{"id":464885,"date":"2026-05-02T11:51:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T11:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/464885\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T11:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T11:51:09","slug":"dave-grohl-says-his-boozy-vocal-regimen-was-all-a-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/464885\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Grohl says his boozy vocal regimen was &#8220;all a lie&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/dave-grohl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dave Grohl<\/a> has a confession to make: the whiskey and beer vocal regime he swore kept his voice healthy was \u201call a lie\u201d.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"819\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/track\/foo-fighters-your-favorite-toy-track-review-3930256\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Foo Fighters deliver the dopamine on the futureproof rock beast \u2018Your Favorite Toy\u2019<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/foo-fighters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Foo Fighters<\/a> frontman has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/foo-fighters-announce-2026-take-cover-european-stadium-tour-uk-dates-liverpool-anfield-tickets-3906935\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">some big dates confirmed for later in the year<\/a> in support of \u2018Your Favorite Toy\u2019, and recently spoke about the importance of looking after his voice, touching on his supposedly doctor-approved method during a stop on the Dish podcast.<\/p>\n<p>He told hosts Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett about a time that he had to get his vocal cords checked out, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/dave-grohl-reveals-his-boozy-secret-for-keeping-his-vocal-cords-in-check-3941961\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">revealed that his secret to keeping them healthy was drinking beer and whiskey before a gig<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn hour before the show, I\u2019ll open a beer and I\u2019ll start drinking the beer. I might take an Advil because my knees hurt, my ankles hurt, whatever, I\u2019m old,\u201d he said. \u201cThen I have a shot of whiskey [\u2026] then someone will say 15 minutes and I open one more beer and have one more shot. And then hit the stage\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd my doctor said, \u2018Just don\u2019t change what you\u2019re doing. It\u2019s working!\u2019 And I was like, \u2018Ok, great!\u2019 And that\u2019s it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, at Foo Fighters\u2018 intimate pop-up show in New York City\u2019s Irving Plaza on Thursday (April 30), Grohl came clean ahead of playing \u2018Monkey Wrench\u2019. \u201cNow listen, I know I make it seem like I don\u2019t do vocal warm-ups,\u201d he told the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve said this before in the press. I\u2019m like, \u2018No, I just drink a couple beers and a shot of whiskey.\u2019 It\u2019s all a lie. I do extensive vocal warm-ups every night before coming onstage to ensure that I don\u2019t lose my voice when we perform. I\u2019ve kept it a secret for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m here to say I\u2019ve been working on this scream for 30 years now,\u201d he continued. \u201cCan you fuckin\u2019 scream? Like scream as loud as you can? \u200aI\u2019m gonna listen to your scream, then I\u2019ll evaluate what you\u2019ve done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is what I do, every night, one hour before the show,\u201d he quipped. \u201cJust trying to warm up the vocals here\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, G<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/dave-grohl-shares-newfound-love-for-alice-in-chains-theyre-like-my-favourite-band-now-3943537\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rohl spoke about the great vocalists of the grunge era<\/a> \u2013 including his late Nirvana bandmate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/kurt-cobain\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kurt Cobain<\/a>\u00a0and late\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/soundgarden\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Soundgarden<\/a>\u00a0frontman\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/chris-cornell\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Cornell<\/a> \u2013 and said he had a \u201cnewfound love\u201d of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/alice-in-chains\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alice in Chains<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re like my favourite band now,\u201d he said. \u201cThey should have been 35 years ago, but now I\u2019m like, \u2018Wait, where was I on that one?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It comes after the Foos\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/foo-fighters-face-zombie-apocalypse-in-gory-new-spit-shine-video-directed-by-dave-grohl-3943426\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dropped an apocalypse-style video for \u2018Spit Shine\u2019, which was written and directed by Grohl<\/a>, and features a nod to the gruff vocals of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/motorhead\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mot\u00f6rhead<\/a> legend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/lemmy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lemmy<\/a>, whose mural the band play in front of before it\u2019s overrun by a zombie horde.