Dave Grohl announced that he is a father again after welcoming a baby girl born “outside of” his marriage to wife Jordyn Blum.
The Foo Fighters frontman shared the news in a statement posted to Instagram Tuesday, Sept. 10.
“I’ve recently become the father of a new baby daughter, born outside of my marriage,” he wrote. “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.”
He added, “We’re grateful for your consideration toward all the children involved, as we move forward together.”
Grohl turned off the comments on the post.
The 55-year-old musician and Blum, a former model, producer and director, have been married since 2003. They share three daughters together: Violet Maye Grohl, 18, Harper Willow Grohl, 15, and Ophelia Saint Grohl, 10. Grohl was previously married to Jennifer Youngblood from 1994 to 1997.
Although Grohl and Blum have been together for over 20 years, he rarely comments about their relationship. But the two often make public appearances together. Read on to learn more about the couple and what he has said about their marriage.
Blum thought she’d ‘never’ hear from Grohl again after they started dating
When speaking about the early days of his romance with Blum, Grohl revealed that the two weren’t exactly head over heels for each other initially.
He opened up about the beginning of their relationship in a 2007 Elle interview.
“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 recalled. “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.’”
In the same interview, he revealed what he thought his wife would say is her biggest pet peeve about him.
Grohl said, “The fact that I’m virtually deaf. Any woman who’s going to date a rock musician has to be prepared to repeat herself every 10 seconds.”
He joked, “My wife asks me where we should go for dinner and it sounds like the schoolteacher from Charlie Brown.”
Blum inspired a few Foo Fighters songs and worked with the band on their music videos
Grohl spoke over the years about how his wife has inspired some Foo Fighters tracks. While chatting with The A.V. Club in 2006, he was asked if the group had any songs that made him “cringe.” The rocker mentioned the band’s fourth studio album, “One By One,” which includes the song “Burn Away.”
“Well, the record ‘One By One,’ there’s some questionable s— on that,” he replied. “A song like ‘Burn Away,’ I was in love with my future wife and had some romantic f—ing prom ballad.”
He continued, “Ugh! We’d never play that f—ing s— live.”
A couple years later, Grohl said that he wrote another Foo Fighters track, “Statues” from the album “Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace,” about Blum during an interview with GQ in 2008.
“That song is about my wife and me. To me there’s nothing more beautiful than seeing the headstones of a husband and wife side by side in a graveyard,” he shared.
Blum also has a connection to the band’s 2011 single “White Limo.” She appears in the song’s music video, casually flipping her hair and posing as the group rocks out behind her.
Blum and Grohl have made appearances together at star-studded events
Grohl walked the red carpet at the 2023 Grammys with Blum and their three daughters by his side, marking a rare public appearance for the family of five.
Grohl wore an all-black ensemble while Blum donned an off-the-shoulder black and white mini dress. Oldest daughter Violet Maye Grohl, who is a singer like her dad, posed for pictures in a black jacket, T-shirt, skort and knee-high boots. Harper Willow Grohl wore a pink floral gown and Ophelia Saint Grohl wore a pink, blue and purple flowy dress.
In July, Grohl and Blum dressed up to watch the men’s championship match at Wimbledon. He slicked his hair back and wore a black suit with an orange tie while Blum wore a blue button-down dress.