As a drummer I can tell you that earplugs are mandatory for me to play. Tinnitus and ear ringing at night is a total nightmare you can’t get rid of. White noise machine just to sleep
@@roebenzwart6403 cuz it helps the brain to concentrate on something other than ringing..it is low key n u can have diff sounds..waterfalls..ocean side..etc
Young people.. don't listen to Dave here. Wear hearing protection EVERY TIME you're in a loud environment. Once the ringing in your ears starts, it won't stop for the rest of your life.
Young people... Don't listen to Dave or Howard regarding medical issues. They are both dangerous spreaders of anti-science misinformation. They also suppress any effective drug and natural remedies that can help with your health.
WEAR EARPLUGS. THEY DONT just make everything "muffled". Put them in as soon as you get to the venue and you get used to them AND it makes everything clearer.
I've avoided earplugs for going to shows, out of fear of having it muffled/muddled, but I'm sure it's better than everything sounding that way for the rest of my life.
I was at the front row of an Elton John show. Put my fingers in my ears at times and i could hear it much better. He had his monitors at 120DB-130DB which is louder than a jet engine.
I have custom earplugs with -25db filters. Wore them for an entire festival where the range of volume was 85-105db. (92db avg.) I can hear the music so much better.
@@paulnovosel9359 indeed it is. With normal hearing your brain can better tune out unwanted noise and allow you to better single out or focus on what you want to hear and elevate that above the noise. Health conditions, aging, and especially damage caused by noise exposure make the system more passive and you lose the ability to do that.
When it gets worse, and it will, he will find himself getting fatigued from the loss of hearing making it frustrating at times to play or create the music he loves. McCartney wears hearing aids, Grohl should talk with him and get his perspective at 79.
Yep...at this point, those in-ear monitors are for his safety. Tinnitus is a tearing thing to be saddled with all the time, and it can get worse and worse.
@@s2seltaeb I was reading an article about McCartney's lyric book and the interview talked about Paul walking in and when he sat on the couch a hearing aid popped out.
The pandemic and mask wearing is what showed to me how much I was lip reading. It caused me to go to an audiologist and was diagnosed with 40% hearing loss and now have to wear hearing aids in both ears. The difference is unbelievable. People regularly get their eyes tested. get your ears tested. You don’t need to be fully blind to wear glasses. You don’t need to be fully deaf to get help with hearing
The issue with most ordinary people, is that, unlike a fairly common eye glass prescription, hearing aids are NOT covered by insurance and the out of pocket cost should make the industry blush, it's so obscenely expensive.
I’ve played drums for 34 years. I’ve always worn earplugs. I got a set of custom in ear monitors 12 years ago. They are the best tools that I’ve invested in. You can setup mics for room or crowd ambience and mix it perfectly - I do it every gig. But, hey, if you want to be basically deaf, more power to you.
I totally get this thinking ^ I wonder if there's truth in it, or if there are exceptions if it is true. I've known many a drummer to not use hearing protection and still have no soul.
It's very rock and roll. I'm not gonna do it- i've had tinnitus since i was a kid, and when it got way worse from playing drums and a Dinosaur Jr. concert, i started wearing earplugs all the time- but going deaf is more rock and roll.
I have severe hearing loss from Menieres Disease. Hearing loss is no joke and I suffer everyday not being able to hear music the same way and have conversations. It will only get worse. I wish Dave luck as he is one of my favourite performers.
Dave, I would personally set you up with the best hearing protection and hearing aids possible to help you at as a musician and a fan of your music since like….. forever. Cause I know how important your hearing loss is especially it’s long term effects. Dude I’m a musician first and my passion is helping people hear better with hearing Instruments if they choose to. I also have tinnitus really bad bad in both ears from guess what?…. Cymbals they keep on ringing years after unfortunately..
I don't feel sorry for him. He still can start using protection now and save his hearing before he has very serious issues, but he choses not to. Grohl is worth hundreds of millions of dollars and can afford the best hearing protection on the market but willfully choses not to wear any protection. This is on him so I will not feel sorry for his personal choices.
People should be really careful with their hearing, it's way more fragile than one might think, being deaf must be horrible, specially if you love music.
