Matt Cameron is calling out Rolling Stone after the magazine published a cover story on the final days of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died at age 50 back in March.
According to RS, Hawkins had been feeling exhausted by a relentless touring schedule and the pressure to perform with the power and intensity of his youth.
At the crux of the article are some quotes from Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron, a longtime friend who spoke to RS for the story, and recalled that Hawkins “had a heart-to-heart with [Foo Fighters leader Dave] Grohl and, yeah, he told me that he ‘couldn’t f***ing do it anymore’ — those were his words.” READ MORE: Taylor Hawkins’ Friends Claim The Late Drummer Was Vocal About His Struggle With Foo Fighters’ Touring Schedule: He ‘Couldn’t F**king Do It Anymore’ More detail on that discussion was provided by an anonymous source, with Cameron adding that Hawkins “tried to keep up.
He just did whatever it took to keep up, and in the end he couldn’t keep up.” Meanwhile, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, who was also close to Hawkins, recounted how Hawkins lost consciousness aboard a flight on December 2021. “He just said he was exhausted and collapsed, and they had to pump him full of IVs and stuff.
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