Here’s how a Rock ‘n Rolld Rider works: You grow up, you hate your parents, you buy a guitar, you write a song, you go hungry, you write another song, you’re still hungry, you get thrown out of a bar, you write another song, you get famous, you demand bacon in your rider, you reconcile with your estranged parents over a plate of the candy of meats. It’s a whole thing.

I’m pretty sure that the Smithsonian has a wall dedicated to incredible documents. On the far left of that wall is the Magna Carta, followed by the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights, the Money-Back Guarantee, the Get Out of Jail Free Card and finally, in a halo of sunlight, the Rock ‘n Roll Rider. 

We’ve covered riders before; Just a couple of weeks ago we told you about Metallica and their love of bacon. But the power of rock lives on – and this time it’s the Foo Fighters‘ turn to put some bacon in their show. Turns out they don’t just like to rock – they also like to eat. Here’s the bacony portion of their 2008 rider:

“Bacon. I call it ‘God’s currency.’ Hell, if it could be breathed, I would. Bacon in any form is great. Not as an entrée, but just in general.”

The band also said this:

“Breathe out, so I could breathe you in. Hold you in.”

I guess we finally know what that song was all about. I had always wondered.

– Mike

photo credit: http://www.foofighters.com/blackbox/pictures/2008_04_25_melbourne/