Creative Discomfort Fueled the Foo Fighters' Latest Project

For a band like Foo Fighters, which during its 20-year career has recorded eight studio albums, the process of stepping into the studio to create a new record is a familiar experience. But for creative endeavors, familiarity can be a serious drawback. If there’s one thing that should never be done by rote it’s writing music. So in contemplating a creative approach for the band’s new album, front man Dave Grohl opted to make the experience as challenging and as uncomfortable, yet creatively stimulating, as possible. The idea: to record each track for the new album in a different studio in a different influential music city, allowing the vibe and...

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