Prince’s former assistant claims the press misquoted his comments about Foo Fighters’ “Darling Nikki” cover. Foo Fighters covered the 1984 Purple Rain track in 2003. Prince didn’t give his blessing. He told Entertainment Weekly that the 15-time Grammy-winning band needed to record their own music.
In 2003, Foo Fighters recorded a cover of Prince’s “Darling Nikki” and released it as a B-side on the Australian version of their “Have It All” single. According to MTV, the cover became so famous that Foo Fighters began playing it at the end of their shows in 2004.
Hawkins said the band recorded it as a joke. “Dave loved ‘Darling Nikki’ because it was really funky,” drummer Taylor Hawkins said. “And so we just recorded our version in my garage, and somehow it ended up getting played on radio — which was weird, because we just did it as a sort of joke.”
However, the cover did not please Prince. According to frontman Dave Grohl’s True Stories, the band asked for his blessing. “He shut us down faster than you can say, ‘Dearly beloved…'” Grohl wrote. “I believe I remember him saying, ‘They should write their own tunes…’ or something along those lines.”
Grohl was correct. Prince’s sentiments on Foo Fighters’ cover were made public in a 2004 article by Entertainment Weekly. Prince said, “I don’t like anyone covering my work. Write your own tunes!”
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