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If you’ve ever been to a Foo Fighters show, you’ve witnessed Dave Grohl screaming his lungs out. Yet, somehow the frontman has managed to avoid the vocal-cord issues that have plagued many of his rock ‘n’ roll peers.
So, what’s his secret, you ask? According to Grohl, it’s beer, Advil, whiskey, and more beer (and more whiskey). The seasoned rocker revealed as much during a conversation with Dish Podcast hosts Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett.
“Maybe eight years ago, I had to go get my vocal cords checked out and I’d never done that,” said Grohl. “And the [doctor] sticks the camera down into my throat… And he looks at my vocal cords and he goes, ’Wow, they look great.” And I said, ‘You’re kidding.’ He said, “No, they look amazing. Do you do vocal warm-ups?” I said, ‘No, I don’t.’ And he goes, ‘OK, do you do like vocal cooldowns after a show?’ I said, ‘No.’”
He continued, “And he 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.’
Grohl concluded, “And my doctor said, ‘Just don’t change what you’re doing. It’s working.’ And I was like, ‘OK, great.’”
Fans can catch Grohl and his miraculous vocal cords when Foo Fighters embark on a North American stadium tour with support from Queens of the Stone Age this summer. The outing runs from early August through late September (get tickets here).
See Grohl talking vocal cords with Dish Podcast in the Instagram clip and full episode below.
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