Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has penned an incredible new column in The Atlantic that hit hard for any live music fans. Must-read immediately.
I don’t know when it will be safe to return to singing arm in arm at the top of our lungs, hearts racing, bodies moving, souls bursting with life. But I do know that we will do it again, because we have to. It’s not a choice. We’re human. We need moments that reassure us that we are not alone. That we are understood. That we are imperfect. And, most important, that we need each other. I have shared my music, my words, my life with the people who come to our shows. And they have shared their voices with me. Without that audience—that screaming, sweating audience—my songs would only be sound. But together, we are instruments in a sonic cathedral, one that we build together night after night. And one that we will surely build again.
Check it out here. And follow Dave’s new “Dave’s True Stories” Instagram account for other stories from the famed rocker.