Brian May and Roger Taylor. 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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