Dave Grohl stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, for one comical interview.
For the night, Grohl had the esteemed role of the evening’s co-host. Among many things, he took a little trip down memory lane to reflect on his relationship with The Beatles, as reported by Rolling Stone.
What stories did he conjure up for us? Well, he brought up the fact that Ringo Starr once shared told him stories about The Beatles farting on their old tour bus for an interview with Grohl’s docuseries, What Drives Us.
Not only that, Grohl also reflected on the time when Paul McCartney stopped by for a visit at his house. He said, “The first thing I did was hide all the Beatles stuff. You never know how much Beatles stuff you have until a Beatle comes over.”
“And there was a piano in our living room, and as McCartney was leaving, it was like he couldn’t resist, and he just sat down and started playing ‘Lady Madonna’ on the piano in my living room.” He went on, “And then my daughter, Harper, who was like four years old at the time, she runs into the kitchen, she gets a coffee cup, fills it full of spare change and puts it on the piano like a tip jar.”
Last month Mick Jagger opened up on his relationship with Grohl, saying, “Yeah, we met quite a few times, we played together on Saturday Night Live, we did a couple of shows together, we did a jam in New York… I’m not saying we’re the closest friends or anything but we’ve kind of kept in touch.”
“I really like his style, he’s a great musician, a very all-around guy. He can play a lot of instruments really well. And he’s kind of really rocky, and lots of energy, which I like. And so I thought The Stones are a band that very much works in a room, together in a room, and that wasn’t possible.”
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