Ex Foo Fighters drummer Josh Freese lists 10 theories why he was fired: ‘Once whistled ‘My Hero' for a week solid'
It's times like these when you gotta laugh.
Fired Foo Fighters drummer Josh Freese is having some cheeky fun about getting booted from the band.
After announcing that he was unceremoniously dumped from the group on Friday, the 52-year-old skinsman shared his 'Top 10 possible reasons Freese got booted from the Foos' on Instagram.
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5 Josh Freese has been drumming for Dave Grohl's Foo Fighters since 2023.
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Counting down from 10 to 1, Freese started with 'Once whistled 'My Hero.' For a week solid on tour.
Next up: 'Could only name one Fugazi song.'
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No. 8? Simply 'Two words: polyrhythms.'
Then he took a dig at his own drumming: 'Metronome-like precision behind the kit deemed 'soulless.''
Freese added a little percussion humor for No. 6: 'Demanded starting every rehearsal with a 20 minute cowbell sound bath.'
5 Josh Freese posted his 'Top 10 possible reasons Freese got booted from the Foos' on Instagram.
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No 5 poked fun at the his lack of facial hair: 'Never even once tried growing a beard.'
He followed that up with 'Didn't show up to studio because Mercury was in retrograde.'
No. 3 was a reference to an axman from the Offspring: 'Promised Noodles he could be 4th guitarist.'
5 'I support whatever they feel is best for the band,' wrote Josh Freese on Instagram after getting booted from the Foos.
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Then he blamed his tour-rider requests on No. 2: 'Refused to perform unless he was guaranteed a Ouija board and nunchucks after every show.'
And the No 1 possible reason Freese got booted from the Foos: 'The whole poodle thing was getting to be a bit much.' (The musician has five of the dogs.)
Freese, who joined the Foo Fighters in 2023 after the 2022 death of drummer Taylor Hawkins, announced his firing from Dave Grohl's band in an Instagram post.
5 Josh Freese found out that he was fired from Dave Grohl's Foo Fighters over the phone.
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'The Foo Fighters called me Monday night to let me know they've decided 'to go in a different direction with their drummer.' No reason was given. :( Regardless, I enjoyed the past two years with them, both on and off stage,' Freese wrote.
'I support whatever they feel is best for the band,' he added.
'In my 40 years of drumming professionally, I've never been let go from a band,' Freese continued. 'So while I'm not angry-just a bit shocked and disappointed. But as most of you know I've always worked freelance and bounced between bands so, I'm fine.'
5 'I'm not angry — just a bit shocked and disappointed,' wrote Josh Freese after getting fired from Dave Grohl's band.
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Then he promised: 'Stay tuned for my 'Top 10 reasons Josh got booted from the Foo Fighters' list.'
Freese has been a drummer in the punk rock band the Vandals since 1989 and is also a member of the new wave band Devo, which he joined in 1996.
The rocker is no stranger to iconic bands as he has also worked with Guns N' Roses, Nine Inch Nails and Weezer.
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