Dave Grohl lookalike Mark Curtis fooled fans outside a Foo Fighters show at Hindmarsh Stadium in Australia a couple of days ago. Curtis, who fronts Mark Curtis and the Flannelettes, had been told by pals he looks like Grohl. Curtis rented a white limo, and decided to see if he could fool Foo Fighters fans outside Hindmarsh Stadium.
“It was something that we’d joked about a while ago and then last week after a gig we got talking and everybody was like ‘oh you’re totally doing this’,” Mr Curtis said in an Adelaide Now interview.
“I couldn’t even afford to go to the concert, so I couldn’t afford the limo, so my mates all chipped in (and) paid for it.”
And even the diehard fans were fooled.
“We did a couple of laps of the venue and people started noticing so I was saying to them things like ‘you’re the best’ and ‘enjoy the concert’ in my best US accent.
“After a couple of times, people started getting to the limo and shook hands.”
“I tried to think if I was seeing a concert what would I want the reaction to be?”
While he is hoping that people see the funny side, Mr Curtis admits to feeling a little guilty after the stunt.
“People were getting emotional (and then) it kind of stopped being funny,” he said.
“But the way I look at it is, I’m pretty much to Dave Grohl what Santa’s helpers are to him. When he can’t be there in person, I’m there to spread a little Dave Grohl cheer.”
And if he had the chance to send his look-a-like a message, Mr Curtis is clear:
“Dave you’re a handsome man and thank you for all the harassment at pubs and the occasional beers you’ve got me. Keep looking after our good name. Also, try to stay out of any sort of scandal so I don’t have to change my look.”
