Dave Grohl Reflects on Losing a Drum Battle to 10-Year-Old Nandi Bushell
Dave Grohl might be one of the worldās best-known rockers, appearing in Nirvana and performing alongside The Rolling Stones. Still, even this Foo Fighters member knows when he lost a drum battle. Hereās what the musician said about his drum battle against a 10-year-old.
Dave Grohl appeared in a drum battle alongside 10-year-old Nandi Bushell
Some know him as the drummer for the Foo Fighters, appearing on songs like āEverlong,ā āBest of You,ā āAll My Life,ā and āLearn to Fly.ā Grohl continues to make music, even appearing in videos with other musicians.Ā
In fact, one of Grohlās ābiggest revelationsā of 2021 was when he competed in a drum battle with a 10-year-old the previous year ā and lost.
āNirvanaās producer, Butch Vig, actually introduced me to Nandi online,ā Grohl said during an interview with NPR, referring to a video of the child playing Nirvanaās āIn Bloom.ā āHer energy was just ā she was like a supernova! She attacked her drums and would scream as she did drum rolls! It blew my mind.ā
The artist explained that months later, someone sent a link that she was challenging him to a drum battle. His initial reaction, as stated during the same interview, was that this young musician was āadorable.ā He later changed his mind.
āAfter 57 texts from my closest friends saying, āDude, you have to respond. Like, you have to respond to this girl,āā he added. āSo, I eventually ā Iāll come back with something she can play as well. Little did I realize that she just is so far outside of my abilities. I mean, this kid can really play, you know?ā
Dave Grohl lost the drum battle to Nandi Bushell ā āI cannot keep up with this personā
This āepicā drum battle was caught on film. The song chosen was āDead End Friendsā by Them Crooked Vultures. YouTube video earned over 4 million views and thousands of likes.Ā
Complete with facial expressions from Nandi Bushell, Grohl backed down as the loser of the drum battle. He later explained that he really lost fair and square ā and he wasnāt even mad at the outcome.Ā
āI cannot keep up with this person,ā the drummer said. āBut the thing that I realized in that exchange: it was bringing people happiness. And in a time [when] people desperately need something to lift their day, they could go to their phone and have four minutes of happiness. That, to me, its currency was huge.ā
Dave Grohl teamed up with Paul McCartney for a live version of āBand on the Runā
After his appearance in Nirvana, Grohl became a founding member of the Foo Fighters. He still finds time to collaborate with other musicians, recently appearing on stage with Paul McCartney to perform āBand on the Run.ā
Music by the Foo Fighters is available on most major streaming platforms.Ā