in Washington D.C. during their 2001 Elevation Tour, noting his surprise that their \u201cmassive production\u201d wasn\u2019t all about bells and whistles.<\/p>\n

\u201cI waited for the lights to go out so that I could lose myself in a magnificent, state-of-the-art rock show,\u201d he writes. \u201cTo my surprise, the band walked onstage without any introduction, house lights fully illuminated, and kicked into the first song beneath their harsh, fluorescent glow, without the usual barrage of lasers and LED screens we\u2019ve all become accustomed to. The brilliant move stunned the audience and began an unforgettable concert on a very raw, personal note.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was no accident, mind you,\u201d he continues. \u201cIt was a lesson in intimacy. Without all the strobes and lasers, the room shrank to the size of a dirty nightclub at last call, every blemish in plain view. And with that simple gesture, we were reminded that we are all indeed just people. People that need to connect with one another.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grohl also reflects on Bruce Springsteen showing up to a Foo Fighters gig and leaving him some inspirational advice on hotel stationary. \u201cWhen you look out at the audience, you should see yourself in them, just as they should see themselves in you,\u201d the note read.<\/p>\n

The Foo Fighters leader has been in a nostalgic mode during quarantine: In March, he started an Instagram account called \u201cDave\u2019s True Stories,\u201d<\/a> detailing some of his favorite memories, including an account<\/a> of setting up his first studio, 606, in Alexandria, Virginia.<\/p>\n

In late April, Grohl surprised an ER nurse (and COVID-19 survivor) with an intimate performance of \u201cEverlong\u201d<\/a> on Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl envisions the return of in-person concerts in an op-ed published Monday at The Atlantic. The musician documents the uncertainty of live performance in the COVID-19 era, reminisces about important shows from his past and enthuses about the reciprocal joy of playing onstage. \u201cIn today\u2019s world of fear and unease and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-807338","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-11 10:09:58","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=807338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807338\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=807338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=807338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=807338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}