Violet Grohl thinks male musicians of her generation have “attitude problems”: “It’s time that they sit down, be quiet and play their music”
Punk may pride itself on breaking rules, but Violet Grohl thinks some of its male musicians are still playing by old ones. The 19-year-old, daughter of Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, has criticised what she describes as “attitude problems” among male artists of her generation.
Speaking to The Forty-Five ahead of her debut album Be Sweet To Me, Grohl outlines her frustrations with the current state of punk and hardcore scenes, particularly when it comes to how women are treated within them.
On her track Cool Buzz, she points to what she sees as a disconnect between the progressive image some male musicians project and the reality of their behaviour.
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“It still feels like an exclusive scene,” says Grohl. “Especially when you wanna listen to really hardcore shit and run around and mosh, there’s a lot of ‘Oh, you’re too delicate, you’re too feminine, this isn’t your place.’ But I do wanna be in that space and I know there are a lot of other girls who want to be there too. So I think more girls should make punk music, if these spaces aren’t gonna allow it.”
While she’s found a sense of community among female artists – including close friend Persia Numan, daughter of Gary Numan, and collaborator on What’s Heaven Without You – Grohl is far less charitable when it comes to her male peers.
“I don’t like male musicians my age,” she says bluntly. “I don’t care. They have attitude problems. They’ve been saying this about us for so fucking long – it’s time that they sit down, be quiet and play their music.”
As a woman in rock, Grohl says learning to set boundaries has been as important as finding confidence in her voice.
“The best advice I’ve been given is that it’s OK to say no or that you don’t want to do something,” she says. “For a lot of women, it took them a really long time to accept and implement that into their lives. It’s inspiring to be around the kinds of people who don’t give a fuck and will say whatever they feel.”
Be Sweet To Me arrives on 29 May. Check out Grohl’s latest single 595 below.
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