Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl remembers the surreal moment Christopher Walken introduced the band on Saturday Night Live in 2003, emphasizing the 'Foo' in their name with his signature Walkenian flair. A new documentary about the history of the iconic 'More Cowbell' sketch features Grohl and other SNL alums recalling Walken's energy and improvisations during the sketch.
while introducing the band on the show in 2003. The documentary unveiled the footage of the exact moment that Grohl told the," Grohl said in a contemporary interview. "Before introducing the band, he asked me if the accent was on 'Foo' or 'Fighters.
Back in the contemporary interview, Grohl recalled the joy of hearing Walken say their name. "We were standing there on the stage as we were about to go to air, and I'm like, 'Oh, he's gonna do it! He's gonna do it! He's gonna f---in' do it!'" he said.
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