Veteran rock drummer Josh Freese has opened up about his firing from Foo Fighters earlier this year.

"I'm coming in as Dave Grohl 's drummer, and the guy that's supposed to save the day after the beloved Taylor Hawkins died," Freese told The New York Times . Although Freese is no stranger to picking up high-stakes, high-profile gigs on short notice, he said the weight of replacing Hawkins made him feel "like I had to be firing on all cylinders all the time."

"Looking back, it was probably more an issue with their management," Freese surmised of his dismissal. On a personal level, he's not too hung up on the decision, adding, "It wasn't music that I really resonated with."

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