Who started the band which got it's name from UFOs, and was looked after by Mike Smith?
Mike Smith (A&amp;R man): Mike Smith started as an A&R man at MCA Publishing as a scout in 1988, where he signed Blur, Levitation and scouted The Smashing Pumpkins. Mike Smith (A&amp;R man):  Acts he also looked after included Kings of Leon, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Foo Fighters, Matt Cardle, Ke$ha, Sleigh Bells, and Kasabian. Foo Fighters: Foo Fighters is an American rock band, formed in Seattle, Washington in 1994. Foo Fighters:  It was founded by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a one-man project following the dissolution of Nirvana after the death of Kurt Cobain. Foo Fighters:  The group got its name from the UFOs and various aerial phenomena that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War II, which were known collectively as "foo fighters".
Dave Grohl