Gina Wetzler/RedfernsDave Grohl of the Foo Fighters helped James Corden close out The Late Late Show’s week in London with a performance of “Best of You.”
Before the musical number, Grohl sat down with Corden and Game of Thrones’ Sophie Turner. Earlier in the show, Corden premiered “Carpool Karaoke” with Paul McCartney, with whom Grohl said he’s collaborated a few times. Grohl explained that he even learned to play guitar by listening to The Beatles.
“I had this Beatles songbook, which has simple chord charts,” Grohl said. “I would just sit with my guitar in my bedroom, put on the record and play along to it. I didn’t really have a teacher. I just learned from The Beatles.”
Now that he’s gotten the chance to jam with the music legend, Grohl said he’s never gotten over being nervous when performing with McCartney. He recalled one time at a party when he was asked to follow a McCartney performance on piano with one of his own. Grohl says he panicked, not only because he couldn’t play piano, but also because he was “out of sorts,” meaning either intoxicated or high.
But then, someone unlikely saved him: Taylor Swift.
“Right in that moment, Taylor Swift stands up,” Grohl said. “She saved my a**.”
He said Swift started playing a song that sounded familiar — again, because of how “out of sorts” he was. Turns out, Swift it was the Foo Fighters’ own “Best of You.” Grohl later performed that same song on Late Late Show.
Foo Fighters are currently touring Europe in support of Concrete and Gold. They’ll launch a U.S. tour in July.
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