Dave Grohl has never held back when discussing his nearest and dearest and that was shown with his Foo Fighters bandmate Taylor Hawkins.
The drummer was found dead aged 50 in a Colombian hotel, where the legendary rock group were due to perform to a packed out crowd.
Hawkins joined the band back in 1997 after pal Dave Grohl reached out to him after the band found themselves looking for a new drummer.
Their previous drummer, William Goldsmith, had left the band a year prior following a fall out with Grohl who had played the drums on a re-master of a Foo Fighters album.
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Speaking to Los Angeles radio station 95.5 Klos, Dave said: “When it was time to look for a drummer, I wished that he would do it but I didn’t imagine he would leave Alanis Morissette because at the time she was the biggest artist in the world.
“So when I called him and said, ‘Hey, I’m looking for a drummer’, he said, ‘You know I’m your guy’ and I think it had more to do with our personal relationship than anything musical.
“To be honest, it still does, our musical relationship, the foundation of that is our friendship, and that’s why when we jump on stage and play, we’re so connected because we’re like best friends, and it’s great.”
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Grohl who found fame as a member of Nirvana added: “The first time we met, we were at some radio show backstage, and he came up with a beer in his hand.
“He’s like, ‘Hey, man, what’s up? I’m Taylor, I play with Alanis Morissette, dude, I love your record, it’s so cool!’ I was like, ‘Wow, you’re either my twin or my spirit animal, or my best friend!’
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“In the first 10 seconds of meeting him and, of course, I’d seen him play the drums, and I thought he was an amazing drummer.”
Taylor had told Louder Sound: “For all our trials and tribulations, Dave is like a brother, when we walk out onstage, every time we nod and look at each other and go, ‘Alright, here we go’, we’re getting in the ring together.”
A statement from the band read: “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved 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.”
According to El Tiempo, a preliminary police report indicates: “The cause of death is yet to be established, according to versions of relatives, the death could be associated with the consumption of narcotic substances.”
Taylor had reportedly complained about having chest pains to hotel staff before his tragic death.
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