Dave Navarro reveals his struggle with playing guitar following Taylor Hawkins’ death
nme.comFoo Fighters drummer and close friend Taylor Hawkins.The legendary drummer passed away at the age of 50 in March 2022. Hawkins was found dead in his hotel room hours before the Foos were scheduled to play a festival in Bogotá, Colombia.
Months before his sudden passing, Navarro, Hawkins and Chris Chaney had debuted their new band NHC.In a new interview with Guitar World, the Jane’s Addiction guitarist opened up about dealing with the passing of Hawkins – who was one of his good friends – and the toll it took on his mental health.“I’d just completed making a record with Taylor Hawkins and Chris Chaney,” Navarro told the publication. “We mixed and mastered it, and then we lost Taylor.
That was in the middle of COVID, and it was actually very painful for me to pick up the guitar after that.”A post shared by Dave Navarro (@davenavarro)He continued: “I didn’t pick up the guitar for about a year.
He was such an inspiring artist — not only was he a phenomenal drummer, he was an amazing songwriter and lyricist… just one of those humans that everybody loved.“After losing Taylor I didn’t play for a long time.
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