Dave Grohl and Jack Black agree on the greatest rock band ever: “Better than the Beatles”

Jack Black and Dave Grohl both name Led Zeppelin as the greatest rock band, with Black declaring them better than the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Their shared admiration helps explain a friendship built around music, as well as Zeppelin’s lasting influence on both performers.

Black credits Tenacious D’s mix of comedy and musicianship with letting him pursue acting and music together. He praises Zeppelin’s nine albums and urges listeners to hear them in sequence; Grohl says the band shaped his drumming, particularly through John Bonham, and has Zeppelin tattoos. The article links Grohl’s forceful drumming and Black’s theatrical singing to the band’s influence.