Dave Grohl revealed his doctor's response after sharing his surprising pre-show ritual
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During the Wednesday, April 22 episode of the Dish podcast, the Foo Fighters frontman spoke about the time “maybe eight years ago” when he got his vocal cords checked out by a doctor
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Foo Fighters will release their 12th studio album, Your Favorite Toy, on Friday, April 24
Dave Grohlshared the reaction he received after sharing his surprising pre-show ritual with his doctor.
During the Wednesday, April 22 episode oftheDishpodcast, theFoo Fightersfrontman opened up about a time "maybe eight years ago" when he got his vocal cords checked out by a doctor.
Grohl, 57, told hosts Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett that at the time he had “never done” that.
“And I was like, ‘Oh, Jesus. It's going to look like string cheese,'” he teased. “And I thought, ‘Okay, this is it. They're gonna tell me that I've thrashed my vocal cords, and I'll never be able to sing again.'"
Grohl then revealed that after the doctor stuck a camera down his throat, "he goes, ‘Wow, they look great.' And I said, ‘You're kidding.'”
“He said, ‘No, they look amazing. Do you do vocal warmups?' I said, ‘No, I don't.' And he goes, ‘Okay, do you do like vocal cool downs after a show?' I said, ‘No,'" he recalled.
Then, Grohl revealed how he really prepped his voice before a concert.
"I said, ‘Honestly? An hour before the show, I'll open a beer, and I'll start drinking the beer. I might take an Advil because my knees hurt, my ankles hurt, whatever, I'm old. Um, then I have a shot of whiskey. And then once the beer is done, I'll open another beer," he said.
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Added Grohl, "Then we'll maybe have a group shot of whiskey. Which we call ‘band prayer,' and then someone will say 15 minutes, and I open one more beer and have one more shot. And then hit the stage.'”
His doctor appeared to be impressed by his regimen.
“My doctor said, ‘Just don't change what you're doing. It's working!' And I was like, ‘Ok, great!' And that's it!" said Grohl.
Elsewhere in the podcast episode, Grohl spoke about the first thing he does for his kids when he gets home from tour.
“Well, the first thing I do when I come home from being on tour is I like to cook for the family,” he said. “I love to get straight into the kitchen, and whether it's making a roast over the weekend or it's a pasta, I usually bring the comfort, like I'm home and I bring the comfort to the kids."
The musicianshares three daughterswith his wifeJordyn Blum: Violet Maye, 20, Harper Willow, 17, and Ophelia Saint, 11. In September 2024, Grohl became afather for the fourth timewith another woman.
Foo Fighters will release their12th studio albumYour Favorite Toyon Friday, April 24.
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