@@seanfitzgerald8575 i love music and listening through headphones as well. one thing i’ll strongly suggest to you though is to try not to blast them. don’t use them to drown out sounds around you. listening at a more reasonable level will let you comfortably listen to music the rest of you life
@@cammyscomet504 @Seán Fitzgerald Yes, I read an interview with Pete Townshend where he says he believes the initial wave of his hearing loss actually came from blasting his headphones in the studio while tracking and mixing.
@@seanfitzgerald8575 it is tinnitus and if you're starting to get it, stop using in ear headphones now. Get some over the ears and listed at normal volumes. My tinnitus when from just a little every now and then to loud 24/7. It wasn't gradual.
Dave is a great musician, but I have to disagree with him on his approach. I feel he is just being stubborn or superstitious or something. As a drummer, wearing ear-pro is a must, or any musician where you have a loud PA and crowd to boot. I respect his choice, but I don't agree with it. Another 10 years he'll be deaf.
As a total amateur and occasional drummer at jams, earplugs was a bit disorienting, not being able to hear completely what I'm playing. I suppose at the level of professional bands, the whole drum set can be mic'ed and triggered, to put the whole mix in ear?
@@Waverunner21 Past a certain level, when you have hearing loss it becomes very hard to care anymore. I've suffered with worsening hearing loss my entire life and I no longer do anything to protect my ears. It's totally irrational, I can still almost function normally at my current hearing level but I know it's gonna get worse and soon it'll impede my life pretty seriously, but it's a weird sort of acceptence where you become okay with just letting that happen. I totally understand his choice even though mine is medical and his is because of his own actions.
"Small ear holes"???? I can't believe That Dave F'in Grohl can't have some discreet custom made hearing protectors by the best brand in the business working with the best audiologist in the field.
Small ear holes may also be a result of not protecting the ears. I have it too and doctors said it's called "exostosis" and may be caused by many hours exposed to cold water (ex: surfers) or loud noise (ex: from music). I went to get my ears checked because of tinnitus, btw, and since then I always use ear protection for any activities that may expose me to loud noise.
Dave said in his book that he doesn't like using in-ear monitors, but what I'm curious about-what I wish Howard asked him-is, does he use ANY kind of ear protection while on stage? Ear plugs or something? Or just go up there and let every bit of sound assault his ears? My ears buzz for a couple days after one rock show. I can't imagine what thousands of shows would do to unprotected ears.
Kinda f'ed up that he's glamorizing hearing loss because he's stuck in his ways. Just use hearing protection people. Your older self will thank you, and your current self will get used to it very quickly.
Tinnitus is no joke ! Messing with your senses really impacts on the confidence ! There are loads of ear protectors Dave could use that doesn't change the sound at all , in fact they can enhance the sound ! The mask thing is true for me also , I turn my left ear almost touching their mask lol to try and get the sound !
30yrs ago I got a pair of “Sonics” ear plugs for $10. It was the BEST advice a salesman at Sam Ash could’ve ever given to young Guitarist. Now, in our 50’s, Two of my Band mates suffer terribly with Tinnitus.
In a crowded room with everyone talking, it's an issue. That's the number one reason people go to an ear doctor. Tinnitus is hearing loss, I've had it for 20 years.
Do not listen to what Dave is saying here. You need ear protection. He is giving dangerous suggestions and will most certainly continue to suffer from his lack of using ear protection while performing.
Hearing aids changed my life. Played drums for over 25 years now and can barely hear a thing on my left side. I thought I could still hear things fine when it came to music as well. Got a hearing test a few years ago though, tried hearing aids after said test and found out I was full of shit haha
I completely relate to what he's saying regarding wanting to hear and feel the audience, as well as crowded restaurants, people wearing masks, it takes away from being able to really hear, feel and sense everything naturally as you're used to. during rehearsals for the last few years i started wearing ear plugs for safety sake, but it really does take away from the experience.
I feel this so hard, I really have tried with in ears and sometimes they are ok, but I really feel they disconnect me from the real sound of the stage. I'm using ASI in ears now that have mics in them so I can blend in ambient sound, with the mix from the desk..... they are the best solution I have tried, really quite good but often I still love to just hear the stage/crowd and use wedges!!!! I too love to walk towards the drums to hear more drums etc and this is, with traditional in-ears, impossible. You are stuck with whatever your mix is!
well... i personally wear hearing protection and regular monitors... may dampen the hi frequencies a bit... but its better than accelerating hearing loss
I can't hear anything from my left ear. It totally messes with sound directions. If I could go back I'd protect that ear no matter how I looked. Forever is a long time to not hear stereo.
