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Dave Grohl recently revealed that his secret to healthy vocal cords is drinking beer and whiskey before a concert, but at Foo Fighters‘ intimate pop-up show at New York City’s Irving Plaza on Thursday night, the frontman admitted it was all a “lie.”
Earlier this month, Grohl told Dish Podcast, “[My doctor said,] ‘Well, what do you do before a gig?’ I said, ’Honestly? An hour before the show, I’ll open a beer and I’ll start drinking the beer. I might take an Advil because my knees hurt, my ankles hurt — whatever, I’m old. Then I’ll have a shot of whiskey. And then once the beer is done, I’ll open another beer. Then we’ll maybe have a group shot of whiskey, which we call ‘band prayer.’ Then someone will say “15 minutes” and I open one more beer and have one more shot and then hit the stage.’ And my doctor said, ‘Just don’t change what you’re doing. It’s working.’ And I was like, ‘OK, great.’”
At Thursday night’s show, Grohl came clean in the midst of the band playing “Monkey Wrench.” He told the crowd, “Now listen, I know I make it seem like I don’t do vocal warm-ups. I’ve said this before in the press. I’m like, ‘No, I just drink a couple beers and a shot of whiskey.’ It’s all a lie. I do extensive vocal warm-ups every night before coming onstage to ensure that I don’t lose my voice when we perform. I’ve kept it a secret for a long time.”
He continued, “I’m here to say I’ve been working on this scream for 30 years now. Can you fuckin’ scream? Like scream as loud as you can? I’m gonna listen to your scream, then I’ll evaluate what you’ve done.”
After the audience responded with a collective scream, Grohl said, “That’s not bad. I can’t do better? You don’t think so?… This is what I do, every night, one hour before the show… just trying to warm up the vocals here…”
Grohl then launched into the “One last thing before I quit…” bridge of “Monkey Wrench,” screaming it with all his might as the full band kicked back in to finish the rest of the song. Watch it all go down in the video clip below.
Fans can catch Dave Grohl screaming like a man possessed at Foo Fighters’ upcoming summer North American stadium tour in support of their brand-new album, Your Favorite Toy. Tickets are available here.
@consequenceDave Grohl comes clean about his vocal regimen: “I know I make it seem like I don’t do vocal warmups. I’ve said this before in the press. I’m like, ‘No, I just drink a couple beers and a shot of whiskey. It’s all a lie.” Credit: @myconcertcapsule #davegrohl #foofighters #livemusic
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