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Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith pays tribute to Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins with touching video montage
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4 Apr 2022, 11:36
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The death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins shook the world of rock and roll last week, and many in music and across the entertainment industry have shared their own fond memories of the musician.
Now, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith has paid tribute to his fellow drummer and friend, who died aged 50 last week, with a touching video montage shared to his Instagram page.
In the emotional clip, made up of past interviews and tour memories, Chad calls Taylor ‘my good buddy who I’ve known forever’.
Foo Fighters opened up for RHCP during their 1999 Californication tour, and it seems the two formed a close bond, with the video showing a number of pranks played, and hilarious moments shared.
The Foo Fighters track My Hero plays over some of the poignant moments in the clip, which includes footage of Taylor behind the drums playing to packed out stadiums.
Watch the clip here:
Following the devastating loss of Taylor, the rockers announced they were cancelling the rest of their tour dates and taking time out to ‘grieve, to heal’ following the loss.
Hawkins joined the band in 1997, and frontman Dave Grohl paid tribute to their friendship in his recent memoir, calling them "soulmates."
The band were on tour in South America, most recently headlining Lollapalooza Argentina in Buenos Aires on Tuesday March 22nd.
In a statement announcing his death aged 50, the band wrote: “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of Taylor Hawkins”
“His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever. Our hearts go out to his wife, children and family, and we ask that their privacy be treated with the utmost respect in this unimaginably difficult time.”
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