Asked by journalist Lauren Murphy if it’s difficult not to feel angry and disillusioned when looking at America, Grohl says, “Yeah, of course. It\u2019s hard not to feel political living in America, where we\u2019re deeply divided. And there\u2019s injustice, and there\u2019s so much hate and fear, and it\u2019s such a drag.”<\/p>\n
“I try to love everyone,” he adds, “because I think that\u2019s what you\u2019re supposed to do – and I do. But there needs to be change in that direction, and it\u2019s been hard to find in the States.”<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Grohl freely admits that his band, and their music, serves as therapy for him in challenging times. <\/p>\n “I really do rely on it,” he says. “There are times where I\u2019ll write something that I have a hard time saying in conversation, and the end result is something real that you wind up singing every night. It just feels good to fucking scream that shit sometimes, you know?” <\/p>\n Earlier this year, Grohl spoke in depth for the first time about the loss of his best friend and bandmate Taylor Hawkins<\/a>, and the impact of his death.<\/p>\n Article continues below <\/p>\n You may like<\/p>\n Hawkins passed away on March 25, 2022 in his room at the Four Seasons Casa Medina hotel in Bogot\u00e1, Colombia, ahead of Foo Fighters’ scheduled headline appearance at the Est\u00e9reo Picnic festival. Colombian authorities never issued an official cause of death for the 50-year-old drummer, but a preliminary toxicology test indicated that Hawkins had 10 substances in his system at the time of his death, including opioids, benzodiazepines, anti-depressants and THC.<\/p>\n “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins,” the band said in a statement issued following Hawkins’ death. “His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever.”<\/p>\n Four years on, Grohl admits that he still has “a hard time making sense” of the tragedy.<\/p>\n
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