{"id":808854,"date":"2026-10-20T18:16:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T18:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/808854\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T18:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T18:16:15","slug":"he-pours-about-three-fourths-whiskey-and-tops-it-off-with-a-little-coke-and-then-he-stirs-it-with-his-finger-foo-fighters-dave-grohl-remembers-recording-with-motorhead-leg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/808854\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHe pours about three-fourths whiskey and tops it off with a little Coke. And then he stirs it with his finger\u201d: Foo Fighters\u2019 Dave Grohl remembers recording with Mot\u00f6rhead legend Lemmy Kilmister"},"content":{"rendered":"

Foo Fighters<\/a> frontman Dave Grohl has looked back on recording for his heavy metal<\/a> side-project Probot with Mot\u00f6rhead<\/a> legend Lemmy Kilmister.<\/p>\n

The Ace Of Spades<\/a> singer\/bassist was one on a long list of guest stars on Grohl\u2019s 2004 album, which also featured late Venom leader Conrad \u2018Cronos\u2019 Lant<\/a>, Soulfly\/ex-Sepultura singer\/guitarist Max Cavalera and Soundgarden\u2019s Kim Thayil, among many others.<\/p>\n

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Lemmy contributed his voice and thunderous low end to the single Shake Your Blood. In the new issue of Metal Hammer, Grohl looks back on recording the track, revealing that Kilmister showed up to the Los Angeles sessions at 10:30am and asked, \u201cWho wants to drink?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Grohl continues: \u201cIn the sink were two dirty pint glasses. He washes them out with his hand. He pours about three-fourths whiskey in each and tops it off with a little Coke. And then he stirs it with his finger. He hands it to me and I\u2019m like, \u2018Here we go.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The singer\/guitarist adds that he was impressed by Kilmister\u2019s commitment to Probot, as he had two sets of lyrics for what would become Shake My Blood, the unused draft being called The Blind Could See. After recording that day, the debauchery continued.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Kilmister] says, \u2018Who wants to do some drugs?\u2019\u201d Grohl recalls. \u201cIt was me and [producer] Nick Raskulinecz, and we\u2019re like, \u2018No, we\u2019re cool, man.\u2019 He pulls this little packet of speed out of his rolled-up sleeve. And I\u2019m like, \u2018I\u2019m gonna watch Lemmy snort rails off the Neve desk? This is nuts!\u2019 And he just takes a pinch out of it and eats it and swigs it back and he goes, \u2018Who wants to go look at some tits?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Shake Your Blood was released as Probot\u2019s second single in December 2003, ahead of the album dropping in February 2004. During a 2004 Rolling Stone interview, Kilmister revealed that he wrote the song\u2019s lyrics in 10 minutes. The album proved a moderate commercial success, charting at number 68 on the Billboard 200 and 24 on the UK Albums chart.<\/p>\n

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Kilmister passed away on December 28, 2015: four days after his 70th birthday and two after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. Grohl attended Lemmy\u2019s funeral, which was live-streamed via Mot\u00f6rhead\u2019s website, and delivered an emotional eulogy. The Foos man remembered him as \u201cthe one true rock\u2019n\u2019roller who bridged my love of AC\/DC<\/a> and [Black] Sabbath and [Led] Zeppelin with my love of GBH and the Ramones and Black Flag\u201d.<\/p>\n

The new Hammer contains the full interview with Grohl, who talks with Scott Ian, Charlie Benante and Frank Bello of New York thrash metal<\/a> veterans Anthrax<\/a>. Order your copy now and get it delivered directly to your door. <\/a><\/p>\n

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