10 Biggest Backstabbing Moments In Rock History

Being the drummer in a band like the Foo Fighters has to be a nerve wracking job just on principle. Aside from the forceful brand of hard rock they are known for, you're in for an uphill battle when you have one of the greatest drummers of the modern age for a frontman in Dave Grohl, looking over your shoulder to make sure you've got what it takes. Taylor Hawkins may have managed it okay...but the same couldn't be said for William Goldsmith.

Already a mainstay of the underground rock scene with Sunny Day Real Estate, Goldsmith's feel was not really a great fit when going into the studio to record the Colour and the Shape. Since Dave already had an idea for how the drums should sound, he would be incredibly critical of William's drumming, with the producer nicknaming him the rhythmless section as a joke.

Just to get the record finished, Dave decided to make sure every song was right by going behind Goldsmith's back and re-recording all of his drum parts with his own drums, thinking no one would really notice. Yeah...it doesn't matter how much confidence you have in your drumming...that kind of thing isn't something you can just shrug off, with Goldsmith abruptly leaving the band shortly afterward. Though this kind of stuff is normally reserved for before a band gets famous, this was one of the more high profile demoralizations in rock history.