Dave Grohl Shares Kurt Cobain's Reaction to Early Foo Fighters Demos for Seattle Episode of 'Sonic Highways'

Last night (November 28) on Sonic Highways, Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters visited Seattle, the motherland of grunge and home to the frontman's former band, Nirvana. A pivotal moment during the episode revolved around some demo tapes featuring songs that would later become part of 1995's Foo Fighters ("Alone + Easy Target"). Grohl recorded the debut album in Seattle following Kurt Cobain's untimely death, but not before the iconic singer had heard the tapes.

"Kurt heard that, and kissed me on the face, as he was in a bath," Grohl said, Consequence of Sound notes. "He was so excited. He was like, 'I heard you recorded some stuff with Barrett [Jones].' I was like, 'Yeah.' He was like, 'Let me hear it.' I was too afraid to be in the same room as he listened to it."

The Foo Fighters went around to different studios in the U.S. to record their new album, and Grohl thought it might be a good idea to document their musical adventure. In each city, the band writes a song that becomes one of the tracks on their eighth studio effort.

In October, Grohl opened up about "Subterranean," the song he wrote in Seattle for Sonic Highways.

"Seattle is where my life changed with Nirvana, and then my life started over with the Foo Fighters," Grohl told Studio Brussel. "I would use Seattle as an example — I tell the story of the city and this crazy studio. The studio is the last place where Nirvana recorded, it's this strange underground studio north of the city, that was right down the street from my house. Not long after we recorded there, Kurt [Cobain] died."

The HBO series comes to a close this Friday (December 5) with the New York episode. Fans who subscribe to the premium cable network can watch the series on HBO GO.

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Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Kurt Cobain