Foo Fighters Working On New Material, Grohl Writes
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Wednesday, 14 December 2011 |
Written by Elliott Batte
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Hard-rock heroes the Foo Fighters are working on material for their 8th studio album, frontman Dave Grohl has revealed.
The iconic vocalist and guitarist wrote an emotional letter to his fans on the Foo Fighters website, thanking them for their support and their help getting their latest album to be a #1 worldwide, as well as receiving a Grammy nomination. He then went on to mention that there are “more shows to play, more songs to write, more albums to record”, before stating that the band were ‘writing songs for our 8th studio album’.
“Hey everybody,” Grohl wrote. “Dave here. It's been quite a while since I've sat down to write something for you guys, but as we're coming to the end of an amazing tour and an amazing year, I figured I'd take this opportunity to say thank you...
“Thank you all for making ‘Wasting Light’" the most incredible album experience of our band's 17 year history... “The fact that a rock and roll record, made in a garage, completely analogue to tape with no help from computers, could be a #1 album around the world, AND get a Grammy nomination for "Album of the Year"... well... these days that's no small feat.
“And the shows... from the secret club gigs, to playing in peoples garages all over the country... from the arenas to the festivals to the stadiums....we've had the best gigs of our lives. Looking back at the past 18 months, I don't think we've ever worked so hard at making an album, and it ever being so easy. Butch Vig’s role in this whole experience was huge, and he deserves a great 'thanks', too. Not many producers would accept the challenge that we handed him.”
“And to all of you... we're not finished yet. There are still more shows to play, more songs to write, more albums to record, for years to come. I mean... If you would have told me 17 years ago that in 2012 I would be writing songs for our 8th studio album... well... If it weren't for you guys, we wouldn't be here. We owe you so much. Take care of yourselves. We'll see you out there, folks.”
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