We have been absolutely mesmerized by the ongoing drum battles between Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and 10-year-old music whiz Nandi Bushell. The duo's budding rivalry and friendship is the topic of a new profile in The New York Times, and the profile revealed the two are working on new music together.
Grohl had never met Nandi in person, but for this article, the two video chatted for the first time, and it sounded absolutely delightful.
The two had never interacted directly before, and as you might expect, Bushell was a little star-struck. But Grohl is regarded as one of the friendliest people in music, and before long, she was showing him around her home, with appearances from the whole family.
Eventually they made plans to write a song together (a fast-tempo one, per Bushell’s request) and play onstage whenever Foo Fighters are allowed to tour in Britain. “But it has to be at the end of the set because you’re going to steal the show,” he said.
As for the next step of the challenge, the ball is in Grohl’s court. “I had an idea for how to respond to your last song, but I haven’t done it yet,” he said. “It’s a big project. I don’t want to give it away, but it’s a good one.”
“I’m looking forward to it,” Bushell replied.
What a lovely story. The whole profile is worth checking out. Grohl said it was all worth it because he knew it was offering people some joy right now. “If that’s going to bring people five, 15, 20 minutes of happiness in one day, then that’s what we should be doing.”
Foo Fighters will release Medicine At Midnight on February 5, 2021 on Roswell Records/RCA. Pre-orders are now available at this location. The album will feature nine tracks and clock in at 37 minutes. Listen to the first single below, and check out their SNL performance here.