Good for him, but I will say that it's definitely useful for a lot of reasons, especially when you're trying to blend the band's sound together. Foo Fighters is a big rock band, so they can usually just go full tilt without a care. But sometimes you want different dynamics that require a more fine-tuned approach. And in-ear monitors can give you a better sense of what the audience is hearing, in terms of the sound mix.
I can't imagine doing so many shows and not having hearing damage. I remember in my teens/20s going to shows and afterwards my ears would ring for hours...and that's only one show.
Dave es ídolo mio gracias a Kurt, por eso me parece el mejor depues de Kurt en el rock alternativo, saludos desde Cali Colombia, una ciudad salsera y super recontra rockera.
it is sad no art anymore in music most likely due to the inability to profit without nonstop touring, yet if you can hold a paintbrush you can make a million through NFT's. Ridiculous.
Been playing drums for the last 23 years. I thank GOD that I've taken the hearing protection thing seriously.... in bands, touring, etc. I have *minor* hearing damage in one ear, but my ears are good overall. YOUNG MUSICIANS- it sounds better / more inspiring / you can feel it more without hearing protection... but you will SERIOUSLY regret it in the long run. Get used to the sound of in ears and roll with it. Or at least ear plugs that block out SOME of the sound if you're intent on using floor monitors.
It took me a while to get used to playing with earplugs, and I have small ear holes too. My band can't afford in ear monitors, so we have to learn to manage how far to put the plugs in to hear and protect. I'm 60 and I'm sure my ears are damaged. Hearing in crowds or in any ambient sound situation is really hard. I came to ear protection late, but I am committed to it so that I can keep doing what I love.
Ironically he has ear plugs in during this interview. With all respect, what he says doesn't make a whole bunch of sense except to him. Protect your ears people! Don't ask me why but I know what I am talking about.
I’ve been a musician my whole life, been in bands as a guitar player. And it’s hard for me to believe anyone doing this won’t get this condition. It’s not some rare thing. If you don’t have it, act now! Protect your ears and avoid getting this. Especially drummers. This is in your future unless you take precautions before it happens.
From my experience I can definitely relate to the spacial thing Dave mentions here. But hearing protection which dampens the sound is different from how the monitor mix compares to the natural sounding environment
The biggest issue is a drum set. Most rock drummers are cavemen and are way too loud, so everyone needs to raise their volume to not be drowned out and slot of drummers don’t tailor the sound of their set to fit better with guitars and bass . Drummers should sit behind plexi glass, just control their touch OR play electric drums . As a guitarist the only time I have to be ridiculously loud it’s because of drummers , even with a midrangey guitar setup.
PLEASE, Dave! Go see a hearing specialist, and get some hearing protection for the stage! You have severe hearing loss already. PLEASE don't wait until you can't perform before you take action. It will be ok!
Watch the FULL interview now: siriusxm.us/GrohlHawkinsHSS
As a drummer I can tell you that earplugs are mandatory for me to play. Tinnitus and ear ringing at night is a total nightmare you can’t get rid of. White noise machine just to sleep
check out liam stops tinnitus ;-)
Yes I wear ear plugs to save what is left
@@horsthansen6959 Liam Gallagher or Liam Neeson?
Why would you use a white noise machine to drown out the tinnitus? That's swapping noise for noise.
@@roebenzwart6403 cuz it helps the brain to concentrate on something other than ringing..it is low key n u can have diff sounds..waterfalls..ocean side..etc
Young people.. don't listen to Dave here. Wear hearing protection EVERY TIME you're in a loud environment. Once the ringing in your ears starts, it won't stop for the rest of your life.
Young people...
Don't listen to Dave or Howard regarding medical issues. They are both dangerous spreaders of anti-science misinformation.
They also suppress any effective drug and natural remedies that can help with your health.
"Young people.. don't listen to Dave here"..WHAT?!?!
Sorry, I couldn't resist 😬
Yes and if you could avoid loud environments altogether, even better. Get hearing checked every year at ENT
@@ericjay6021 Eric, you say somethin, bud??
sry, couldn't hear ya
@@betterhadit1144 hhahahaah funny
WEAR EARPLUGS. THEY DONT just make everything "muffled". Put them in as soon as you get to the venue and you get used to them AND it makes everything clearer.
I've avoided earplugs for going to shows, out of fear of having it muffled/muddled, but I'm sure it's better than everything sounding that way for the rest of my life.
I was at the front row of an Elton John show. Put my fingers in my ears at times and i could hear it much better. He had his monitors at 120DB-130DB which is louder than a jet engine.
I have custom earplugs with -25db filters. Wore them for an entire festival where the range of volume was 85-105db. (92db avg.) I can hear the music so much better.
He mentions not being able to hear in a crowded restaurant. That's the textbook first step towards serious hearing loss that you can't get back.
Yup lol
Indeed
I think that's what they call the "cocktail effect"
@@paulnovosel9359 Interesting
@@paulnovosel9359 indeed it is. With normal hearing your brain can better tune out unwanted noise and allow you to better single out or focus on what you want to hear and elevate that above the noise. Health conditions, aging, and especially damage caused by noise exposure make the system more passive and you lose the ability to do that.
damn, that's kind of depressing. Hearing loss is no joke. Grohl should take care of his hearing that's left a bit better.
Well, as we now know, Dave is a bit reckless. The dummy still smokes too.
When it gets worse, and it will, he will find himself getting fatigued from the loss of hearing making it frustrating at times to play or create the music he loves. McCartney wears hearing aids, Grohl should talk with him and get his perspective at 79.
Yep...at this point, those in-ear monitors are for his safety. Tinnitus is a tearing thing to be saddled with all the time, and it can get worse and worse.
@Rick Rutherford, where did you see that Paul wears hearing aids? I had not heard that before.
@@s2seltaeb I was reading an article about McCartney's lyric book and the interview talked about Paul walking in and when he sat on the couch a hearing aid popped out.
In fairness many 79 years olds wear hearing aids, most of them non-musos.
Dave should talk to Brian Johnson about this.
The pandemic and mask wearing is what showed to me how much I was lip reading. It caused me to go to an audiologist and was diagnosed with 40% hearing loss and now have to wear hearing aids in both ears. The difference is unbelievable. People regularly get their eyes tested. get your ears tested. You don’t need to be fully blind to wear glasses. You don’t need to be fully deaf to get help with hearing
The issue with most ordinary people, is that, unlike a fairly common eye glass prescription, hearing aids are NOT covered by insurance and the out of pocket cost should make the industry blush, it's so obscenely expensive.
Sound advice (no pun intended). I totally agree.
I’ve played drums for 34 years. I’ve always worn earplugs. I got a set of custom in ear monitors 12 years ago. They are the best tools that I’ve invested in. You can setup mics for room or crowd ambience and mix it perfectly - I do it every gig. But, hey, if you want to be basically deaf, more power to you.
If you want to keep playing drums without soul, more power to you too.
I totally get this thinking ^ I wonder if there's truth in it, or if there are exceptions if it is true.
I've known many a drummer to not use hearing protection and still have no soul.
@@spenomx3036 Define soul.
@@spenomx3036 that's what will happen if you don't protect your hearing.
@@spenomx3036 I’m pretty sure earplugs has nothing to do with soul
Nothing Rock 'n Roll about not hearing anything when hearing is all you need as a musician. And deaf is one thing, having tinnitus on top of it: hell.
It's very rock and roll. I'm not gonna do it- i've had tinnitus since i was a kid, and when it got way worse from playing drums and a Dinosaur Jr. concert, i started wearing earplugs all the time- but going deaf is more rock and roll.
@@SeeSawMassacre if going deaf is rock and roll than call me a jazz musician!
I have severe hearing loss from Menieres Disease. Hearing loss is no joke and I suffer everyday not being able to hear music the same way and have conversations. It will only get worse. I wish Dave luck as he is one of my favourite performers.
I have MD also. Been suffering with it for 12 years, it completely wrecked my life. I'm also a musician.
