Dave Grohl is certainly one of the more likable fellas in the music industry. His sunny disposition did not, however, do him any favors when trying to lock in a collab with a legendary rock star. In fact, the iconic singer told him to “f***off.”
Grohl recalled the story during a video project with Foo Fighters bandmate Pat Smear. The pair teamed up with Playboy to document their tour of the late David Bowie’s favorite spots in Los Angeles. At one point, Grohl brought up the hilarious story of how he tried to work with Bowie on a song, but failed.
We played at his 50th birthday party at Madison Square Garden, and that was the last time I saw him,” Grohl said, via Rolling Stone. “About two years ago, I got approached by this movie to do a song for the movie, so I thought, ‘Maybe I’ll have someone else sing. I’ll do the music and then have another vocalist.’”
Grohl thought to himself, “Maybe I’ll ask and see if David would do it,” so he reached out. “The next day,” Grohl recalled, “I get an email, and it said, ‘David, I watched the movie, and I got to be honest, it’s not my thing.’ He said, ‘I’m not made for these times. So thanks, but I think I’m gonna sit this one out.’”
The Nirvana drummer says he thanked Bowie for considering it, and then received another quick reply: “Alright, well that’s settled then. Now, f*** off.
