Biography on foo fighters

American rock band

This article is about the rock band. For their debut album, see Foo Fighters (album). For the aerial phenomenon, see Foo fighter.

The Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1994.

Founded as a one-man project by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, the lineup currently consists of Grohl (lead vocals, guitar), Nate Mendel (bass), Chris Shiflett (guitar) Pat Smear (guitar), Rami Jaffee (keyboards), and Josh Freese (drums).

Drummers William Goldsmith and Taylor Hawkins, along with guitarist Franz Stahl, are former members of the band.

Biography on foo fighters band

Grohl, who created the Foo Fighters to release solo material after Nirvana broke up in 1994, recorded what would become the band's eponymous debut album (1995) essentially by himself in six days. After the songs drew label interest, he recruited band members Mendel and Goldsmith, both formerly of Sunny Day Real Estate, and Smear, who had played with Nirvana on tour.

The band made their first publi