Foo-Arr Fighter: Dave Grohl Battles Council To Allow Teen Metal Band To Play Despite Noise Complaints

He warned against letting people get the best of you in one of his Foo Fighters hits.

Now Dave Grohl has cemented his ‘nicest guy in rock’ reputation by sticking up for a bunch of teens in a David v Goliath battle with a countryside council.

Officials in Cornwall Council banned young heavy metallers Black Leaves of Envy from playing in the garage of Andrew Plenty, dad to two of them.

Plenty wrote to their hero Grohl, above, for help – and he responded with a lengthy open letter to the council on the Foo Fighters website.

It said: ‘My name is David Grohl, and I’m writing on behalf of the local music group Black Leaves of Envy.

‘It has been brought to my attention that the band is having difficulty functioning within the noise restrictions placed upon them by Cornwall Council, a maximum of 30 to 40 decibels (approximately the level of a dishwasher at 15 metres distance).’

The singer and former Nirvana drummer, 47, added in his note he had sold more than 100million records, and stressed: ‘I started in a garage in my neighbourhood.’

Black Leaves of Envy members Cerys Plenty, 17, Dylan Plenty, 15, Adam Jones, 17, and Lewis Cunningham, 15, used dad Andre’’s garage to practise every Sunday for about an hour, in countryside similar to the above.

But they were shut down after a neighbour in Penzance reported them to officials.

Royal Navy air traffic controller Andrew, 42, who plays in a band, told The Sun: “It’s an amazing and generous gesture.

“I never imagined he would write back. It just shows what a wonderful and generous guy he is.”

Band member Adam said: “It’s unbelievable and amazing that Dave Grohl is backing us. We never expected the reply.”

A Cornwall Council spokesman said last night: “We are working with everyone involved to try to find a solution.”

Grohl played gigs last year with a broken leg in a cast.

Dave Grohl’s letter in full
Dear Cornwall Council,
I am an American musician of over 30 years, having played professionally with such bands as Nirvana and Foo Fighters, just to name a few, selling over 100 million records combined. Like many musicians, I started in a garage in neighborhood.
For musicians that lack the resources to rehearse in professional facilities, a garage or basement is the only place they have to develop their talent and passion.
I believe that it is crucial that children have a place to explore their creativity and establish a sense of self through song. The preservation of such is paramount to the future Without them, where would we be?
For the sake of your local band Black Leaves of Envy, the generations of young musicians that they may eventually inspire, I ask that you reconsider the restrictions put the volume of their private rehearsal space.
I believe that in doing so, you will be sending a message that Cornwall is not only a home to music and the arts, a place that encourages children to follow their dreams a world where anything is possible.
Thank you for your time, LEGEND’S LETTER.’

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