They may be one of the world's biggest bands, but the Foo Fighters' feet are planted firmly on the ground. And if it all ended tomorrow, they'd be pretty happy with what they've achieved.
Here's an extract from tomorrow's exclusive Kerrang! cover feature.
GIVEN THAT THIS IS A BAND STARTED AS A SIDE-PROJECT, DO YOU EVER WORRY ABOUT HOW BIG IT'S GOT?
DAVE GROHL: "There are times. I was grilling up food on a barbecue backstage before we went on at Hyde Park. I remember thinking, 'Okay, there are 85,000 people here. Motîrhead are playing as our support band and we're responsible for all of it.' We set up everything - we looked after all the staging, lights, everything. We had 1,100 employees that day. It was all because of this demo tape I did for fun 13 years ago. I had a moment where I thought, 'How the fuck did this happen?' But it's fleeting, it goes away."
HAVE YOU EVER WORRIED THAT PEOPLE MIGHT LOSE INTEREST IN YOU?
GROHL: "That doesn't worry me too much. I think we've accomplished more than we ever dreamed of. If it ended now, I'd say we had a pretty good run of things."
SO, IF THIS NEW ALBUM WERE A FLOP, IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU?
GROHL: "The hope is that a lot of people might go out and buy your music, appreciate what you do and come to the show but..."
NATE MENDEL: "...if they don't, then we'll keep coming back until they do. But yes, of course it would be disappointing. If we put a record out and fewer people are interested than last time, then it would be disappointing. It wouldn't mean we'd have a discussion about whether we should carry on doing this, though. It wouldn't make us any less proud of the record."
For the full story, pick up a copy of tomorrow's Kerrang! magazine.
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