Read Paul McCartney’s Tribute to Dave Grohl at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction
variety.comChris Willman Music WriterWhen you think of Foo Fighters, do you think of… Wings? Paul McCartney does. He gave an induction speech Saturday at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony in Cleveland comparing his career after the Beatles’ breakup to Dave Grohl emerging like a phoenix out of the ashes of Nirvana’s untimely end with a new approach to music.McCartney also invoked rock ‘n’ roll’s “magical” powers as a talismanic lure both to Grohl — “an ordinary, kind of goofy kid” like himself.Foo Fighters performed “My Hero,” with a nod to the hero who was inducting them, But for a finale involving both parties, it would have to be a song that really is an everlong-standing classic — a team-up on “Get Back,” soon to be the title song of a major.
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