According to a source close to the band, the Foo Fighters will continue to make music and tour but as a 'different' band.
“(We) were formed 27 years ago to represent the healing power of music and a continuation of life,” the band wrote, adding that fans had built “a worldwide community, a devoted support system that has helped us all get through the darkest of times together.”
Taylor Hawkins died tragically earlier this year in Columbia while the Foo Fighters were on tour.
“His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever.”
“He’ll be there in spirit with all of us every night,” they added.
Paul McCartney, Liam Gallagher, Brian May and band members joined by thousands of fans held a tribute to Taylor Hawkins in September is Glasglow, UK. in which Taylor's son performed 'My Hero" on drums. A similar event was held in Los Angeles.
Courtney Love recently claims she lost a role in Fight Club alongside Brad Pitt because she refused to allow him to be cast as Kurt Cobain
Courtney Love says she was almost in Fight Club.
In fact, the rocker said on Monday's episode of WTF With Marc Maron that she was officially cast to play Marla — the role that ultimately went to Helena Bonham Carter — in the 1999 cult classic. Love claimed that she was fired from that movie after she "went nuclear" on Brad Pitt and director Gus Van Sant when they approached her around the same time about a project based on her late husband, Kurt Cobain. She shut the whole thing down.
Update: Sharon Osbourne Home after Medical Emergency
Sharon Osbourne, 70, was reportedly rushed to the hospital on Friday night while filming a paranormal TV show.Getty Images
The Prince of Darkness' Wife has returned home after being hospitalized on Friday due to a medical emergency.
Jack, her son, shared the news that she is now out of the hospital on his Instagram story Saturday, in a message that expressed appreciation for others’ sentiments of “love and support” for his mom.
“She has been given the all clear from her medical team and is now home,” Jack wrote. “As to what happened to my mum – I’m gonna leave it to her to share about when she is ready.”
She experienced the medical event while filming the family’s Travel channel series The Osbournes: Night of Terror, according to Jack.
She was rushed to the hospital Friday after suffering a medical emergency in California, The Post can confirm.
Santa Paula Police Chief Don Aguilar told The Post the incident happened Friday night while the 70-year-old television personality was shooting a paranormal show at the Glen Tavern Inn in Santa Paula.
A rep for the Ventura County Fire Department disclosed that one fire engine and one ambulance responded to a “medical call” around 6:30 p.m. Pacific time, transporting one person from the Inn to Santa Paula Hospital.
A source familiar with the matter told The Post the incident was “non-life threatening.” A hospital spokesperson referred questions to Osbourne reps who did not immediately respond to a Post request for comment.
The Glen Tavern Inn and Restaurant in Santa Paula, California.Getty Images
A Glen Tavern manager confirmed to TMZ there was an “emergency,” but declined to share more information.
Osbourne was posting to social media as recently as Friday, sharing on Instagram her love for dogs.
Osbourne was spotted in Los Angeles two weeks ago with her son, Jack; his fiancée, Aree Gearhart; and their daughter, Maple. The pics came after Osbourne revealed she had a facelift last year that left her with a “horrendous” outcome.
“It hurt like hell. You have no idea,” she added of the cosmetic surgery, which she claimed to the Sunday Times took five-and-a-half hours.
Osbourne has had past medical scares. She began undergoing a series of chemotherapy treatments for colon cancer in 2002. Those treatments were incorporated into the second season of MTV’s reality show “The Osbournes” — and she was later deemed to be cancer-free.
Sharon Osbourne attends a special screening of “A Million Little Pieces” on Dec. 4, 2019, in Los Angeles.Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
In November 2012, she revealed she underwent a double mastectomy after learning she had a gene that increases the risk of developing breast cancer — and one of her breast implants was in bad shape.
“One of them had burst, and all of it had gone into the wall of my stomach,” Osbourne said on CBS’ “The Talk” in 2012, per People. “And one breast was different than the other.”
“I wasn’t diagnosed with cancer, but I had the gene and one of my breasts was in a really bad state because of the implant,” she said, adding, “never have [implants] by the way.”
Osbourne disclosed in May 2022 that she contracted COVID-19 one week after her husband, rock star Ozzy Osbourne. She shared a picture of herself receiving an IV in bed and flashing the peace sign, writing on Twitter, “F–k Covid.”
As the longtime manager of Ozzy, she’s been known to feud with other bands and even cut Iron Maiden’s electricity when they played too long at Ozzfest. On “The Osbournes,” she once chucked a frozen ham at the home of her annoying Beverly Hills neighbors.
Sharon and Ozzy share three children: Aimee, 39, Kelly, 38, and Jack, 37. Sharon has been taking care of the “Crazy Train” rocker, who is suffering from Parkinson’s disease and other health issues
Here are 31 nifty Easter eggs and deep-cut references you might have missed inWeird: The Al Yankovic Story.
