Dave Grohl Says He Had 'Absolutely Nothing to Do' With Daughter Violet’s Record Deal
Dave Grohl Says He Had 'Absolutely Nothing to Do' With Daughter Violet’s Record Deal
Melissa CopeltonThu, February 26, 2026 at 2:07 AM UTC
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Dave Grohl’s oldest daughter, Violet Maye Grohl, didn’t lean on her rockstar dad to land a record deal.
"So Violet, my daughter, she’s 19, about to turn 20, she made this album with a producer named Justin Raisen, and she did it on her own. She met the producer, and they would go to the studio every day, and she would send me songs when she was finished. But I had absolutely nothing to do with this record at all,” the Foo Fighters frontman, 57, revealed during a Monday, February 23, interview on The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X.
Violet waited until after the fact to broach the subject with her dad. "I had no idea. I knew she was looking to sign a record deal, and she was like, 'Hey Dad, can I come over for dinner tonight?' And I’m like, 'Yeah, sure. What do you want me to make?' And she came over and told me, like, 'I signed my record deal today,'" Grohl, who is a 16-time Grammy winner, recalled.
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(L-R) Dave Grohl, Violet Grohl, and Jordyn Blum attend the 68th GRAMMY Awards Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Avery Lipman and Monte Lipman at The Beverly Hilton on January 31, 2026, in Beverly Hills, California.Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
Though the former Nirvana drummer was out of the loop, it didn’t lessen his pride. "I’m just like, 'Oh my God!' So, I’m totally uninvolved. I’m the dad who wants to be there and know everything. And she’s just totally doing her own thing. It’s amazing,” Grohl gushed, adding that his daughter is “incredibly talented.”
Seeing his daughter’s passion went on to inspire Grohl’s upcoming album, Your Favorite Toy, set to release on April 24. "It really did,” he assured. “The way that they made that record and the energy of it, I was like, 'Oh, man. I’ve just been inspired by my daughter’s debut album.' It’s cool.”
Violet's debut album is slated to drop later this year following the release of her singles "THUM" and "Applefish" in December 2025.
This story was originally published by Parade on Feb 26, 2026, where it first appeared in the News section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
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