Been drumming in bands for 20 years. everything he says is spot on. I can't sleep without some sort of white noise
Dave, I would personally set you up with the best hearing protection and hearing aids possible to help you at as a musician and a fan of your music since like….. forever. Cause I know how important your hearing loss is especially it’s long term effects. Dude I’m a musician first and my passion is helping people hear better with hearing Instruments if they choose to. I also have tinnitus really bad bad in both ears from guess what?…. Cymbals they keep on ringing years after unfortunately..
I'm good to 12KHz tops now from my cymbals and snare and age. A totally quiet room is a scary place
@@erics.4113 I completely understand, I have to sleep with a fan by my bed to try and mask the tinnitus, it seems to help me pretty well
What is the best hearing protection?
@@wandajames143 Silence
So true brother testify.
He will regret this when the ringing in his ears gets louder and he begins to lose his hearing completely.
He needs to watch 'the sound of metal' to understand how extreme things can go for him in the future...
That was a great movie.
Feel sorry for him. He will eventually have serious troubles due to hearing loss, and that can drive anyone crazy.
He seems to have a pretty positive attitude towards it, though.
@@tookamooka Denial. Hearing loss is torture on a daily basis.
And loss his best friend
I don't feel sorry for him. He still can start using protection now and save his hearing before he has very serious issues, but he choses not to. Grohl is worth hundreds of millions of dollars and can afford the best hearing protection on the market but willfully choses not to wear any protection. This is on him so I will not feel sorry for his personal choices.
You learn to get used to it lol. After first year or two you better😂
No Dave. No. You're human and you need to protect your hearing
People should be really careful with their hearing, it's way more fragile than one might think, being deaf must be horrible, specially if you love music.
Sean it’s just 5g
@@seanfitzgerald8575 i love music and listening through headphones as well. one thing i’ll strongly suggest to you though is to try not to blast them. don’t use them to drown out sounds around you. listening at a more reasonable level will let you comfortably listen to music the rest of you life
@@cammyscomet504 @Seán Fitzgerald Yes, I read an interview with Pete Townshend where he says he believes the initial wave of his hearing loss actually came from blasting his headphones in the studio while tracking and mixing.
@@seanfitzgerald8575 it is tinnitus and if you're starting to get it, stop using in ear headphones now. Get some over the ears and listed at normal volumes. My tinnitus when from just a little every now and then to loud 24/7. It wasn't gradual.
@@morganghetti over the ear headphones at normal volume sounds good... however finding comfortable ones can be a struggle
Dave is a great musician, but I have to disagree with him on his approach. I feel he is just being stubborn or superstitious or something. As a drummer, wearing ear-pro is a must, or any musician where you have a loud PA and crowd to boot. I respect his choice, but I don't agree with it. Another 10 years he'll be deaf.
As a total amateur and occasional drummer at jams, earplugs was a bit disorienting, not being able to hear completely what I'm playing. I suppose at the level of professional bands, the whole drum set can be mic'ed and triggered, to put the whole mix in ear?
I think Dave knows the damage is done but I also don’t know why he doesn’t try to limit future damage. Once it’s gone it doesn’t come back.
@@Waverunner21 Past a certain level, when you have hearing loss it becomes very hard to care anymore. I've suffered with worsening hearing loss my entire life and I no longer do anything to protect my ears. It's totally irrational, I can still almost function normally at my current hearing level but I know it's gonna get worse and soon it'll impede my life pretty seriously, but it's a weird sort of acceptence where you become okay with just letting that happen. I totally understand his choice even though mine is medical and his is because of his own actions.
"Small ear holes"???? I can't believe That Dave F'in Grohl can't have some discreet custom made hearing protectors by the best brand in the business working with the best audiologist in the field.
And he's even clearly wearing ear buds to do this interview!!
It’s just an excuse. C’mon Dave, you’re smarter than that!
Small ear holes may also be a result of not protecting the ears. I have it too and doctors said it's called "exostosis" and may be caused by many hours exposed to cold water (ex: surfers) or loud noise (ex: from music). I went to get my ears checked because of tinnitus, btw, and since then I always use ear protection for any activities that may expose me to loud noise.
