--- description: The fans made the video to convince the rocker to do a concert title: Watch David Grohl Respond to 1,000 Fans who Played 'Learn to Fly' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7d329776f18621b8/69885d70cd1bba40106fc8c4/dave-grohl.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Dave Grohl Has the Best Response to the 1,000 Italian Fans Who Played 'Learn to Fly' ## Video: 10 Questions for Foo Fighters Singer Dave Grohl [Watch (HLS stream): 10 Questions for Foo Fighters Singer Dave Grohl](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/Hof8GqU8.m3u8) (7:38)  _Published 2009-12-02. Foo Fighters have a new greatest hits album out now. Lead singer Dave Grohl answers reader questions here_ by [Eliza Gray](/author/eliza-gray/) ## Eliza Gray Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 1, 2015 3:31 PM CUT  The Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl performs at RFK Stadium on July 4, 2015, in Washington. The Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl performs at RFK Stadium on July 4, 2015, in Washington.Nick Wass—Invision/AP by [Eliza Gray](/author/eliza-gray/) ## Eliza Gray Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 1, 2015 3:31 PM CUT Rocker Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters loved [the video ](http://time.com/3978601/learn-to-fly-foo-fighters-dave-grohl-cesena-italy/ "undefined")that 1,ooo of his Italian fans made playing “Learn to Fly.” The fans from the group “Rockin’ 1,00o” made the video to convince the Foo Fighters to do a concert in Cesena, Italy. In a response video posted on the Foo Fighters [Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/foofighters "undefined"), Grohl spoke in Italian, saying, according to a rough translation by a [Facebook commenter:](http://mashable.com/2015/08/01/dave-grohl-responds/?utm%5Fcid=mash-com-fb-main-link "undefined") “Hi, Cesena! I am David, hello. I’m sorry, I don’t speak Italian. Only a little, a little. That video — but how beautiful! Very beautiful. Thank you very much \[literally: a thousand thanks\]. We are arriving \[coming\], I promise. We’ll see each other soon. Thank you very much. I love you. Bye.” The event was organized by Foo Fighters fan Fabio Zaffagnini. ### Artists Who Have Never Won A Grammy  Queen John Rodgers—Redferns/Getty Images  Jackson 5 Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images  Spice Girls Ray Burmiston—Photoshot/Getty Images  GLENDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 01: Recording artist Katy Perry performs onstage during the Pepsi Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show at University of Phoenix Stadium on February 1, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage) Kevin Mazur—WireImage/Getty Images  Björk Mark Horton—WireImage/Getty Images  Diana Ross performs in Dublin. 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