In another story posted to his Instagram account Dave Grohl reminisces about anecdotes from his career. This week, the chosen artist is one of the greatest artists of all time: Prince.
The Foo Fighters recounts some memories with the singer, including believing that the singer hated his band, apparently because he disapproved of the Foo Fighters' cover of "Darling Nikki" B-side of the track "Have It All".
However, Dave was wrong, as his manager informed him that Prince would actually be singing "Best Of You" at his Super Bowl performance , the most prestigious stage in the United States. His disbelief was so great that Grohl didn't even attend the live performance, but when he finally witnessed it, he realized it was the greatest moment of his career.
“As my tears hit the keyboard like Miami rain that night, I realized that this was undoubtedly the musical achievement I was most proud of. All those years spent in my room practicing alone on Beatles records, sleeping in infested dorms and winter tours of Europe, playing my drums until my hands literally bled… it was all worth it in this moment.”
I was watching the greatest living artist known to man sing my song to 100 million people as if it were his own… Much has been written about his performance that day, as it truly was the best Super Bowl halftime show in history (sorry, JLo [Jennifer Lopez]). But for me, I will always remember it as the greatest highlight of my life.”
Four years after that great moment, Dave and some friends went (on a "party bus") to a Prince concert, and through a security guard friend of Dave's, he learned that the legend wanted to play guitar with him on stage. However, there was only one problem... Dave was very high, according to himself. So the jam session was postponed until the following Friday.
Dave shares more details about finally playing with one of his idols, including "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin , and even mentions being invited to play live with Prince the following week, but for some reason, he didn't show up, concluding that he didn't really need to because he had already fulfilled a great dream.
Below is Dave Grohl's full story about Prince:
