Foo Fighters Top 5 Facts
1
The band started in 1995.
2
The band were named the Foo Fighters after a World War II secret force that allegedly researched UFOs.
3
Dave Grohl was the former drummer of legendary grunge band Nirvana until their frontman Kurt Cobain died and they broke up.
4
Dave played all instruments on his first self titled album.
5
Taylor Hawkins is the drummer for the Fooies, but he also co-wrote and sang on their "In Your Honour" double album.
6
While he was drumming with Nirvana, Dave Grohl was recording original songs at home that never received public release. Those tapes would become the foundation of the Foo Fighters, the band he formed in 1995, after the death of Kurt Cobain.