Lin-Manuel Miranda:The surgeon who revives “Weird Al” Yankovic in the opening scene is Al’s close friend Lin-Manuel Miranda, the subject of Al’s “The Hamilton Polka”
Mad Magazine:Mad magazine mascot Alfred E. Neuman can be seen in the background of multiple scenes, a tribute to Al’s love for the magazine, a major influence on his music and films. Issues of Mad can also be found in Al’s boyhood bedroom.
Bing Crosby:Al’s dad mockingly compares his son to Bing Crosby, a famously cold and emotionally abusive father like Al’s in the movie.
Music Man:Thomas Lennon’s viciously abused and anachronistic accordion salesman is a parody of con artist Henry Higgins fromThe Music Man.
Polka Party:As a teen, Al attends a wild and raucous polka party, a nod to his unsuccessful 1986 album Polka Party!
Comedy Bang! Bang!The cop who brings young Al home to his parents from the polka party is played by Scott Aukerman, host of the podcastComedy Bang! Bang!and its television adaptation, which featured Al as the bandleader in its fifth and final season.
The Band:Though they’re never mentioned by their full names, Al’s roommates-turned-bandmates are his real-life band Steve Jay, Jim “Kimo” West, and drummer Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz
UHF:When Al tears off a ticket for band auditions a flier for Kuni’s Karate School —which was prominently featured in the filmUHF— can be seen in the background.
Punk:Al auditions for a punk band by playing a one-man, accordion version of “Beat on the Brat”, a song he covered for a Dr. Demento punk compilation. Demento, incidentally, was also one of the first DJs to play The Ramones.
Mystery Science Theater 3000:One of the punks who rejects Al’s audition is played by comedian andMystery Science Theater 3000host Jonah Ray, who released an EP of punk “Weird Al” Yankovic covers called You Can’t Call Me Al.
Future foods:When Al makes the bologna sandwich that inspires “My Bologna”, Cap’n Crunch and Raisin Bran can be seen in the background, foreshadowing their appearance in “Eat It.”
Bologna:Al recording “My Bologna” in a bathroom is a nod to“Another One Rides the Bus” being recorded in a bathroom, not “My Bologna.”
Big record deal:Al mockingly being offered a 14-album deal with Scotti Brothers is a nod to Al actually recording 14 studio albums with his band collected on the Squeeze Box box set.
Record label:Will Forte and the real Al play the Scotti Brothers, the real-life owners of the label that put out Al’s albums.
Rocky Road:Al debuting “I Love Rocky Road” in a punk club is more plausible than you might imagine! The original was recorded by Joan Jett, a member of the seminal punk band The Runaways, and The Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones and Paul Cook backed up Jett on her initial recording of it.
Funny or Die origin:The heckler at the punk rock club is played by comedian and author Patton Oswalt, who played Dr. Demento in theFunny or Diesketch that inspired the film and is in the video for “Foil.”
Fish heads:When Dr. Demento says that the Scotti Brothers wouldn’t recognize real talent if it hit them in the face with a fish, it’s a winking homage to Barnes & Barnes’ “Fish Heads”, the most popular song in the history of the Dr. Demento Show.
Outsider art:Demento compares Al to Wild Man Fischer, an outsider artist popular on The Dr. Demento Show.
Dirk Diggler:Demento’s pool party is a parody ofBoogie Nights.
Devo:The men in red hats in the Demento pool party scene are members of Devo, the inspiration for Al’s “Dare to be Stupid”
Playhouse:Pee-Wee Herman does the dance he did to “Tequila” at Demento’s pool party
Emo:Salvador Dali is played by Emo Phillips, who costarred inUHFand has opened for Al on multiple tours.
Queen:John Deacon, the Queen member no one recognizes even after he says his name, is the sole credited songwriter of “Another One Bites the Dust”, which means that he would have a financial incentive in Al parodying his song.
Accordion case:Al being accompanied by a guy banging on an accordion case and a man making flatulent noises with his hands is a reference to his drummer Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz “playing” the accordion case on the original recording of “Another One Rides the Bus” and fart-rock virtuoso“Musical” Mike Kieffer, whose peculiar specialty livened up Al’s early albums.
LSD:In the film, Dr. Demento doses Al with LSD. In real life, Al is managed by Jay Levey (who directedUHF), who has also managed Dr. Demento as well as the late LSD guru Timothy Leary
CBB:The Yankovic Bump references “The CBB Bump”, or increases in popularity after someone appears on theComedy Bang! Bang!Podcast.
Indy:Al angrily tells Demento that he won’t be the new Indiana Jones, a character he parodied inUHF.
27:When Al shows up drunk for his show and is confronted by his band members, it’s by Section 27. The number 27 has a special meaning in Al’s mythology. (However, in real life, he does not drink)
The Doors:Al drunkenly, shirtlessly insulting fans is a parody of a similar sequence in Oliver Stone’sThe Doors.
Real-life love:The woman seated next to Al’s character at the closing awards ceremony is Al’s real-life wife Suzanne Yankovic.
RIP Coolio:The man with the crazy hair scowling at Al while he performs “Amish Paradise” is the late Coolio, who famously objected to Al’s parody before later making peace with him.
