Josh Freese Theorizes Top 10 Reasons for Foo Fighters Dismissal

Ex-Foo
Fighters
drummer
Josh
Freese made
good
on
his
word
and shared
a
humorous
list
of
10
possible
reasons
he
was

dismissed
from
the
band
in
a
new
Instagram
post,
which
you
can
see
below.

Freese
announced
his exit
on
Friday,
saying “no
reason
was
given”
for
the
Foo
Fighters’
decision “to
go
in
a
different
direction
with
their
drummer.”
He
replaced
late
drummer

Taylor
Hawkins
and
had
been
with
the
band
for
almost
exactly
two
years
at
the
time
of
his
dismissal.

“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,”
added
Freese,
who’s
worked
with Devo, Guns
N’
Roses,
A
Perfect
Circle, Nine
Inch
Nails and
many
more. “But
as
most
of
you
know,
I’ve
always
worked
freelance
and
bounced
between
bands,
so
I’m
fine.”

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Freese ended
his
statement
with, “Stay
tuned
for
my ‘Top
10
possible
reasons
Josh
got
booted
from
the
Foo
Fighters’
list.”
And
after
taking
the
weekend
to
dwell
on
it,
he’s
got
answers.

Josh
Freese’s
Reasons
for
Foo
Fighters
Dismissal:
Whistling,
Cowbell
Sound
Baths
and Poodles

Granted,
they
might
not
be serious
answers.
According
to
Freese,
he’s
guilty
of
whistling “My
Hero”
for
an
entire
week
on
tour.
He’s
apparently
a
real
diva,
too, demanding
to
start
every
rehearsal
with
a
20-minute
cowbell
sound
bath
and
bailing
on
a
studio session
because
Mercury
was
in
retrograde.
He
even
promised
the Offspring
guitarist
Noodles
that
he
could
be
the
fourth
axman
in
the
band,
to
which
Noodles responded
on
Instagram, “But
you
PROMISED!”

Most
damning
of
all,
though?
Freese,
an

avowed
poodle
enthusiast,
suspected
his
love
for
the
dog
breed “was
getting
to
be
a
bit
much.”

Musicians
Praise
Josh
Freese
in
Wake
of
Foo
Fighters Dismissal

Freese’s
departure
announcement
was
met
with
sympathy
and
praise
from
several
musicians,
including
ex-Foo
Fighters
drummer
William
Goldsmith,
who
quit
the
band
during
the
making
of The
Colour
and
the
Shape
after
he
learned
that

Dave
Grohl
was
re-recording
his
drum
parts
without
his
knowledge.

“Say
what?
Why,
for
playing
everything
not
only
perfectly
but
going
above
and
beyond
what
most
are
remotely
capable
of?”
Goldsmith
commented
on
Freese’s
post. “I
apologize
but
respectfully
this
makes
absolutely
no
sense
to
me.”

Top
10
Possible
Reasons
Freese
Got
Booted
From
the
Foos

10.
Once
whistled “My
Hero”
for
a
week
solid
on
tour.
9.
Could
only
name
one
Fugazi
song.
8.
Two
words:
polyrhythms.
7.
Metronome-like
precision
behind
the
kit
deemed “soulless.”
6.
Demanded
starting
every
rehearsal
with
a
20
minute
cowbell
sound
bath.
5.
Never
even
once
tried
growing
a
beard.
4.
Didn’t
show
up
to
studio
because
Mercury
was
in
retrograde.
3.
Promised
Noodles
he
could
be
4th
guitarist.
2.
Refused
to
perform
unless
he
was
guaranteed
a
Ouija
board
and
nunchucks
after
every
show.
1.
The
whole
poodle
thing
was
getting
to
be
a
bit
much.