Foo Fighters is an American rock band formed by singer/guitarist/drummer Dave Grohl in 1995.[1] Grohl formed the group as a one-man project after the dissolution of his previous band Nirvana in 1994. Prior to the release of Foo Fighters in 1995, Grohl drafted Nate Mendel (bass), William Goldsmith (drums), and Pat Smear (guitar) to complete the group. Goldsmith left during the recording of the group's second album The Colour and the Shape (1997), soon followed by Smear. They were replaced by Taylor Hawkins and Franz Stahl, respectively, although Stahl left prior to...
Dave Grohl chose the right path for a career after nirvana. He knew he was a great musician so he kept playing.(smart choice)Unlike Chris Novoselic (the bass player for nirvana) Who should be the bass player for the foo fighters(not saying that the bass player now is bad he is not he is very good) Im just saying Its hard for Dave because he lost a good friend when Kurt Cobain died. He knew that could not be the end of his music career. So he created the Foo fighters. Rock On Dave and Never Stop!