Dave Grohl In 2024, he shocked the world by revealing that he had had a daughter with an unnamed woman outside of his marriage to his wife. Jordyn Blum.
“I recently became a father to a daughter born outside of marriage,” Grohl announced on Instagram in September 2024, saying he intended to be a “loving and supportive” father to the baby.
The Foo Fighters frontman, who married Bram in 2003, explained that he was working to reunite his family following the affair – the couple have three daughters together, Violet, Harper and Ophelia Grohl.
“I love my wife and children and am doing everything I can to regain their trust and earn their forgiveness,” Dave continued. “I appreciate your consideration for all of the children involved as we move forward together.”
Many Hollywood marriages have weathered infidelity allegations over the years. Former Vanderpump Rules stars Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor got over Taylor’s infidelity past (he was caught cheating with former co-star Faith Stowers in season six) and married in June 2019. “I’m glad he made an effort every day,” Jax said. […]
Prior to the scandal, Dave revealed how becoming a father has changed his life as a musician: “Becoming a father has changed everything I do. When you have kids, you look at life in a different way,” he said. time 2009. “I feel a deeper sense of love and maybe a little more compassion.”
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Virginia Grohl
VirginiaDave’s mother married Dave’s father JamesIn 1961, the couple welcomed two more children, including Dave’s sister. Lisathey broke up when the musician was only six years old.
Virginia was very supportive of her son’s music career and even allowed him to drop out of high school to pursue it. She even accompanied Dave on tour when he was 17. “Everyone thought I was crazy. I knew it was a risk, but it seemed like a way for my son to learn about the world. I think that’s what education is all about,” she said. The Florida Times Union in 2017. “The goal is not to have all the answers, but to show you how to learn.”
Virginia launched the “From From the cradle to the stagea show that interviewed fellow rocker mothers. She later co-starred with Dave in a Paramount+ series of the same name. Virginia passed away in August 2022 at the age of 84.
James Grohl
After divorcing Virginia in the 1970s, James Lenny Yoshida GrohlDave and James’ relationship deteriorated during their teenage years because James did not support Dave’s choice to become a professional musician. Atlantic Ocean Their dynamic ultimately shifted in 2020. “Over the years, we’ve developed a friendship based on mutual respect,” Dave said.
James passed away in August 2014 at the age of 75.
Amy Sussman/Getty Images, Donato Sardella/Getty ImagesIt’s hard to say whether Taylor Swift and Dave Grohl are the more likely pairing: friends or foes. There was initially a friendly atmosphere between Swift and Grohl. “I’m totally obsessed with her. She might want to get a restraining order on me, because I’m obsessed with her,” Grohl declared in a 2015 interview. […]
Lisa Grohl
Lisa is Dave’s sister, and in an interview he spoke about the differences in their musical styles. Mojo via Diffuser“By the time I was 12 or 13 I was moving in a faster, bigger, darker direction, while my sister Lisa, who was three years older than me, was seriously into new wave territory,” he explains. “We’d get somewhere between Bowie and Siouxsie and the Banshees, but I rarely dug into her record collection for fear of finding a terrible record.” John Hughes “Soundtrack”
Jordyn Blum
Dave married Blum at her Los Angeles home in August 2003. Prior to their marriage, Blum worked as a model and later as a producer for MTV, where she met Dave. The two first met at the Sunset Marquis Whiskey Bar in 2001.
Blum has worked with her husband for many years, appearing in his 2011 music video for “White Limousine,” and also directed the Foo Fighters’ 2002 music video for “Walking a Line.” The couple have three daughters together: Violet, Harper, and Ophelia.
Violet May
Dave and Bram’s first daughter was born in April 2006. Violet was named after his father’s maternal grandmother. In 2018, Violet joined Dave on stage. AdeleViolet covered Dave’s “When We Were Young” at a charity concert in Auckland. Three years later, she teamed up with Dave to release a cover of X’s “Nausea.” In 2023, she will perform with Dave again at the Glastonbury Festival.
Harper Willow
Their second daughter, Harper, was born in April 2009. She was named after Dave’s great-uncle Harper Bonebrake. Like her sister, Harper has performed with her father, including playing drums at a benefit concert in 2018. Dave said in his 2021 memoir:Storytellerthat Paul McCartney He gave Harper her first piano lesson at age five.
Ophelia Saint
Ophelia is Dave and Bram’s youngest daughter and was born in August 2014. At the age of five, Ophelia appeared with Dave on Nick Jr. Ryan’s Mystery PlaydateThe two jammed during a TV show.
Babygirl Grohl
Dave announced the birth of his fourth daughter with an unnamed woman in September 2024. “I intend to be a loving and supportive parent to her,” he shared on Instagram.
