Dave Grohl On Why Rock Isn't Dead, and Why The Foo Fighters Think They Suck.

Foo Fighters

  When Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters was asked how his year was, his answer:"I honestly think 2011 was the best year of my entire life." And why not, he's fronts probably the biggest band on the planet.  2011 brought the Foo Fighters a very successful seventh studio album 'Wasting Light', with a huge global tour and six Grammy nominations.

  But when asked by Billboard about his band, he had another thought "You have to understand, we're a really simple band. We think we suck and we try really hard to make good records and we practice.  We don't feel like the biggest, best band in the world.  We just feel like the same five dorks that were touring in a van 17 years ago, that hasn't changed."

  Like every year there is always the question, Is Rock dead?  "I don't think there's anything wrong with rock at all. It's overlooked. And right now, the current musical climate is not unlike it was back in 1991, right before Nirvana got popular.  The late '80s was full of over-produced pop that kids had nothing to grab hold of."  Said Grohl.

  The Foo Fighters are performing, and are nominated for 6 Grammys, including album of the year.  Their album 'Wasting Light' sold 235,000 copies its first week, becoming the band's first number one album in the United States.