The Foo Fighters frontman said that when he made his way to the top, the bands he rubbed shoulders with were a lot taller than today's short stars.
According to British newspaper The Sun, the 42-year-old said: 'I also noticed that bands are short now. What the f**k happened? They're little people. I don't know if it's genetics or evolution...I just remember dudes in bands being big.'
He added: 'When I was in Queens Of The Stone Age with Josh Homme, Nick Oliveri and Mark Lanegan, it was like that movie The Warriors.
'When the four of us walked backstage the piano player stopped playing.
'Nobody f***ked with those dudes. They were big men.'