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Dave Grohl's Bowie Blunder: Honesty Over Praise

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Dave Grohl shares an awkward encounter with David Bowie, admitting he pointed out Bowies imperfections after a live performance. Despite the blunder, they collaborated on a track, and Bowie left behind a handwritten song lyric. The podcast hosts laugh at Grohls honesty, highlighting Bowies unique genius.

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Dave Grohl's Bowie Blunder: Honesty Over Praise

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Dave Grohl's Bowie Blunder: Honesty Over Praise. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's April 24th, welcome to Entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. Dave Grohl just dropped a wild story about his awkward run-in with David Bowie. Fresh off seeing Bowie kill it live, calling the show otherworldly like a religious experience, Grohl hit the studio with him. Bowie straight up asked what he thought of the performance, and Grohl, being real, said the first thing he noticed was all Bowie's imperfections. Total foot in mouth moment. Grohl backpedaled hard, emitting he had no clue how he escaped that one without getting roasted. He described Bowie as an angel in human form, but those words just tumbled out like an idiot move. The podcast host cracked up in shock, and one even said Bowie might have done the honesty over fake praise. Grohl wondered if his slip-up sparked what came next. They jammed on a track for Reeves Gabriel's solo album with Black Francis from the Pixies 2. Right after Bowie spread out magazines, postcards, and photos on the floor, scribbled lyrics

in a notebook for a song called, I'm Nothing Without My. Face, knelt it in one take, giving everyone chills, then bounced. Grohl snagged the handwritten sheet with Bowie's self-portrait left behind, and gave it to a sister who turned him onto Bowie back when he was 12. Years later, their last chat was a playful email back and forth, where Bowie hit him with a cheeky f-off after passing on a film collab, but it ended. Warm. Stories like this keep Bowie's genius alive in these rock tales.

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