{"id":348881,"date":"2025-12-16T12:31:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T12:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/348881\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T12:31:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T12:31:07","slug":"josh-freese-says-he-still-doesnt-know-why-he-was-fired-from-foo-fighters-while-trent-reznor-explains-drummer-swap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/348881\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Freese says he still doesn’t know why he was fired from Foo Fighters while Trent Reznor explains “drummer swap”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Josh Freese has discussed his departure from Foo Fighters<\/a>, saying he still isn\u2019t sure why he was let go by the band.<\/p>\n

In May, the Foos announced that Josh Freese had been let go as their drummer<\/a>, with Freese saying he was \u201cshocked\u201d and \u201cdisappointed\u201d by the decision<\/a>. He had joined the Foos as their touring drummer in 2023 following the sudden passing of Taylor Hawkins in March 2022.<\/a><\/p>\n

He was replaced<\/a> by former Nine Inch Nails<\/a> stickman Ilan Rubin, with Freese going in the opposite direction, appearing with Trent Reznor and co. on their North American tour in August.<\/a><\/p>\n

Regarding his departure form Foo Fighters<\/a>, Freese said in May that \u201cno reason was given\u201d but that he \u201cenjoyed the past two years with them\u201d and that he supports \u201cwhatever they feel is best for the band\u201d. He also jokingly shared his \u201c10 possible reasons for being booted from Foo Fighters.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

In August, he reflected that the move was \u201cprobably more an issue with their management\u201d<\/a> and also confessed that the band\u2019s music wasn\u2019t something he \u201cresonated with.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

During a radio appearance on December 10 (via Loudwire<\/a>), he was asked if he is yet to be given a reason for being released. \u201cNot really\u201d he replied. \u201cI mean, I\u2019ve got a couple of theories, but I feel like people are so interested in that because they\u2019re such a massive band that I\u2019m kind of hesitant to comment at all about it yet because anything I say is gonna be used and thrown around and republished and reposted.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regarding the swap with Nine Inch Nails, Trent Reznor<\/a> explained in an interview with Consequence <\/a>how the trade between the acts came about.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reality of that scenario was it was a surprise to me that Ilan was joining the Foo Fighters,\u201d he said. \u201cIlan is a great musician and had been a solid guy during his tenure in the band, but it presented a problem in terms of we knew there was another leg of the tour that we\u2019re going to start in February [2026]. \u200aAnd we could either replace him immediately [after the early summer 2025 European leg] or we could replace him after the [late summer 2025 North American] leg, which would mean trying to find someone over the holiday break.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cAs soon as I heard the news, I thought I could call Josh and he could play the show tonight, \u2019cause there\u2019s no doubt about his ability. \u200aAnd that\u2019s essentially in a shorthand what went down. He was available and willing, and it just made sense on a number of levels.\u201d<\/p>\n

@nme<\/a> <\/p>\n

@Nine Inch Nails were back in London last night and, there\u2019s no doubt about it, it was one of the most impressive live shows of their career\u00a0\ud83d\udd25 Check out a snippet of the gig here, as they gave an explosive rendition of \u2018Copy Of A\u2019 #NineInchNails<\/a> #TrentReznor<\/a> #PeelItBackTour<\/a> #nme<\/a> #music<\/a> #live<\/a> #liveperformance<\/a> #copyofa<\/a> #nmemagazine<\/a> <\/p>\n

\u266c original sound \u2013 NME \u2013 NME<\/a> <\/p>\n

Reznor concluded: \u201cBeing completely honest, we\u2019re adults and we\u2019re professional, but we\u2019re also people with emotional feelings and a sense of camaraderie and intent and purpose. I thought it would feel better to play that last wave of tours with someone that wants to be there, and that\u2019s what went down.\u201d<\/p>\n

In other Foo Fighters news, frontman Dave Grohl<\/a> teamed up with Gibson Custom to launch limited-edition signed guitar<\/a>. Elsewhere, the legend\u2019s daughter, Violet Grohl, recently released her debut solo single \u2018THUM\u2019.<\/a><\/p>\n