August 2002
The band were interviewed backstage after picking up their award.
The band were interviewed backstage after picking up their award.
Mary-Anne Hobbs I'm joined by the Foo Fighters. It has to be said this Hall Of Fame award is usually reserved for senior citizens in the rock stratosphere.
(The band laughs)
Dave Grohl Well..I think that it’s funny because we’ve been a band for 7 or 8 years, and that’s considered longevity nowadays, but its kinda strange I mean, that used to be like the foundation of a career, and now it’s considered like a ‘A career’. So it’s kinda funny to me.
Taylor Hawkins The greatest hits tour is next.
DG Exactly. We’ll do that next month.
MAH What I though was really nice for you actually, is that obviously the listeners of the Radio 1 Rock Show won’t have seen these awards yet, but they are, sort of large glass bricks and I’ve had one in my hand this evening and I thought it’d be great for you, you could have a new blunt instrument to whack Courtney with the next time you see her.
DG Wait a second!
TH Wait!
Chris Shifflet Hold On!
DG No, No, I’m a peace and love kinda guy.
MAH (laughs)
DG Ok? I’m a nice guy.
MAH Yeah, yeah.
DG I am! Believe me.
MAH We hear a little rumour that there’s a secret show going on in London?
DG Yeah, we’re playing Friday at the Oo-Loo!
MAH Friday at ULU.
CS Cat’s outta the bag.
(Everyone laughs)
MAH Are there tickets on sale? Can the general public get tickets?
DG Na, just show up, we’ll let you in.
MAH Yeah, that’s great.
CS Just ask for Gus Brandt.
(More Laughter)
MAH Yeah. There are also some British shows coming up if you can’t get into ULU cos it is a weeny little..It pratically a cupboard...
DG It’s really small...
MAH It really is.
TH (In an English accent) It’s a cupboard.
MAH There's brand new shows that’ve just been announced today; Manchester M.E.N Arena..MEN Arena?..that sounds....quite gay.
DG+TH Men, men, men, men, men, men, men...
MAH It's November the 16th.
TH (in camp voice) We like men arenas.
MAH Then Newcastle, Birmingham, Cardiff, Wembley and Glasgow, tickets priced £18.50 except £19.50 for London which is always more expensive.
DG Why is that?
MAH I don’t know.
TH Cos everything costs a lot here.
DG (stern) Why is that?
MAH Yeah.
TH I bought a shirt for 60 dollars today.
DG (stern) Why did you do that?
TH Because I thought it looked good and then I got home and I realised I looked like an idiot in it.
DG And it says ‘Health Club Reject’.
(They laugh)
MAH I just heard your new single as well today, I got a wobbly little cassette copy, I don’t know whether it’s legal, it’s...it’s ah...you’re going some on that...aren’t you?
DG Yeah, we’re going for it.
MAH Back at full tilt again.
DG You know.
MAH Yeah.
DG That’s what we do.
TH We’re gonna kick your ass.
DG God dammit!
TH We're here to kick your ass!
MAH Its such a pity because our exec at Radio 1 was just saying how much he loved you in that video where you wear the dress, and he wants more dresses in the Foo Fighters videos. Is that gonna happen?
DG Well, I think we have to sorta graduate from our cross dressing phase.
TH You have to come to our houses late at night to see that.
DG Yeah.
MAH And Tony Iommi has just presented the award to you.
DG Can you believe that shit?
MAH Let’s get Tony on the mic.
TH Let's talk to somebody with real talent.
MAH Tony, a hall of fame award, it is...joking aside, It’s a pretty big deal. Do you think these boys are ready for that resting on their featherlight shoulders there?
Tony Iommi I think they’re great, They’ve really held up all these years, which as Dave says, things are different now to what they were, y’know, in our day, so they’ve done really well, and they’ve mantained their popularity, and y’know, got better, I think it’s well deserved.
MAH Can you honestly see him running your distance do you think? Have they got that stamina?
TI It’s hard now. We’ve been going 35 years almost.
MAH I know. That’s a miracle isn’t it?
DG (laughs) It’s a little bit of difference there.
TI But..y’know..I bloody hope they do.
MAH Wonderful. Ok, It’s lovely to talk to all of you. Thank you very much indeed, and we’ll see you later.
