Dave Grohl treasured Taylor Hawkins: ‘I would take a bullet’ for my Foo ‘brother’
nypost.comthe shocking, sudden death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins Friday in Bogotá, Colombia — which authorities say may be tied to drugs — it marks the second time that Grohl has lost one of his beloved bandmates.Last month, before the opening of the Foos’ horror-comedy “Studio 666,” Grohl told The Post just how much he believed in the brotherhood of being in a band.
In fact, he said that’s why he never went solo in his career as a two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer.“You know, I like being in a band, man,” said Grohl, 53. “Like, I don’t know what it would feel like if I walked onstage and I didn’t know the keyboard player, or I didn’t know the drummer, or they were people that were just hired to come out and play these songs.
I don’t know — I don’t know if I would like that. I honestly think I wouldn’t.”Indeed, despite the pain of having already lost Cobain, Grohl had found an even deeper band bond with Hawkins and the Foos. “There’s something about walking onstage with your guys.
There’s a security in that,” he said. “There’s something about being a group, that it’s not just me against the world — it’s us against the world.
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