@@Skewarelol it’s obviously just an excuse. Stop diving deep into it
@@jd0879 I may have to dive deeper now just because you told me not to. Stop telling me what to do
Dave said in his book that he doesn't like using in-ear monitors, but what I'm curious about-what I wish Howard asked him-is, does he use ANY kind of ear protection while on stage? Ear plugs or something? Or just go up there and let every bit of sound assault his ears? My ears buzz for a couple days after one rock show. I can't imagine what thousands of shows would do to unprotected ears.
No hearing protection at all as far as I know
The sound isnt as loud on the stage as it is in front of the stage.
You sounded ignorance obviously It’s not loud on stage as compared to foh
@@wan8655 "You sounded ignorance."
@@EVILIVE245 Exactly. How ironic! lol
Kinda f'ed up that he's glamorizing hearing loss because he's stuck in his ways. Just use hearing protection people. Your older self will thank you, and your current self will get used to it very quickly.
I agree it’s fucked up and Howard Stern should have told him the same thing
@@jd0879 100%
It's rock and roll 😅
I didnt pick up any glamorizing. He's just explaining his own justification
Whatever
Rest In Peace Taylor Hawkins 😢😢😢💔🎵🙏🥁
Tinnitus is no joke !
Messing with your senses really impacts on the confidence !
There are loads of ear protectors Dave could use that doesn't change the sound at all , in fact they can enhance the sound !
The mask thing is true for me also , I turn my left ear almost touching their mask lol to try and get the sound !
As a hearing aid wearer it’s the best thing I’ve ever done. It’s only going to get worse and with your money it’s not worth it.
They're talking about in ear monitors, not hearing aids.
@@Cloud007. what?
But he needs hearing aids now
@@dogsense3773 more than likely . He’s being selfish
@@Cloud007. no, they’re talking about his hearing problem .
My left ear screams with high pitched tinnitus. Don't fuck with your ears no matter how cool a rock star makes it sound. Tinnitus is super horrible.
I agree
Totally but some people don't care about it and get on where some people really go full depreaaed
@@matthewnorman9803 It's really amazing how positive he is about the whole thing. He just seems to power through it.
Same here. Left ear. It's getting unbearable!
@@ZekeThePlumber86 mines completely fucked at this point. It screams 24/7
30yrs ago I got a pair of “Sonics” ear plugs for $10. It was the BEST advice a salesman at Sam Ash could’ve ever given to young Guitarist. Now, in our 50’s, Two of my Band mates suffer terribly with Tinnitus.
In a crowded room with everyone talking, it's an issue. That's the number one reason people go to an ear doctor. Tinnitus is hearing loss, I've had it for 20 years.
Do not listen to what Dave is saying here. You need ear protection. He is giving dangerous suggestions and will most certainly continue to suffer from his lack of using ear protection while performing.
Yeh strange that he's so massively pro vax to the point of playing to segregated audiences yet disregards his health with regards hearing... odd.
I have tinnitus from noise exposure...it's torture
Hearing aids changed my life.
Played drums for over 25 years now and can barely hear a thing on my left side. I thought I could still hear things fine when it came to music as well.
Got a hearing test a few years ago though, tried hearing aids after said test and found out I was full of shit haha
Give Dave a call.
I completely relate to what he's saying regarding wanting to hear and feel the audience, as well as crowded restaurants, people wearing masks, it takes away from being able to really hear, feel and sense everything naturally as you're used to. during rehearsals for the last few years i started wearing ear plugs for safety sake, but it really does take away from the experience.
Hopefully tinnitus doesn't get too loud for him, since when it's permanent, he won't fully hear the audience nor his bandmates.
What’d you say?
@@y488 And the more profound his hearing loss becomes the louder the tinnitus will seem.
@@CBrolley .... not everyone gets tinnitus along with hearing loss.
Wear better ear plugs.
I feel this so hard, I really have tried with in ears and sometimes they are ok, but I really feel they disconnect me from the real sound of the stage. I'm using ASI in ears now that have mics in them so I can blend in ambient sound, with the mix from the desk..... they are the best solution I have tried, really quite good but often I still love to just hear the stage/crowd and use wedges!!!! I too love to walk towards the drums to hear more drums etc and this is, with traditional in-ears, impossible. You are stuck with whatever your mix is!
