This article has been imported from chorus.fm for discussion. All of the forum rules still apply. Drummer Josh Freese is featured on the latest issue of Modern Drummer. Consequence has summarized some of it on their website: “The Foo Fighters are such a big, mainstream band that everything I say gets taken out of context, reposted, and blown out of proportion,” said Freese. “People created headlines from one quick, simple comment I made on a podcast not long ago, it’s crazy. I’ve got to be careful about what I say about it. But I’ve got a lot to say about it and I’ve been just trying to figure out how and when, to go about really articulating it.”He added, “I have a couple small theories, but I can’t really go into them right now. I did really enjoy the two years I spent with those guys however, and they were good to me… until they weren’t. I liked playing with them. And I loved having Dave [Grohl] as a bandleader. I truly respect him so much as a drummer first and foremost. To me, he’s a drummer first and everything else is second. I’ve listened to him on all the great records he’s played drums on more than I’ve listened to any Foo Fighters stuff. It really was cool being in a band where the leader is a phenomenal drummer that you respect… that’s really fun… We basically came from the same era too and could relate to one another.” more Not all embedded content is displayed here. You can view the original to see embedded videos and other embedded content.
I've loved Josh since I was a kid and first found out what a session drummer is. But I did find it a little off-putting how much of a thing he was making out of it on his socials when he was let go. I get that it was his first time technically being fired from a project, but it's not like he was ever gonna be hard up for work. Most musicians would be lucky to have a quarter of the career he's had.