Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl dodged a question about Taylor Swift while in Los Angeles on Thursday after recently accusing the pop star of lip-syncing.
A month after hinting that the Cruel Summer singer does not sing live on her Eras Tour during one of her shows in London, the Foo Fighters frontman, 55, decided to remain silent when asked about his comments by a paparazzo while walking to his car in Los Angeles.
When asked directly what he thought about online comments that his “statements about Taylor not playing live were not fair,” the musician remained tight-lipped.
She also decided not to answer a question about “why” she thinks she doesn’t sing live, despite the 14-time Grammy winner insisting she doesn’t lip-sync.
In the video, obtained by TMZGrohl smoked a cigarette and simply put on a wide-eyed expression when asked to “clarify” his past comments.
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl dodged a question about Taylor Swift while out in Los Angeles on Thursday after recently accusing the pop star of lip-syncing; seen in 2014
In June, the music legend slammed Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour, suggesting she doesn’t sing live.
During one of his concerts, he told the crowd: “We like to call our tour ‘The Errors Tour’ because I feel like we’ve had more than a few eras and more than a few fucking mistakes, too.”
And he proceeded to joke: “That’s because we actually play live.”
As some concert-goers booed, he replied: “What? I’m just saying. You guys like raw, live rock ‘n’ roll music, right? You came to the right place.”
Just before making the accusation, Grohl admitted to having “joked about Taylor Swift’s tour before” and not wanting to “suffer Taylor Swift’s wrath.”
The day after her comment, Swift appeared to respond to her claim and thanked her band and crew for working tirelessly to make the Eras Tour special for fans.
Swift asked her fans to cheer on each of her band members and crew, who she said “live for you for 3.5 hours” at every show.
“They deserve it so much,” she said enthusiastically. “And so do all my fellow artists. And they gave it to us with such generosity that we will never forget it.”
A month after hinting that the Cruel Summer hitmaker does not sing live on the Eras Tour during one of his London shows, the Foo Fighters frontman, 55, decided to remain silent when questioned by a paparazzo about his comments while walking to his car in Los Angeles (pictured in 2024)
When asked directly what he thought about online comments that his “statements about Taylor not playing live were not fair,” the musician remained tight-lipped (seen together in 2008)
Swifties were angered by the rocker for mocking the superstar, who he had previously credited with saving him from embarrassment at a party in front of Paul McCartney; seen in 2007
Grohl and Swift had been on good terms previously, with the former praising the latter’s decision to re-record her albums, bringing back her back catalogue.
He also once spoke about how Swift “saved” him after she helped him while he was performing at a party hosted by Sir Paul McCartney.
Some Internet users were not impressed with Grohl’s swipe at Swift, who has sold more than 200 million records worldwide.
Swift seemingly responded to his claim as she thanked her band and crew for working tirelessly to make the Eras Tour special for fans; seen in May 2024
Some Internet users were not impressed with Grohl’s swipe at Swift, who has sold more than 200 million records worldwide.
One wrote: “Oh Tayvoodoo is going for it and she deserves it. I can’t stand a woman being more talented and successful.”
“Wow Grohl is so poor he has to use Taylor’s name for free publicity. It’s embarrassing, I thought he was better than that. How embarrassing,” said another user.
Some fans suggested that Grohl’s attack was fueled in part by the abuse his daughter faced from Swifties, Taylor Swift’s fans.
Violet Grohl criticized Swift for flying between her concert stops on a private jet.