Years earlier than his dishonest scandal, Dave Grohl raised eyebrows when he referred to as his now-wife, Jordyn Blum, his “future ex-wife.”
Whereas chatting with Q journal, Grohl, now 55, recalled the evening he met Blum, now 48, in 2001. Grohl defined that he was along with his late Foo Fighters bandmate, Taylor Hawkins, on the Sundown Marquis whiskey bar.
“Taylor was the looker. I imply, ladies would ship him drinks,” Grohl advised the outlet in 2007. “Some bombshell comes up and begins speaking to Taylor. I used to be simply out of a Tenacious D session. I’ve received Vans trainers on, no socks, soiled shorts and a grimy T-shirt, surrounded by lovely Hollywood.”
Grohl defined that the woman waved her good friend over, who was Blum. “I used to be like, ‘Oh my, God. Not an opportunity!’ So I’m simply having some drinks and appearing like a jackass. And by the tip of the evening I used to be pissed and I’m looking at her going, ‘You’re my future ex-wife,’” he mentioned. “So she gave me her quantity: ‘Jordyn, your future ex-wife.’”
Grohl famous that he and Blum “noticed one another a number of occasions.” He added, “However I noticed that this was the flag, the end line and I’m like, ‘Oh, wait a minute.’ So I backed out.”
The pair rekindled their romance down the road and tied the knot in 2003. They’ve since welcomed three daughters: Violet, 18, Harper, 15, and Ophelia, 10. Grohl revealed on Tuesday, September 10, that he welcomed a child outdoors of his marriage to Blum.

Harper Grohl, Jordyn Blum, Dave Grohl, Ophelia Grohl, and Violet Grohl Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
“I’ve not too long ago change into the daddy of a brand new child daughter, born outdoors of my marriage,” Grohl wrote by way of Instagram. “I plan to be a loving and supportive father or mother to her. I really like my spouse and my youngsters, and I’m doing the whole lot I can to regain their belief and earn their forgiveness.”
He concluded, “We’re grateful in your consideration towards all the kids concerned, as we transfer ahead collectively.”
Grohl has been candid about his household and fatherhood via the years. In 2007, he shared in an interview with The Guardian that Blum and his eldest daughter had been his “anchors that hold me from utterly disappearing.”
Two years later, he opened up about his shifting priorities whereas touring with the Foo Fighters. “I used to tour 9 months out of the yr. Now I don’t like being away from my children for greater than 12 days,” he shared with Time. “It’s modified the whole lot that I do. When you have got children, you see life via completely different eyes. You are feeling love extra deeply and are possibly a little bit extra compassionate. It’s inevitable that that might make its approach into your songwriting.”


