That’s the name of the song that got me into Foo Fighters. So I was a little late…Generator was on the album after the one with Monkey Wrench and Everlong. But it was the first song I was able to go from air drumming to a real kit with (I played drums in high school).
Taylor had just joined the band for that album (There Is Nothing Left To Lose) so Dave and him split the drumming duties. Taylor said Dave played all the intense rock tracks and he played the not-as-intense stuff. But Generator is hard to place on that spectrum.
But it didn’t matter, it was always a Taylor song to me because I was introduced to it through the live DVD Everywhere But Home…and he was back there blowing my mind on the drums. (btw, the performance of Aurora on that live show is amazing too)
So there we go. I dove all the way in. From then on me and all my friends have referenced Taylor’s drumming a thousand times over the years. Brushed elbows once when The Foo’s bought my band fried chicken outside of Austin but we never actually met.
And now it’s sad he’s gone. So sad for whatever unraveled down in Columbia that lead to his early exit. Heartbreaking.
Here’s my offering for the road ahead…
Love your friends. Get to know them. And let them in. Taylor had secrets…tell yours. Make time and space for others to tell theirs. It’s not your job to save them but you might end up saving them. No one is above making terrible decisions but honesty in the context of trusted relationships gives you and them a better chance.
»» Couldn’t find the Everywhere But Home version…but here’s Generator live.
