"Interesting Facts About The GRAMMY® Awards"

[As presented by GRAMMY® nominees Foo Fighters on the Thursday, Feb. 9  broadcast of the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, seen weeknights (11:35 PM12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.]

10. Chris Shiflett:  “The ‘Z’ in Jay-Z stands for ‘Zuckerman.’”

9. Nate Mendel:  “I sold my Grammys.”

8. Taylor Hawkins:  “Even we don’t know the difference between ‘Record of the Year’ and ‘Album of the Year.’”

7. Pat Smear:  “I fink you fweaky and I like you a lot.”

6. Dave Grohl:  “After the ceremony, everyone meets at Applebee’s to celebrate over potato twisters and dessert shooters.”

5. Chris Shiflett:  “LL Cool J is hosting this year’s Grammys after Eddie Murphy dropped out.”

4. Nate Mendel:  “The soda machine backstage has root beer.”

3. Taylor Hawkins:  “Lil Wayne will be performing with his older brother, Medium-Sized Wayne.”

2. Pat Smear:  “First Grammy was awarded to some fat guy blowing on a jug.”

1. Dave Grohl:  “Every year since 1995, we’ve won the Grammy for fighting foo.”

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