Dave Grohl’s nepo baby Violet, 20, name drops him twice while promoting debut album… after his secret baby scandal

Violet Maye Grohl has barely started her music career, less than two years after her famous father, Dave Grohl, secretly had a baby, causing an embarrassing scandal for his family and betraying his second wife, Jordyn Blum Grohl.
20-year-old nepo baby said, ‘If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t dive into the depths of music’ British Vogue last Thursday.
‘I dreamed of this when I was 12.’
Indeed, when Violet was a teenager, she asked her parents if she could drop out of high school to pursue music stardom, but they answered emphatically, “Hell no.”
Meanwhile, the 57-year-old Foo Fighters frontman dropped out of high school after his late mother Virginia got permission to tour with hardcore band Scream at the age of 17.
The nineties-obsessed Gen Zer is releasing her 11-track debut studio album, Be Sweet To Me, this Friday — the same day she kicks off her 16-date tour with a sold-out show at the Moroccan Lounge in her hometown of Los Angeles, California.
Violet Maye Grohl (center, pictured Jan. 31) had a rocky start to her music career, less than two years after her famous father, Dave Grohl, secretly had a baby, causing an embarrassing scandal for his family and betraying his second wife, Jordyn Blum Grohl.
Dave has repeatedly insisted he had ‘absolutely nothing to do with’ Violet’s album or her record deal signing with Republic Records/Island EMI.
“Like I told Violet, I want her to really appreciate those early experiences, you know, don’t want any of that to go away and don’t get too ahead of yourself,” the 19-time Grammy winner said. Late Show On May 4.
‘It’s just like living in the moment, no matter how hard it is sometimes.’
Dave fondly recalled touring with Nirvana in the nineties as a drummer, in a van with a trailer attached to the back.
‘[Those days] The Of All People singer noted that it laid a beautiful practical and emotional foundation for everything that came after.
‘And I hope Violet is too… first of all she is an incredibly talented artist and has a beautiful voice. But I want him to really appreciate this now part because this now part becomes the foundation for everything that comes next. So just be in the moment and enjoy the music.’
Violet joined Dave on stage to show off her pipes with covers of Adele, Jeff Buckley, punk band
Last Saturday, the two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was held presented a strange 50th birthday gift To his devoted wife after drinking ‘from noon to midnight’ all weekend during Foo Fighters’ set at the BottleRock Napa Valley music festival.
Before dedicating his solo rendition of the 1995 hit Big Me to Hollis|Jordyn’s interior designer, Dave tried to get her onstage but quickly gave up: ‘She’s probably drinking wine in the back. It’s not important.’
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The 20-year-old nepo babe told British Vogue last Thursday: ‘I wouldn’t be able to dive this deep into music without him. ‘I saw this in my dreams when I was 12’ (photo on April 16)
Indeed, when Violet was a teenager, she asked her parents if she could drop out of high school to become a music star, but they answered emphatically, “Hell no.”
Meanwhile, the 57-year-old Foo Fighters frontman dropped out of high school after his late mother Virginia got him permission to tour with hardcore band Scream at the age of 17 (pictured last Saturday)
The nineties-obsessed Gen Zer is releasing her 11-track debut studio album, Be Sweet To Me, this Friday — the same day she kicks off her 16-date tour with a sold-out show at the Moroccan Lounge in her hometown of Los Angeles, California.
Dave has repeatedly insisted he had ‘absolutely nothing to do with’ Violet’s album or her record deal signing with Republic Records/Island EMI.
‘I want her to really appreciate those early experiences, you know, don’t wish any of that away and don’t get too ahead of yourself,’ the 19-time Grammy winner said on The Late Show on May 4.
Dave gushed: ‘First of all she is an incredibly talented artist and has such a beautiful voice.’
Violet joined Dave on stage to show off her pipes with covers of Adele, Jeff Buckley, punk band
Last Saturday, the two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer gave his devoted wife a strange 50th birthday gift during Foo Fighters’ set at the BottleRock Napa Valley music festival after drinking ‘from noon to midnight’ all weekend.
Dave tried to get her onstage but quickly gave up, before dedicating his solo rendition of the 1995 hit Big Me to interior designer Hollis|Jordyn (R), but quickly gave up: ‘She’s probably drinking wine in the back. It’s not important’
The Ohio-born, Virginia-raised rocker and Blum (pictured in 2023) have publicly decided to save their 22-year marriage, even though he declared he would be a “loving and supportive parent” to his 21-month-old daughter with former mistress Jennifer Young.
The Ohio-born, Virginia-raised rocker and Blum decided to save their 22-year marriage, even though he declared he would be a “loving and supportive parent” to his 21-month-old daughter with his former mistress Jennifer Young.
Dave first publicly revealed his relationship and secret love child with the 39-year-old set assistant on September 10, 2024. instagram post: ‘I love my wife and children and I am doing everything I can to regain their trust and earn their forgiveness.’
The two-time Emmy nominee also allegedly had sex with God’s Girls founder Annaliese Neilsen between 2016 and 2019, and that his previous marriage to Jennifer Leigh Youngblood and relationship with Louise Post also ended in infidelity.
The Foo Fighters released their 12th studio album, Your Favorite Toy, on April 24, and it peaked at number 23 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
Dave enlisted his 17-year-old daughter, Harper Willow Grohl, to sing backing vocals on his new single, Your Favorite Toy, as well as do the cover art for their single, Today’s Song.
The Spit Shine singer and Blum are also proud parents to 11-year-old daughter Ophelia Saint Grohl.
Foo Fighters, who reach 22.8 million monthly listeners on Spotify, are scheduled to bring their 47-day Take Cover Tour to Unity Arena in Oslo, Norway, on June 10.



