Grohl's new band formed on 'blind date'
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Dave Grohl formed his latest band through a musical "blind date".
The Foo Fighters singer got the other members of supergroup Them Crooked Vultures - Queens Of The Stone Age guitarist Josh Homme and Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones - to meet him at a medieval banquet to see if they could work together.
He said: "It was weird, the blind date, but I was aware of Josh's music obviously - I couldn't imagine it not working."
Former Nirvana drummer Dave organised the meet up at Medieval Times - a themed night in the US with lots of meat and a jousting show - for his birthday.
Josh added the setting was perfect, as it meant they could all relax.
He quipped: "What was good about Medieval Times was that there was no risk of pretension. It broke the ice. With a lance."
John recently admitted he was happy that plans for his former band to reunite permanently - without singer Robert Plant - fell through as it meant he could work with Them Crooked Vultures.
He said: "Jimmy Page and I rehearsed a bit with Jason Bonham and we couldn't really agree on singers and that fell by the wayside. Then this came along and to be honest, I'm really happy."
Check out the band's new album here.
- Bang! Showbiz
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