Dave after the Zep concert in London
Dave Grohl tells it like it is in a letter to rock photographer Ross Halfin after Monday's Led Zeppelin show...
Sir,
Just wanted to thank you for being so accommodating to me and my cast of nerds the other night. It was an epic night, to say the least. Arriving at 10 am that morning, sleeping for three hours, heading to the bottle shop for refreshments to take with in the van, pissing like a Clydesdale upon arrival to the gig, and then the mighty Zeppelin.
Highlights:
For Your Life. Maybe my favorite song of the night, except for Kashmir, which was beyond spot on.
The dry ice machine.
Black Dog. Like they never stopped playing it.
Asking Marilyn Manson if I can give him a hickey. "No". Asking his girlfriend if I can give her a hickey. "Sure!" To which Marilyn replied "No".
Dave Grohl tells it like it is in a letter to rock photographer Ross Halfin after Monday's Led Zeppelin show...
Sir,
Just wanted to thank you for being so accommodating to me and my cast of nerds the other night. It was an epic night, to say the least. Arriving at 10 am that morning, sleeping for three hours, heading to the bottle shop for refreshments to take with in the van, pissing like a Clydesdale upon arrival to the gig, and then the mighty Zeppelin.
Highlights:
For Your Life. Maybe my favorite song of the night, except for Kashmir, which was beyond spot on.
The dry ice machine.
Black Dog. Like they never stopped playing it.
Asking Marilyn Manson if I can give him a hickey. "No". Asking his girlfriend if I can give her a hickey. "Sure!" To which Marilyn replied "No".
Not understanding one fucking word that Liam Gallagher [Oasis] said to me.
Steve Gorman. A good guy. [The Black Crowes' drummer]
Peter Mench being nice to me. Sign of the apocalypse? Perhaps. [Manager for Metallica]
The entire 2 hours that the band performed.
Without sounding like a jerk [edited], I had waited to see that my whole life, and it did not disappoint. Of course, I had always dreamed about being behind that drum set, but the sheer thrill of being there overcame any envy that I may have had. Jason was fucking great. Face it, he had people like me, Chad Smith [Chili Peppers' drummer], and Steve Gorman watching his every move, all night long, and afterwards we all agreed that he played great. Just three jealous drummers, drinking away our life long dreams of one day jamming with the greatest rock band of all time. Fucking pathetic, we were.........
Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for including us in everything. It meant the world to me.
Congratulate the boys for me. Hope they take this circus on the road. If there's an opening for drum tech, you know my number.
Dave
John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, Jason Bonham and Jimmy Page
The response the rest of us got when we asked for backstage (or even frontstage!) passes:
Steve Gorman. A good guy. [The Black Crowes' drummer]
Peter Mench being nice to me. Sign of the apocalypse? Perhaps. [Manager for Metallica]
The entire 2 hours that the band performed.
Without sounding like a jerk [edited], I had waited to see that my whole life, and it did not disappoint. Of course, I had always dreamed about being behind that drum set, but the sheer thrill of being there overcame any envy that I may have had. Jason was fucking great. Face it, he had people like me, Chad Smith [Chili Peppers' drummer], and Steve Gorman watching his every move, all night long, and afterwards we all agreed that he played great. Just three jealous drummers, drinking away our life long dreams of one day jamming with the greatest rock band of all time. Fucking pathetic, we were.........
Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for including us in everything. It meant the world to me.
Congratulate the boys for me. Hope they take this circus on the road. If there's an opening for drum tech, you know my number.
Dave
John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, Jason Bonham and Jimmy Page
The response the rest of us got when we asked for backstage (or even frontstage!) passes:
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