In a 2006 Dave Grohl told Today.com, "We did stop playing that song for a while because, honestly, it's like being stoned. Those little … things are like pebbles – they hurt." Foo Fighters avoided playing the song, especially in the U.S., until Weezer played "Big Me" live (with Grohl's permission) almost every night during their 2005 co-headlining Foozer tour without any candy throwing incidents