Paul McCartney performs Get Back with Foo Fighters after inducting them into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Paul McCartney and Dave Grohl
(Image credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)

Foo Fighters were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during the 2021 ceremony on Saturday (October 31) by Paul McCartney, with the Beatles icon joining Dave Grohl and co for a celebratory cover of the Fab Four’s 1969 track, Get Back.

In his induction speech – which preceded a brisk three-piece Foo Fighters set and the show-stopping collaborative performance – McCartney drew parallels between himself and Grohl, saying, “Me, a teenage kid in Liverpool, just an ordinary kid in school like everybody else, one day I heard some music and I fell into rock ‘n’ roll.

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Matt Owen

Matt is a Staff Writer, writing for Guitar World, Guitarist and Total Guitar. He has a Masters in the guitar, a degree in history, and has spent the last 16 years playing everything from blues and jazz to indie and pop. When he’s not combining his passion for writing and music during his day job, Matt records for a number of UK-based bands and songwriters as a session musician.