Dave Grohl Dedicates Foo Fighters' 'My Hero' Hit to Late Steve Albini: 'He Left Us Much Too Soon'

• Dave Grohl has paid tribute to friend and producer Steve Albini, who recently died of a heart attack
• Albini designed In the womb for Grohl’s former band, Nirvana, in the 90s
• His current band, the Foo Fighters, also recorded with Albini

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl mourns the loss of underground rock icon Steve Albini.

During the band’s performance in Charlotte, NC on Thursday, May 9, the “Everlong” guitarist, 55, dedicated his group’s hit song “My Hero” to the late underground rock icon, who died of a heart attack at the age of 61 earlier that week.

“Tonight I would like to dedicate this song to a friend we lost the other day, and I’ve known him for a long, long time. And he left us too soon,” Grohl told the crowd, according to a fan video posted on YouTube. “He touched all of your lives, I’m sure. We’re talking about Steve Albini. For those of you who know, you know. For those of you who don’t, just remember that name: Steve Albini, so let’s sing him this one.”

First of all, Grohl and the Chicago engineer worked together on Nirvana’s third and final album, 1993. In the womb, while the former was still the drummer of a cult rock group. Decades later, the two reunited for the debut episode of Grohl’s 2014 HBO mini-documentary series. Sonic Highwaysduring which his group the Foo Fighters recorded their song “Something from Nothing” at Albini’s Electric Audio Recordings studio in Chicago.

Steve Albini performs in London in November 2004.

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The pair then reconnected in 2023, appearing alongside Nirvana member and bassist Krist Novoselic on Conan O’Brien Need a friend podcast, where they recalled the creation In the womb.

“I became a Nirvana fan through the process of working with them and seeing them in action firsthand,” Albini said, as he also recalled telling the band, via a heartfelt letter, his “conditions” for working with them and why he didn’t. after the profits from their album.

“[My compensation] came specifically from money that would have otherwise gone to the band,” he added. “Like, literally, every dollar that I’d get would mean that’s a dollar that Dave didn’t get, or Krist didn’t get, or Kurt [Cobain] he didn’t get it. It’s just the way the accounting worked in those businesses and I think it’s ethically unsustainable.”

Grohl isn’t the only musician remembering Albini – who is also known for opening for bands such as Big Black and Shellac – in the days since his death. Groups such as the Pixies, Cloud Nothings, PJ Harvey, Thurston Moore, Lee Spielman and Sadie Dupuis, some of whom the late singer and guitarist worked with during his active years, also paid tribute.

Steve Albini of Shellac performs on stage during FYF Fest 2016 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in August 2016.

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On X, Harvey wrote: “Meeting and working with Steve Albini changed the course of my life. He taught me so much about music and life. Steve was a great friend – wise, kind and generous. I am so grateful. My thoughts are with him and his family and friends as we grieve his loss.”

Meanwhile, comedian, actor and drummer Fred Armisen — who previously said for Chicago Tribune how Albini “remained a huge influence” on him – he shared a lengthy tribute on Instagram alongside a photo of the two of them, plus Albini’s wife, Heather Whinn, which read: “I love Steve so much. We’ve been talking to each other more and more in recent years. I’m so glad what can i say to him. he was so funny, the whole time. he sent me this message a few days ago: “i shouldn’t admit it, i can’t tell the difference between this one and that one, to be honest like cymbals and I don’t care.’ I always loved hearing him say ‘I don’t care.'”

“He was such a good friend to me, endlessly,” Armisen continued, “I admired his work ethic and his warmth. And his opinion on national flags. On everything. I always love spending time with him and Heather. This picture is from a few years ago, from Chicago. I will really miss him. It’s a tough loss.”

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