Shortly after premiering the Foo Fighters' documentary at SXSW, the band's frontman Dave Grohl spoke out about the pressure for bands to license their songs to Ryan Murphy's song and dance series on Fox.
"It's every band's right, you shouldn't have to do f*cking Glee," Grohl told THR. "And then the guy who created Glee is so offended that we're not, like, begging to be on his f*cking show... f*ck that guy for thinking anybody and everybody should want to do Glee."
Why don't you tell us what you really think about Ryan Murphy, then?
"What a f*cking jerk," Grohl added. "Slash was the first one. [Ryan Murphy] wanted to do Guns N' Roses and Slash is like, 'I hate f*cking musicals. It's worse than Grease.' Then [Murphy's] like, 'Well, of course he'd say that, he's a washed up ol' rock star, that's what they f*cking do.' And then Kings of Leon say, 'No, we don't want to be on your show.' And then he's like, 'Snotty little a**holes...' And it's just like, 'Dude, maybe not everyone loves Glee. Me included."
Judging from those statements, it's safe to say that you won't be hearing Finn sing "Everlong" or "My Hero" anytime soon (unless Gwyneth Paltrow brokers peace between Ryan Murphy and the latest band to take aim at his Fox series). Fortunately though, you can hear the Foo Fighters sing their own classics during the new U.S. tour that they (coincidentally?) just announced, which kicks off in April.
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