If it were my ears, I'd use anything possible to protect my ears. No excuses.
Hey Pete! I love your demos!
Why not have made a set of hearing pads. They are a tailored fit and reduce the incoming sound by a specified number of decibels.
Sound of Metal, great movie and relatable
"I'm a rock musician. I can't hear what the fuck you're saying." LOL
So Dave is basically Bradley coopers character in the A star is born movies
I have tinnitus from playing in rock bands and it SUCKS! I use in ears and ear plugs now.
Why doesn't Dave just see his good mate Brian Johnson and get his doctor's number that fixed him up.
well... i personally wear hearing protection and regular monitors... may dampen the hi frequencies a bit... but its better than accelerating hearing loss
I can't hear anything from my left ear. It totally messes with sound directions. If I could go back I'd protect that ear no matter how I looked. Forever is a long time to not hear stereo.
I love how he's talking about not being able to use in-ears while he's on the show using...in-ears.
It's a completely different thing when you're trying to make music and just talking.
I love how Dave is slowly morphing into Eric Clapton.
I love how comfortable he is with himself
I spent a few years wearing ear plugs outside and put away the tube Amp for a while- does wonders for repetitive stress syndrome.
He’s crazy. He will be totally deaf or forced to wear hearing aides 24x7 when he gets older.
GETS older?!
-What do you want to be when you grow up?
- Deaf
Wait until everyone finds out he chainsmokes. Then all hell will break loose.
Ironic that he drummed on QOTSA’s ‘Songs For The Deaf’
I’d also recommend he watch ‘A Star Is Born’ & ‘Sound Of Metal’
I have hearing aids that take away about 75% of the ringing when I have them on,but I got them from the v.a hospital thanks!
Good for him, but I will say that it's definitely useful for a lot of reasons, especially when you're trying to blend the band's sound together. Foo Fighters is a big rock band, so they can usually just go full tilt without a care. But sometimes you want different dynamics that require a more fine-tuned approach. And in-ear monitors can give you a better sense of what the audience is hearing, in terms of the sound mix.
1:45 Dave, they make custom IEM’s for specific ear holes
Custom molded in ears and crowd mics being set up would probably be a good compromise
This interview was soooo much better than it needed to be! Lol
the question si now, is he going to continue de FOO FIGHTERS without Taylor?? ... it is such a hard decision
It will only be a few more years before there is a treatment to restore hearing. Some MIT researches are in clinical trials now.
I can't imagine doing so many shows and not having hearing damage. I remember in my teens/20s going to shows and afterwards my ears would ring for hours...and that's only one show.
Dave es ídolo mio gracias a Kurt, por eso me parece el mejor depues de Kurt en el rock alternativo, saludos desde Cali Colombia, una ciudad salsera y super recontra rockera.
its so hard to protect your hearing as an artist. it just doesnt feel the same :(
It’s called “figure ground deafness” I’ve been a drummer for 25 years. I have the same issue.
There needs to be a next generation IEM that allows for spatial audio. This would be absolutely genius.
Foo fighters are in almost every 6 months which is to tell you the state of the genre
The state of the genre or the limited scope of Howard Stern?
@@JohnnySeven *_Both is the correct answer here._*
it is sad no art anymore in music most likely due to the inability to profit without nonstop touring, yet if you can hold a paintbrush you can make a million through NFT's. Ridiculous.
Different strokes for different folks. But Dave is a cool guy, so it's not surprising.
@@pearlrival3124 don’t think anyone sensible goes in with making money
Alive & Kicking 🤘❤️🔥🤘
not being able to hear the person a foot away from you in a crowded place is one of the affects of tinnitus.
“when i put ‘em in they just pop out” he says while wearing in ear monitors
I'm 35 and wear hearing aids he should definitely wear them cause it will damage the hearing he had left 💁♀️
He doesn't need 'hearing aids".
Sorry for the loss, Dave. He was a good Foofighter.
Yet he’s wearing in ear monitors for the interview! 😂
Been playing drums for the last 23 years. I thank GOD that I've taken the hearing protection thing seriously.... in bands, touring, etc. I have *minor* hearing damage in one ear, but my ears are good overall.
