Dave Grohl: “Steve Albini was smarter and funnier and better at everything than everyone else in the world”
nme.comDave Grohl hailing Steve Albini has resurfaced following the late producer’s death yesterday (May 8).Albini who worked on Nirvana’s final album ‘In Utero’ died following a heart attack while at Electronic Audio – his recording studio in Chicago.Speaking in an interview with BBC 6 Music’s Matt Everitt in 2015, Grohl said that despite being well aware of his reputation, the first time he ever met the legendary producer was during the recording sessions for their 1993 record.“He was the smartest, most cynical producer/music critic/band leader/pundit, everyone was scared of him.
Then you see pictures of him and he just looks like this skinny little guy. He’s just smarter and funnier and better at everything than everyone else in the world,” Grohl said.“And he had made so many records that we loved, he’d made Pixies records and Breeders records and Jesus’ [Lizards] records.
So when we went to record with him I know I was nervous because I knew what kind of dude and I just thought he would hate me because I’m such an idiot.
I think he treated me like a pet so we got along great because I was the drummer.“Smarter and funnier and better at everything than everyone else in the world… I just thought he’d just hate me cos I’m just such an idiot.” Dave Grohl spoke to me about Steve Albini on The First Time on @bbc6music in 2015.
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