![]() ![]() It’s pretty easy to figure people out, I think. When it comes down to basic science or biology, we’re just f*ckin’ squishy organisms, you know? Of course everyone has their emotionally complicated side, but I think people are pretty simple I don’t think we’re the wunderkinds we imagine ourselves to be. I consider every human being extremely simple. Do you consider yourself a simple-living person? You describe yourself as “simple” twice throughout the album – “A simple man and his blushing bride” in ‘Let It Die’, and “such a simple animal, sterilised with alcohol” in ‘Come Alive’. So, it could have been an album full of f*ckin’ accordions and cellos it could have been an album full of walls of amplifiers, you know? But the dynamic of the record dictated itself with melody and lyrics in mind. It was just to select the songs that were the most moving or that had the best lyric or the best melody. When I started writing for this album I wasn’t afraid to say certain things, and as we were choosing the songs for the record, the idea wasn’t to choose a specific dynamic. But after becoming a father, you know, the big picture really does open up a lot and you realise that life’s too short to hold back those things that you’ve always wanted to do, or always wanted to say. I used to be afraid to say certain things and I used to be afraid to write in that way. ![]() Do you feel and pressure or apprehension at having your words laid so bare? When you simplify your songs and break them down, it means that your lyrics are more open to analysis. Yeah, we could stroll down there and spend all day recording loops and feedback, but that doesn’t get me off anymore. You get to the point where the challenge is in dynamic and simplicity. I mean, I’ve been stepping on distortion pedals since I was f*ckin’ 13 years old, you know? So it’s been a long time. Honestly, to me, at this point, simplification and melody and meaningful lyrics have become the challenge. If you’re handling all aspects of the band, and are locked away in your own studio, how do you avoid becoming self-indulgent? But it’s not a main motivation for doing it. I mean, of course, I hope the people enjoy what we do. We’re able to walk into our fortress, Studio 606, and lock the door and turn everything outside off, and I think it’s helped us survive this whole time. One of the great things about our band is that we’ve built this little world with our own studios and our own label and directing our own videos and finding our own producers and producing ourselves. As a musician you need to do the things that satisfy yourself. Now, having done it for as long as we have, it becomes a little more introverted. You know, at some point you turn that warning light off. I picked through the lyrics and I found a lyric from the last song, ‘Home’, which says: “Echoes, silence, patience and grace, all of these moments I’ll never replace.” I thought it was nice because it’s open to interpretation and it’s a beautiful title and I think the album is beautiful in its diversity and its melody and its musicality – it goes from delicate acoustic moments to the heaviest shit we’ve ever done.Īre you quite confident that your fans are going to follow you in whatever direction you go in? So this time, having an album that’s the most diverse music we’ve ever made – musically and lyrically – it was tough to find something that really did sum it all up. It just seems strange to make an album and have a slogan that represents every aspect of the record, and some of our albums had these really direct titles, like ‘One By One’ and ‘There’s Nothing Left To Lose’ and ‘In Your Honour’. Well, it’s always been a challenge to name any of our albums, just because they’re usually diverse in their musical dynamic and in their lyrical theme. Where did it come from, and what does it mean? ‘Echoes, Silence, Patience And Grace’ is a curious title. ‘The Pretender’, from ‘Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace’ ![]() Frontman Dave Grohl answers our questions. ![]()
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