Sammy Hagar And The Circle cover ‘My Hero’ to honour Taylor Hawkins

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Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar – who’s currently touring with his supergroup project, The Circle – has performed a cover of the Foo Fighters‘ 1997 hit ‘My Hero’, in honour of the band’s late drummer Taylor Hawkins.Sammy Hagar And The Circle were brought on-board to headline the Beale Street Music Festival – which took place in Memphis last Friday (April 29) – after Hawkins died on March 25, just hours before the band were due to headline a festival in Bogotá, Columbia.

Foo Fighters later cancelled their entire slate of upcoming gigs in the wake of Hawkins’ passing, which included an appearance at Beale Street.In a message shared alongside a video of his cover, Hagar wrote that he initially refused the offer to fill the Foo Fighters’ spot, but came around after a meeting with the rest of The Circle.

He explained: “We came up with, ‘Why not! Let’s just go play music… you’re at a big ass Circle party for those people, [let’s] just do what we do!’“With Dave Grohl’s blessings, we decided to do a broken-down version of one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite bands.

It felt appropriate. No rehearsal – after all, this is rock & roll and that’s what it’s all about.”Have a look at Sammy Hagar And The Circle covering ‘My Hero’ below:Hagar and co.’s cover of ‘My Hero’ adds to the dozens of tributes shared in Hawkins’ honour since his passing.