<\/p>\n<p>Before sharing visuals for that single, the band dropped by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/foo-fighters-and-aimee-lou-wood-for-snl-uk-appearances-3940169\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Saturday Night Live UK\u00a0<\/a>last weekend to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/watch-foo-fighters-play-child-actor-and-caught-in-the-echo-on-snl-uk-3942596\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">perform \u2018Caught in the Echo\u2018 and \u2018Child Actor\u2019 live for the first time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While in London to celebrate their album launch recently,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-dave-grohl-and-pat-smear-surprise-fan-singing-monkey-wrench-at-foo-fighters-album-launch-party-3942205\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grohl and Pat Smear surprised fans attending an album listening party<\/a>, walking into the event while one fan was midway through a karaoke rendition of their 1997 track \u2018Monkey Wrench\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>NME\u00a0gave the record three-and-a-half stars\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/foo-fighters-your-favorite-toy-3942146\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in a review which read<\/a>: \u201cVocally, Grohl has rediscovered his roar, but lyricism has never been his strongest suit, and much of it here is throwaway; those looking for signs of where his head is at after his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/dave-grohl-had-to-turn-everything-off-after-public-admission-of-infidelity-ive-been-in-therapy-six-days-a-week-for-70-weeks-3935684\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">infidelity scandal<\/a>\u00a0two years ago will be largely disappointed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut a fascinating exception is \u2018Child Actor\u2019, on which Grohl \u2013 who\u2019s come to relish the spotlight after 30 years as the Foos\u2019 frontman \u2013 unflinchingly examines his need for validation; it is the sound of somebody who has knocked themselves off their own perch searching for answers in the mirror.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Your Favorite Toy\u2019 is a few more tracks of that depth away from being the most vital Foo Fighters record since 1997\u2019s \u2018The Colour and the Shape\u2019. For now, at least, they have remembered that no-frills punk, played fast and loud, suits them much better than middle-of-the-road dad-rock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Foo Fighters will be heading out on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/foo-fighters-announce-2026-take-cover-european-stadium-tour-uk-dates-liverpool-anfield-tickets-3906935\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a European stadium tour that is set to include two nights at Liverpool\u2019s Anfield Stadium<\/a>\u00a0at the end of June. They will also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/foo-fighters-announce-2026-take-cover-european-stadium-tour-uk-dates-liverpool-anfield-tickets-3906935\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">be playing a range of major European shows this summer<\/a>,\u00a0as well as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/foo-fighters-reminded-of-why-we-love-and-are-forever-devoted-to-doing-this-on-new-single-asking-for-a-friend-as-they-share-new-music-and-announce-north-american-stadium-tour-buy-tickets-3901702\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a North American stadium tour for the summer<\/a>, and they have also just announced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/foo-fighters-announce-2026-take-cover-australian-and-new-zealand-stadium-tour-buy-tickets-3929999\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an Australian and New Zealand tour for late 2026 and early 2027<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Any remaining tickets for all shows on the Foo Fighters\u2019 US tour are available<a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/2862475\/264167\/4272?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Ffoo-fighters-tickets%2Fartist%2F776005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0and for UK and Europe shows, you can find tickets\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.co.uk\/foo-fighters-tickets\/artist\/776005?irgwc=1&amp;afsrc=1&amp;utm_source=2862475-NME%20Networks%20Media%20Limited&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_campaign=2862475&amp;awtrc=&amp;camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_2862475&amp;ircid=24023&amp;clickId=0LtzDgx2MxyZT7HS-U1h9TSyUkuyOZWpm2kPwA0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, Grohl recently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/dave-grohl-recalls-accidentally-insulting-david-bowie-i-backpedalled-so-fast-3942098\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recalled the time he accidentally insulted\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/david-bowie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Bowie<\/a>, saying that he \u201cbackpedalled so fast\u201d, and has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/dave-grohl-reveals-his-boozy-secret-for-keeping-his-vocal-cords-in-check-3941961\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">revealed the boozy secret to keeping his vocal cords in a healthy condition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/dave-grohl-makes-rare-political-statement-on-deeply-divided-america-there-needs-to-be-change-3940981\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">he has made a rare political statement about the \u201cdeeply divided\u201d America<\/a>, saying: \u201cThere needs to be change.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dave Grohl has a confession to make: the whiskey and beer vocal regime he swore kept his voice&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":464886,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[264],"tags":[18,117,19,17,337,6318],"class_list":{"0":"post-464885","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-music","13":"tag-rock"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116504840477595360","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=464885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464885\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/464886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=464885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=464885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=464885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}