Shane Hawkins takes after his late father. During a recent Drum Clinic in Newquay, England, the 17-year-old son of the late Taylor Hawkins spoke about the Foo Fighters drummer.
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Addressing the crowd, the younger Hawkins dispelled the common belief that his dad’s favorite Foo Fighters song to play was “Aurora.”
“People say that song ‘Aurora’ was his favorite to play,” Shane said of his dad. “That’s a lie. Dave [Grohl] never let…Dave did let him play it with them, but it’s a f**king hard one to do all together. And Dave was kind of like ‘f**k that s**t,’ probably. I don’t know. That’s what I think. That’s what I do if I was a guitar player.”
Instead, Shane said that his dad most enjoyed performing “Low” with his band, before his death in 2022. Shane then proceeded to play that very track, which the band put out in 2002.
What Happened to Foo Fighters Since Taylor Hawkins Death
According to Rolling Stone, the band last performed the song at a tribute concert to Taylor after his death. The late drummer last played it with his band in 2018 at the Hollywood Palladium Parking Lot, the outlet reported.
After Taylor’s death, the band hired a new drummer, Josh Freese. However, Foo Fighters fired him in May without explanation.
In a post to Instagram, Josh said he was “shocked and disappointed” by the move. The band has yet to announce who will play drums for them now. They need to decided soon, though, because they have several October shows booked in Asia.
Whether or not the younger Hawkins could fit the bill remains to be seen. The teenager has, however, taken his dad’s spot in his other band, Chevy Metal. He’ll hit the road with that group this summer.
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