When did William Goldsmith leave Foo Fighters?

William Goldsmith is an American drummer best known as a member of Sunny Day Real Estate and a former member of Foo Fighters.

William is currently drumming for Assertion, he has toured with Mike Watt and IQU, performed on many recordings and played live with several artists.

Grohl invited Goldsmith to join his new band, Foo Fighters, along with former Germs and touring Nirvana guitarist Pat Smear, during late October 1994.

When did William Goldsmith leave Foo Fighters?

After touring through the spring of 1996, the full lineup entered a Seattle studio with producer, Gil Norton to record the band’s second album.

He mentioned that it seems everything he did wasn’t good enough for him, or anyone else. According to Grohl, Goldsmith’s drumming had good moments but most of his performances were not to Grohl’s standards.

Goldsmith left after the group re-recorded an album without informing him. Feeling betrayed and unhappy, he decided to leave the band.