{"id":141396,"date":"2022-09-04T08:10:19","date_gmt":"2022-09-04T07:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/?p=141396"},"modified":"2022-09-04T08:10:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T07:10:19","slug":"taylor-hawkins-foo-fighters-give-drummer-a-loving-teary-send-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/taylor-hawkins-foo-fighters-give-drummer-a-loving-teary-send-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Hawkins: Foo Fighters Give Drummer a Loving, Teary Send-Off"},"content":{"rendered":"
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl choked back tears as he played the band’s first show since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins in March.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The star was singing Times Like These when he paused to collect his emotions on the lyric: “It’s times like these you learn to love again.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Earlier, Grohl described Hawkins as his “dear friend, bandmate and brother”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
He said of Hawkins “no-one else could make you smile or laugh or dance or sing like he could”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
“And for those of you that admired him from afar, I’m sure you’ve all felt the same thing,” Grohl added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
“So sing and dance and laugh and cry and scream and make some noise so he can hear us right now.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Grohl was speaking as Foo Fighters topped the bill at an all-star concert in honour of Hawkins’ life at London’s Wembley Stadium.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The drummer was found dead in a hotel room in Colombia this March, shortly before Foo Fighters were due to play a festival in Bogot\u00e1. He was 50 years old.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
No cause of death was announced, although a toxicology report showed traces of 10 substances in his body, including opioids, marijuana and anti-depressants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Investigators did not say whether the mix of drugs was a factor.<\/p>\n