Following the end of Nirvana, Dave Grohl recorded a whole album by himself and released it under the name 'Foo Fighters.' He chose the name because he wanted people to think it was a group rather than just one person. The term 'Foo Fighter' was used by Allied aircraft pilots in World War II to describe UFOs and mysterious aerial phenomena. Grohl, an avid reader of books on UFOs, thought the name sounded like a group. He has since stated that if he had known the band would become so successful, he would have picked a 'better' name, calling it one of the 'dumbest' band names ever. Despite his feelings on the name, the band has won 15 Grammys.