“One day it was nothing but laughs, then it was just over”: Josh Freese is still confused about his Foo Fighters dismissal – and says he needs to be “careful” what he says about it
Josh Freese has reflected on his dismissal from the Foo Fighters last year, which came two years after he was announced as the band’s touring drummer in 2023 following the death of longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins in 2022.
In May last year, the 53-year-old drummer – who over the course of his illustrious career has performed with the likes of Guns N’ Roses, Nine Inch Nails and The Vandals – shared his “shock and disappointment” at receiving the news that he had been let go from the Foo Fighters after two years.
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“In my 40 years of drumming professionally, I’ve never been let go from a band, so while I’m not angry – just a bit shocked and disappointed,” Freese said in an Instagram post at the time.
Now, in a new interview with Modern Drummer, Freese reveals he has a “couple of small theories” as to why he was let go from the band, but adds he “can’t really go into them right now”.
“The Foo Fighters are such a big, mainstream band that everything I say gets taken out of context, reposted and blown out of proportion,” he reasons [via Louder]. “People created headlines from one quick, simple comment I made on a podcast not long ago, it’s crazy.
“I’ve got to be careful about what I say about it. But I’ve got a lot to say about it and I’ve been just trying to figure out how and when to go about really articulating it.”
Freese adds that despite his shock at his dismissal from the band, he “did really enjoy the last two years [he] spent with those guys”, adding however: “They were good to me… until they weren’t.”
Much of Freese’s disappointment at being let go from the Foo Fighters appears to stem from his admiration for frontman Dave Grohl.
“I loved having Dave as a bandleader,” he continues. “I enjoyed being around those guys. They were generous and good to me… and that’s what makes the whole thing even more of a mystery. I think I’m a pretty good read on people, and I did not see that coming. One day it was nothing but laughs, we’re on stage and Dave’s looking at me every night like, ‘You’re killing it, dude!’ And then it was just – over.”
Foo Fighters have a string of tour dates planned for 2026 in North America. For tickets and dates, head to the band’s official website.
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