Dave Grohl "peleando" por los grammys

Dave Grohl “Fighting” for the grammys

AP: Foo Fighters han ganado seis premios Grammy, y estáis para seis más este año. ¿Qué se siente al ganar uno?

Grohl: Cuando ganamos por mejor álbum de rock por nuestro nuestra tercera grabación, que hicimos en mi sótano, estaba tremendamente orgulloso porque lo hicimos en mi sótano en un estudio improvisado chungo. Estuve allí mirando todo el mundo en smokings y diamantes y abrigos de piel, y pensé que probablemente fuimos la única banda que ganó un Grammy por un álbum compuesto de forma gratuita en un sótano ese año. Siento lo mismo este año con el que se hizo en mi garaje

AP: Estuviste hablando sobre Adele la última vez que te entrevisté, y ahora estás contra ella para álbum del año.

Grohl: me alegra que estemos con Adele en la misma categoría. Eso significa que hemos hecho algo bien. Creo que ella nos da esperanza. Ella ha hecho un récord increíble, y ella es un artista increíblemente talentosa, por lo que quizás es cierto que la crema realmente sube a la cima. Hay una razón de por qué ese registro es así. Está bien. Es inspirador cuando algo legítimo obtiene reconocimiento por lo que es. Es un cliché, pero es un gran logro ser nominados.

AP: Cuéntame acerca de lo que tienes planeado para la actuación de su Grammy. ¿Estaréis colaborando con alguien?

Grohl: tal vez. Ken Ehrlich, quien produce el espectáculo, no es manco. Lo ha estado haciendo durante 30 años. Es una persona muy musical, y comprende  las colaboraciónes. Entiende que tiene que haber alguna conexión común entre los artistas que colaboran, pero tiene que ser algo inesperado y aventurero. ¿Para ser honesto,  las bandas de rock (expletivo) cuántas son en el show de este año? Sí, por lo que no va a colocarnos con otra banda de rock. Ahora, no hay muchas.

Dejo en inglés el resto de la entrevista… que si la traduzco entera no me da tiempo de poner las demás noticias

IN ENGLISH

AP: The Foo Fighters have won six Grammys, and you’re up for six more this year. What does it feel like to win one?

Grohl: When we won for best rock album for our third record, which we made in my basement, I was so proud — because we made it in my basement in a crappy makeshift studio that we put together ourselves. I stood there looking out at everybody in tuxedos and diamonds and fur coats, and I thought we were probably the only band that won a Grammy for an album made for free in a basement that year. I feel the exact same way about it this year for an album that was made in my garage.

AP: You were raving about Adele the last time I interviewed you, and now you’re up against her for album of the year.

Grohl: I’m glad that we’re with Adele in the same category. It means we’ve done something right. I think she gives us all hope. She’s made an incredible record, and she’s an incredibly talented artist, so maybe it is true that the cream actually rises to the top. There’s a reason why that record is so (expletive) huge. It’s good. It’s inspiring when something legitimate gets recognized for what it is. It’s such a cliche, but it’s a huge achievement to be nominated.

AP: Tease me about what you’ve got planned for your Grammy performance. Will you be collaborating with anyone?

Grohl: Maybe. Ken Ehrlich, who produces the show, is no dummy. He’s been doing it for 30 years. He’s a very musical person, and he understands collaboration. He understands there has to be some common connection between the artists collaborating, but it has to be somewhat adventurous and unexpected. To be honest, how many (expletive) rock bands are on the show this year? Yeah, so they’re not gonna put us with another rock band. Right now, there just aren’t that many.

AP: How do you feel about the lack of rock in some of the bigger categories at the Grammys?

Grohl: I feel the same way about it as how I felt at this massive car show in Pomona last weekend that I entered my 1965 Ford Falcon van into. I’ve never entered a car show before, and I don’t really know a lot about it, but we put the van into the competition. My friend Troy, who built the thing, said to me, “I think we’re gonna win.” I asked him, “Why’s that?” He said, “Because there are no other vans here.” I ended up winning first in class. It’s kind of the same feeling.

AP: Tell me more about that feeling. It’s kind of like you’re the rock spokesman at the Grammys.

Grohl: I feel a little bit of responsibility and a lot of pride. I’m (expletive) proud to be in the (expletive) Foo Fighters. … We’re a real (expletive) band. If I were a kid in (expletive) Tulsa, Okla., who loves rock bands and plays with my rock band in the garage, and I turned on the Grammys and saw a rock band with choreographed dancers playing to computers, I’d be bummed until the Foo Fighters came on, and then I’d think, “Oh, good, humans that play instruments.”

AP: You’re nominated for six Grammys, so you’ll probably win one. Do you have a speech prepared?

Grohl: No. I never plan what I’m going to say when I get up on stage. My father was a speechwriter, and my mother was a public speaking teacher, and one thing that I’ve learned in life is that you never want to read a speech. You just want to go up and give it. That always jinxes it, anyway. The last thing you want to do is walk out of there with a speech in your pocket that you didn’t get to read.