Brian May and Roger Taylor, who will also take part in the LA show on Tuesday, September 27 at The Kia Forum. The rock legends were good friends with the drummer and had collaborated with him on a number of occasions.
Most notably, the guitarist has recently re-released his second solo album Another World, which featured Hawkins on the drums for the song Cyborg.
Brian remembered: "He'd never really done a studio session for someone else, so he was wired to the hilt - you could imagine.
He's going 'This is f*****g awesome'. I mean, there is energy spilling out all over Surrey from this guy, incredible! I think he's well represented on the track - it's insane, the amount of energy on there. "Queen and Adam Lambert are currently on their UK tour and during their set, Roger takes a moment to pay tribute to his fellow drummer.
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