No touring for Foo Fighters as Grohl awaits baby

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl gestures to his pregnant wife Jordyn Blum's belly at a party in February. Picture / Reuters

LOS ANGELES - Dave Grohl and his fellow Foo Fighters are off the road until his first baby is born in April, the former Nirvana drummer told Billboard.

"We'll probably start doing some shows here and there in June and July," he said, "but for the most part, we're just going to kind of take it easy."

The first-time papa is getting plenty of advice from those who have gone before him, including: Keep any potential baby names to yourself. "That's the first advice people gave me: 'Look, when you start thinking about names, don't f***ing tell your family. Everyone will start piping in there."' He would not spill the beans to Billboard either, but added, "It's a family name, so it's very nice. It's not like Moonchild or Tinkerbell or something like that."

Fatherhood might affect his songwriting, but he said a greater pull right now is the piano his wife recently gave him for his birthday.

"I've never played piano, and I've always wanted to. I taught myself how to play every instrument that I play. I've never taken lessons. Just before my birthday, I sat down and started to figure out how to play piano, just by ear. I'm not f***ing Liberace, but I'm figuring it out."

Regardless, he promises he will not turn into a softy: "Oh, I can't not make a rock record. I gotta do that!"

- REUTERS/Billboard