Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith and Pearl Jam‘s Matt Cameron have apologised for comments they made in a recent Rolling Stone article about the time leading up to the death of Foo Fighters‘ Taylor Hawkins, distancing themselves from the piece.The Rolling Stone story, citing Hawkins’ friends – including Smith and Cameron – asserts that Hawkins had grown increasingly uncomfortable with the band’s touring schedule.
The drummer allegedly told the band that he was struggling to keep up with the physical demands of three-hour concerts night after night.Cameron, who played with Hawkins in the side project Nighttime Boogie Association, is quoted in the story as saying: “He had a heart-to-heart with Dave [Grohl] and, yeah, he told me that he ‘couldn’t fucking do it anymore’ — those were his words.”“So, I guess they did come to some understanding, but it just seems like the touring schedule got even crazier after that”.
In the Rolling Stone article, a representative for Foo Fighters denied that Hawkins had ever raised those issues with Grohl.Smith, meanwhile, is quoted discussing an incident that reportedly happened in December of 2021 when Hawkins lost consciousness onboard a plane in Chicago. “He just said he was exhausted and collapsed, and they had to pump him full of IVs and stuff,” Smith says in the piece. “He was dehydrated and all kinds of stuff.”The Rolling Stone article also cites Smith saying that Hawkins had told him “I can’t do it like this anymore” after the incident.
Representatives for Foo Fighters reportedly commented “That is not true” when asked about Hawkins losing consciousness on the flight.Now, both Smith and Cameron have released separate statements about the story, apologising to Hawkins’ bandmates and.
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