hollywood reporter- When it comes to using his band's songs on 'Glee,' the Foos frontman sides with Kings of Leon and Slash in the licensing battle.
Don’t count on hearing the Foo Fighters hit “Times Like These” on Glee anytime soon. Frontman Dave Grohl says he and his bandmates are squarely in the corner of Kings of Leon and Slash. As in, they want no part of the Ryan Murphy-helmed show.
“It’s every band’s right, you shouldn’t have to do f---ing Glee,” Grohl told THR following the premiere of Foo Fighters: Back and Forth, the new Foo Fighters documentary which just made its South By Southwest debut. “And then the guy who created Glee is so offended that we’re not, like, begging to be on his f---ing show… f--- that guy for thinking anybody and everybody should want to do Glee.”
You might be wondering, has Grohl ever actually watched the show? As it turns out, yes, he gave Glee a whirl. “I watched 10 minutes. It’s not my thing,” Grohl grizzled. But he doesn’t have as much of a problem with the series as he does with its creator.
Recounting anti-Glee comments made by Slash earlier this year and subsequent retorts by Murphy, reported by THR, Grohl explained to drummer Taylor Hawkins: “The Glee guy, what a f---ing jerk. Slash was the first one. He wanted to do Guns ‘n’ Roses and Slash is like, ‘I hate f---ing musicals. It’s worse than Grease.’ Then [Murphy's] like, ‘Well, of course he’d say that, he’s a washed up ol’ rock star, that’s what they f---ing do.’ And then Kings of Leon say, ‘No, we don’t want to be on your show.’ And then he’s like, ‘Snotty little assholes…’ And it’s just like, Dude, maybe not everyone loves Glee. Me included.”
Said Hawkins: “Yeah, f--- that shit.”
Bravo Dave Grohl, Bravo. Is there anything worse than musicals? I fucking hate them. I don't even like rock bands if they're too theatrical on stage. Except for Iron Maiden, those guys rock the shit. I can't believe that the creator of the show would ever think bands like the Foo Fighters or Guns & Roses would want anything to do with his fruity show. We're not talking about Journey here, we're talking about G & fucking R. Those guys are rock legends. If you start letting shows like Glee and American Idol water down your songs, you begin to lose credibility. Could you imagine Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath letting their songs get butchered by some 2nd rate Broadway wannabes? Hell no.
It's not like letting your songs be on Glee will help your career. In February of this year, Glee surpassed Elvis Presley as the artist with the most ever songs placed on the Billboard 100 list. Yeah, you read that correctly, the King of Rock n Roll is now the Prince of Rock n Roll. Think about that for a minute. Pretty ridicluous, huh? More artists should realize that Glee fans don't buy your records, they buy the shitty covers of your songs that they heard on the show. If you want to get your music out to a new audience, sell your songs in their original form to movies, televsion shows, and commercials. Believe it or not, hearing the original version of "Paradise City" in an add for Carnival Cruiselines would be much less depressing, than watching a bunch of clowns doing an interpretive dance while singing a poppy version of the same song.
Bravo Dave Grohl, Bravo. Is there anything worse than musicals? I fucking hate them. I don't even like rock bands if they're too theatrical on stage. Except for Iron Maiden, those guys rock the shit. I can't believe that the creator of the show would ever think bands like the Foo Fighters or Guns & Roses would want anything to do with his fruity show. We're not talking about Journey here, we're talking about G & fucking R. Those guys are rock legends. If you start letting shows like Glee and American Idol water down your songs, you begin to lose credibility. Could you imagine Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath letting their songs get butchered by some 2nd rate Broadway wannabes? Hell no.
It's not like letting your songs be on Glee will help your career. In February of this year, Glee surpassed Elvis Presley as the artist with the most ever songs placed on the Billboard 100 list. Yeah, you read that correctly, the King of Rock n Roll is now the Prince of Rock n Roll. Think about that for a minute. Pretty ridicluous, huh? More artists should realize that Glee fans don't buy your records, they buy the shitty covers of your songs that they heard on the show. If you want to get your music out to a new audience, sell your songs in their original form to movies, televsion shows, and commercials. Believe it or not, hearing the original version of "Paradise City" in an add for Carnival Cruiselines would be much less depressing, than watching a bunch of clowns doing an interpretive dance while singing a poppy version of the same song.
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