{"id":62087,"date":"2026-04-10T07:49:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/foo-fighters-reflect-on-mortality-on-thrashing-single-of-all-people\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T07:49:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:49:29","slug":"foo-fighters-reflect-on-mortality-on-thrashing-single-of-all-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/foo-fighters-reflect-on-mortality-on-thrashing-single-of-all-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Foo Fighters Reflect on Mortality on Thrashing Single &#8216;Of All People&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/foo-fighters\/\" id=\"auto-tag_foo-fighters\" data-tag=\"foo-fighters\">Foo Fighters<\/a> have shared a new single, \u201cOf All People.\u201d The raucous track is the fourth track to emerge from the rock band\u2019s forthcoming 12th LP, <em>Your Favorite Toy<\/em>, out April 24. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe song sees frontman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/dave-grohl\/\" id=\"auto-tag_dave-grohl\" data-tag=\"dave-grohl\">Dave Grohl<\/a> reflecting on life\u2019s unfairness. \u201cOf all people, you survived\/ When no one else could stay alive,\u201d he sings on the aggressive rock tune. \u201cYou know you should be dead\/ But you\u2019re alive instead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tLast month, Grohl <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2026\/mar\/20\/validation-was-an-insatiable-monster-dave-grohl-on-foo-fighters-punk-rock-return-and-life-after-his-infidelity\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">told <em>The Guardian<\/em><\/a> he wrote \u201cOf All People\u201d \u201cafter bumping into a drug dealer from the \u201990s that was getting everyone fucked up on heroin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cI hadn\u2019t seen them in 30 years, and they\u2019re alive, healthy and sober,\u201d Grohl said. \u201cI was so happy that this person survived, while at the same time, I was devastated, because of all of the people I know that we\u2019ve lost to exactly that drug. I was so fucking angry, but at the same time so grateful to see them alive and well. Again, a conversation within myself, feeling so conflicted and divided. When I read the lyrics back, I mentioned them to my therapist: Is this survivor\u2019s guilt?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Foo Fighters - Of All People (Lyric Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rD8Gtp2r6t4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tFoo Fighters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/foo-fighters-your-favorite-toy-new-song-new-album-1235519238\/\">announced <em>My Favorite Toy<\/em><\/a> in February by sharing the album\u2019s title track. \u201c\u2018Your Favorite Toy\u2019 really was the key that unlocked the tone and energetic direction of the new album,\u201d Grohl said in a statement. \u201cWe stumbled upon it after experimenting with different sounds and dynamics for over a year, and the day it took shape I knew that we had to follow its lead. It was the fuse to the powder keg of songs we wound up recording for this record. It feels new.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe band recorded the album, which includes the previously released\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/foo-fighters-2026-dates-1235452897\/\">\u201cAsking for a Friend,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0at home with co-producer Oliver Roman. It\u2019s the band\u2019s first recording since new drummer Ilan Rubin joined the lineup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<em>Your Favorite Toy\u00a0<\/em>will arrive two weeks before the group performs at the Welcome to Rockville festival in Daytona Beach, Florida, on May 8. They\u2019ll also play Bottlerock Napa Valley on May 23 before embarking on a run of European dates. The Foos will\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/foo-fighters-2026-dates-1235452897\/\">return to North America<\/a>\u00a0for an Aug. 4 gig at Toronto\u2019s Rogers Stadium with gigs running through late September. Queens of the Stone Age and Mannequin Pussy are the support acts for most of the shows.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/foo-fighters-of-all-people-single-1235544743\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foo Fighters have shared a new single, \u201cOf All People.\u201d The raucous track is the fourth track to emerge from the rock band\u2019s forthcoming&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":62088,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pop","article","has-excerpt","has-avatar","has-author","has-date","has-comment-count","has-category-meta","has-read-more","thumbnail-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}