Singer and guitarist Dave Grohl (55 years old), leader of the rock band Foo Fighters and former drummer of Nirvana, has always been very reticent to talk about his private life. But now he has become the protagonist of dozens of headlines, in media around the world, for an intimate revelation that he himself has shared on his social networks.
This Tuesday, September 10, the artist revealed that he has had a daughter out of wedlock. “Recently, I have become the father of a new daughter, born out of wedlock.
I plan to be a loving father and support her,” begins the message on his Instagram account, where he has 1.4 million followers. “I love my wife and my children, and I am doing everything I can to regain their trust and earn their forgiveness,” he explains in a statement in which he has disabled comments. Grohl has not identified the mother of his new daughter and the singer’s representative has not made additional comments.
Grohl, born in Warren, Ohio, has been married to former model and producer Jordyn Blum (48 years old) since 2003. The couple has three daughters together: Ophelia, 10 years old; Harper, 15; and Violet, 18. He completed his message on social networks asking for "consideration towards all the children involved as we move forward together." Which suggests that this is not a scandal that, at least for now, will mean the end of his marriage. The singer’s last public appearance with Blum was at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London, last July.
The guitarist, in his few statements about his family, told Time in 2009: “I used to be on tour nine months a year. Now I don’t like to be away from my daughters for more than 12 days.” “Everything I do has changed. When you have children, you see life with different eyes. You feel love more deeply and maybe you are a little more compassionate,” he added in the same interview.
The news of his fatherhood has come as a surprise to many, since Grohl, also involved in numerous philanthropic initiatives, is one of the kindest and most beloved characters in the world of rock today. Among his help for humanitarian causes, his barbecues stand out, such as the one he held in the middle of the street for the Calabasas firefighters during the devastating California fires in 2018. He also holds charity barbecues with a food bank every year days before Christmas.
Extramarital affairs are nothing new for the rocker. In an interview with The Guardian, Grohl admitted that an affair led to his divorce in 1997 from his first wife, photographer Jennifer Youngblood, after a three-year marriage. The British outlet also reported that the divorce led guitarist Pat Smear to leave the Foo Fighters, a band led by Grohl, since Smear and Youngblood were close friends. The guitarist eventually reconciled with his bandmate and rejoined the group.
In 2003, snowboarder Tina Basich claimed in her memoir, Pretty Good for a Girl, that the singer cheated on her during their two years together in the late 1990s. Rumours have also linked Grohl to Christina Aguilera and Winona Ryder, but he denied them in a radio interview, Blabbermouth reported in 2002.