Foo Fighters’ Frontman Dave Grohl Has Baby “Outside” 21-Year Marriage

Dave Grohl is a father once again. The 55-year-old Foo Fighters frontman took to Instagram to announce that he recently welcomed a new baby girl—the unexpected twist being that she was outside of his 21-year-marriage to Jordyn Blum.

“I’ve recently become the father of a new baby daughter, born outside of my marriage,” Grohl wrote in his statement. “I plan to be a loving and supportive parent to her. I love my wife and my children, and I am doing everything I can to regain their trust and earn their forgiveness. We’re grateful for your consideration toward all the children involved, as we move forward together.”

Grohl has been married to Blum since 2003. They share three daughters: Violet, 18; Harper, 15; and Ophelia, 10. The whole family appeared together on the Grammys red carpet in 2023, days after Grohl accepted the lifetime achievement award on behalf of Nirvana from the Recording Academy at the Special Merit Awards.

Grohl served as the drummer of the culture-shaking ’90s rock band Nirvana, then launched Foo Fighters in 1994 as the lead singer and guitarist; the group now consists of guitarist Chris Shiflett, bassist Nate Mendel, keyboardist Rami Jaffee, guitarist Pat Smear, and drummer Josh Freese. (Grohl’s best friend and former Foo Fighters drummer, Taylor Hawkins, died in March 2022.) With hits like “Everlong,” “The Pretender,” and “Best of You,” the Foo Fighters are now among the most successful rock bands of all time, having won 15 Grammy Awards and inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021.

Grohl did not share any further information about his daughter. He and his wife met in 2001 at the Sunset Marquis Whiskey Bar. “When I first met my wife, we went out on a few dates and I decided that I wasn’t ready for a serious relationship, so I just stopped calling,” he said in a 2007 interview with Elle.” After three months, I had a revelation and called her back. She picked up the phone and said, ‘Oh, I never thought I’d hear from you again.’” After having children, Grohl told Time in 2009, he was less interested in going on the road with the Foo Fighters. “I used to tour nine months out of the year. Now I don’t like being away from my kids for more than 12 days,” he said.

“It’s changed everything that I do,” he continued. “When you have kids, you see life through different eyes. You feel love more deeply and are maybe a little more compassionate. It’s inevitable that that would make its way into your songwriting.”

A representative for Grohl had no further comment.