Dave Grohl “My Hero” Live on the Howard Stern Show (1999)

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl plays a solo acoustic version of the band's hit for Howard during his 1999 visit to the Stern Show.

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[mioqa]

Dave: Tells Howard what his song is about
Howard: *No*

[styplaya]

Dave Grohl: farts.

Howard Stern: Did you say Kurt Cobain?

[regalsurvivor]

Dave: "This next one is called 'My ex- girlfriend Shannon' "
Howard and Robin:
"That one's really about Kurt Cobain, right? "

[eerslink]

I love how Dave is sitting there, trying to explain how Hero is about just ordinary, everyday people and Howard and Robin are so far removed from actual people that they just can't grasp such a simple concept.

[NytronX]

This song hits differently now, especially with Taylor just sitting there watching. RIP Taylor.

[aaaasssdf]

Dave Grohl: breathes
Interviewers: so let’s talk about Kurt Cobain

[Abrow]

Dave: “This song is about ordinary, everyday heroes.”
Robin and Howard: “No, it’s about Kurt Cobain.”

[Tom-yuif]

This interview really shows how hard Dave had to try to shake the Nirvana drummer label.

[joshreed]

I had just met a guy that was burned 75% of his body including his face. Spent a week with him guiding him in Alaska fly fishing. At the end of our week I noticed that I didn’t even see the injuries anymore. He tried to live a normal life and never complained. After he left camp I heard this song and knew what the song meant to me. P.S. a few years later his wife called me and told me that he had died but she wanted me to know that the week he spent with me was one of the highlights of his life. Little did she know that he was one of the highlights of my life I have never forgotten him.

[devonmatthews]

Look at the smile on Taylor’s face as he listens to Dave

[sinightowl]

Who would’ve ever known all this hidden talent was sitting behind a drum kit of one of the worlds greatest bands ever

[danielgrossberg]

This song was about mixing up orders at a sandwich shop and someone walked off with his hero sandwich

[hazelhumor]

Dave: Hi!
The entire world: Wait was that a reference to Kurt Cobain

[EgbertWilliams]

That was like asking Paul McCartney if John Lennon was his hero. No, he was his friend.

[Stehako]

There goes another hero, watch him as he goes… an extraordinary drummer and person.

[grenade.turtle]

Man, I bet it was hard for him when they mentioned Kurt right away. He handled it well

[seifoof]

It's insane that he was originally just a drummer. He's insanely talented at guitar and his vocals are outrageous.

[Mitchmeow]

Wouldn't be a Dave Grohl interview if somebody didn't bring up Kurt Cobain.

[alexhuxy]

Just got back from the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert at Wembley, sensational.. this version of the song and seeing Taylor here hits hard. RIP Taylor you hero!

[KellyKachowski]

everyone: *wont stop talking about his literal dead friend and how a song not written about him is about him*
dave: *chuckles in awkward*