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The Foo Fighters 2007, hand-drawn with Nate Mendel age 39, Taylor Hawkins age 35, Dave Grohl age 38 and Chris Shiflett age 36.
Foo Fighters are an American rock band, formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1994. It was founded by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a one-man project following the dissolution of Nirvana after the suicide of Kurt Cobain. The group got its name from the UFOs and various aerial phenomena that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War II, which were known collectively as “foo fighters”.
After Cobain’s death in 1994, Grohl received offers to work with various artists; press rumors indicated he might be joining Pearl Jam, and he almost accepted a permanent position as drummer in Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Ultimately, Grohl declined and instead entered Robert Lang Studios in October 1994 to record fifteen of the forty songs he had written.
Grohl hoped to keep his anonymity and release the recordings in a limited run under the title “Foo Fighters”. In 1995, Grohl formed a band to support the album.
In July, 1995 they released their debut album “Foo Fighters”.
In 1997, just prior to their second album’s release, The Colour and the Shape”, former Alanis Morissette drummer Taylor Hawkins joined the band on drums.
In 1998 after the recording of their third album “There Is Nothing Left To Lose”, Franz Stahl left the group and was replaced by Chris Shiflett on guitar.
Top ten Foo Fighters hits after nine studio albums are: “Everlong”, “The Pretender”, “Best Of You”, “My Hero”, “Times Like These”, “All My Life”, “Monkey Wrench”, “Aurora”, “Learn To Fly” and “Stacked Actors” to name a few.
During his developing years as a drummer, Grohl cited John Bonham as his greatest influence, and eventually had Bonham’s three-rings symbol tattooed on his wrist.
Over the course of the band’s career, four of its albums have won Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album. As of 2015, the band has sold 12 million copies in the United States alone.
On March 25, 2022, Hawkins was in Bogotá, Colombia, where he was scheduled to perform with the Foo Fighters later that evening.
After Hawkins complained of chest pains, emergency services were called up to his room at the Four Seasons Casa Medina hotel.
Health personnel arrived and found Hawkins unresponsive; they performed CPR, but he was declared dead at the scene, at the age of 50.
Autopsy showed multiple drugs in his system and an enlarged heart.
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Description
All prints are produced using Giclee printing process which is used for archival art reproduction. This process uses fade-resistant archival pigment-based ink which lasts over 100 years. All prints are printed on 310GSM, Luxurious mould-made, 100% cotton rag Archival Certified watercolor paper.
Archival Conservation Mat is included with your purchase. Mat is a high quality, 4 ply (1/16″) surround mat. These frame mats are acid-free & Lignin-free made with 100% virgin alpha-cellulose surface, core and backing papers. So your caricature with mat will fit into a standard comparable frame either “20” x 24″ or “16” x 20″ depending on the print size, (frame not included). Price also includes a Backer Board.
32″ x 40″ stretch canvas print is produced by Giclee printing process and are hand stretched over heavy duty American made white pine. The canvas print is varnished twice after printing. The canvas prints are ready to hang (complete with hanging wire).
Additional information
Weight | .25 lbs |
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Dimensions | 16 × 20 × .25 in |
Print Size | 32" x 40" Stretched Canvas Print $495, 20" x 24" Stretched Canvas Print $330, 11" x 14" Watercolor Print $95, 16" x 20" Watercolor Print $185 |