The singer and guitarist of the American band collapsed when he paid tribute to his “friend and brother”, the drummer of the group who died suddenly in Colombia last March
The emotion hit him and paralyzed him. Foo Fighters vocalist and guitarist Dave Grohl burst into tears during the group’s tribute to Taylor Hawkins, the band’s drummer who died last March at age 50. It was on Saturday night, at a tribute concert to Hawkins, that artists such as Paul McCartney, Liam Gallagher, The Pretenders, Stewart Copeland (The Police), Brian Johnson (AC/DC), Kesha, gathered at Wembley Stadium, John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) or Roger Taylor and Brian May (Queen), among many others.
Grohl couldn’t hold back his tears when he sang “Times Like These.” It was the first time he had performed it without his ‘brother and friend’, and his voice broke. The audience comforted the speechless singer with a warm ovation until he could resume the song.
Hawkins’ 16-year-old son, Shane, picked up the drum sticks to perform the song “My Hero” on drums with his father’s band. The tribute marked the band’s return to the stage after five months in silence due to the passing of Hawkins, who died suddenly on March 25 in a hotel room in Bogotá where the band was to perform.
Foo Fighters decided to cancel its tour and did not return to the stage until last Saturday, the first of two concerts in memory of its drummer. The last of the mini tour is September 27 in Los Angeles and Alanis Morissette and the Red Hot Chili Peppers have confirmed their participation.
Despite not being in the initial lineup, Hawkins was instrumental in the creation of the Foo Fighters and one of their engines. He asked Grohl to start the band. The death of Kurt Cobain, leader of Nirvana, the legendary group to which Grohl belonged, was a severe blow to him and he even considered leaving music. But in 1994 he founded the Foo Fighters and three years later Hawkins joined as a drummer.
“Taylor and I are like brothers. We are both best friends. You find very few best friends in this life. Taylor and I were separated at birth,” Grohl said of his colleague, to whom he gave the song in 2005 ” On the Mend” to thank Hawkins for his support in overcoming addictions after a heroin overdose in 2001 nearly killed him.
The toxicology report conducted in Colombia located a dozen substances in Ha de Taylor Hawkins’ body, including opiates, marijuana and antidepressants. But forensics have not determined that the drug mixture was the cause of the musician’s death.
Source: La Verdad
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