Dave Grohl revealed he went through a depressive phase after Foo Fighters returned home from what they call the “Broken Leg Tour” back in November 2015, telling Kerrang:
“When we came home from that last trip, everybody was really exhausted.
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“I was still trying to walk. I was still on crutches, just trying to get my body back in shape, and I was so drained from touring.
“Usually, at the end of a couple of years of being on the road, you blame the music and the band for all of your problems, so you want to get away from it.
“And I didn’t want to pick up a guitar. I wasn’t feeling creative, or prolific, or inspired. So I just went back to normal, quiet domestic life.
“After we finished all of that touring, I went through a really weird depressive phase where I got the beard and I had the pyjamas and I didn’t leave the house for weeks.
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“That was at the point that I realized the music wasn’t the thing that was making my life worse – it was actually the thing that always made my life better.”
About a month or two later, things got back on track, with Dave saying:
“Once you wake that back up, it’s like the dam bursts and you start getting more and more ideas.
“I did it on my own for a little while, and got really excited that my heart was still in it, so then I started sending the guys these ideas, riffs, melodies.”