YOUNG MUSICIANS- it sounds better / more inspiring / you can feel it more without hearing protection... but you will SERIOUSLY regret it in the long run. Get used to the sound of in ears and roll with it. Or at least ear plugs that block out SOME of the sound if you're intent on using floor monitors.
It’s a tight rope walk. I’m a drummer and I have tinnitus in my left ear too. I agree with everything he said.
They have in-ear monitors now that can let in ambient sound at desired volume. But I hear him about the feel and look of wearing them.
it is still not the same.
Dave says he can hear the slightest little minutia… but I mean you don’t know what you don’t hear if you can’t hear it lol
It took me a while to get used to playing with earplugs, and I have small ear holes too. My band can't afford in ear monitors, so we have to learn to manage how far to put the plugs in to hear and protect. I'm 60 and I'm sure my ears are damaged. Hearing in crowds or in any ambient sound situation is really hard. I came to ear protection late, but I am committed to it so that I can keep doing what I love.
Ironically he has ear plugs in during this interview. With all respect, what he says doesn't make a whole bunch of sense except to him. Protect your ears people! Don't ask me why but I know what I am talking about.
I think he is wearing ear phones not plugs
@@tookamooka Same concept.
Not just the loud af FF albums in my car as a kid, but oilfield machinery did it too.
Dave should talk to Huey Lewis
I’ve been a musician my whole life, been in bands as a guitar player. And it’s hard for me to believe anyone doing this won’t get this condition.
It’s not some rare thing. If you don’t have it, act now! Protect your ears and avoid getting this. Especially drummers. This is in your future unless you take precautions before it happens.
Rest in peace, Taylor
I love Dave but to any musicians watching, please don't do this.
Ambient sound is usually added to in ears to get the feel of the crowd ect……
Can still use good earplugs
Those are different than in-ears and you can choose how much dB reduction.
Modern earpieces are pretty brilliant, small, and is not the excuse, the "there's not much I want to change" is the reason, but don't sweat the tech.
Pete Townsend is almost deaf and has to wear hearing aids
From my experience I can definitely relate to the spacial thing Dave mentions here. But hearing protection which dampens the sound is different from how the monitor mix compares to the natural sounding environment
Love you Dave, but I hope people don't take that advice about IEMs. It's not worth it. Wear the plugs.
I’m a drummer and what Dave said about not hearing people with masks on is so true for me also.
"I'm a rock musician, I'm fuckin deaf, I can't hear what your sayin !'"
should be a mantra to every monarchical elections
Maybe if someone could put microphones on the outside of the monitors that could let in directional audio while blocking out the harsher sound waves?
Rationalizing poor decision making
You're so cool!
Thanks for commenting, Dave's Mom.
@@Vertigo11 Not really. I've done it myself many times.
It's based though
I'm 22 and also a musician and my hearing loss is pretty similar to his
Highly doubt that
I just can't believe Taylor is not with us anymore 😔😔😔😔
That explains the latest album
Deaf in my left ear too 🙃 thank you for being you Dave, big love ❤️
As someone with “small earholes”, I can totally identify.
Much more interesting than the other Dave Grohl posts out there.
The biggest issue is a drum set. Most rock drummers are cavemen and are way too loud, so everyone needs to raise their volume to not be drowned out and slot of drummers don’t tailor the sound of their set to fit better with guitars and bass .
Drummers should sit behind plexi glass, just control their touch OR play electric drums .
As a guitarist the only time I have to be ridiculously loud it’s because of drummers , even with a midrangey guitar setup.
There's Rappers that have hearing damage not just Rockers...
Where's the JD Super Bowl update?
Dave & Taylor are always together
Yea, and Taylor wanted to make a point about plugs, but didn't force his way into the conversation.
Dave, Taylor and Pat are the only ones I ever see in interviews.
Thumbs up for Ian Beveridge!
So it seems that guests are starting to interview at the actual Sirius studio??? Howard and the gang may be returning soon.
PLEASE, Dave! Go see a hearing specialist, and get some hearing protection for the stage! You have severe hearing loss already. PLEASE don't wait until you can't perform before you take action. It will be ok!
I’m sure he’s going to read this and listen to you.
He should get personalised ear protection. I play drums too. If you get good ones, you can still hear many details even with them on.