Foo Fighters drummer Olivier Shane Hawkins Taylor Hawkinspaid tribute Saturday night to his father, who died earlier in the year, by playing the song on drums. My hero with the band at a concert in Wembley.
A video viewed almost 10 million times on Twitter shows the 16-year-old at the drums, under the admiring gaze of the band. My hero was taken up in chorus by Wembley Stadium, which applauded Olivier Shane Hawkins at the end of the piece.
The teenager had already paid tribute to his father last July. he had resumed My hero at a party in Laguna Beach, California. This concert at Wembley is the first to be organized to pay tribute to Taylor Hawkins. Another will take place on September 27 at the Forum in Inglewood, Los Angeles.
He died suddenly at the age of 50.
Recognizable for his energy on stage, figure and pillar of Dave Grohl’s group, of which he had been a member since 1997, Taylor Hawkins died suddenly at the age of 50 on the night of March 25-26 in Bogotá, before a concert. According to the Colombian prosecutor’s office, the drummer had used cannabis, opiates and antidepressants before he died.
Taylor Hawkins had been a part of the Foo Fighters since 1997, playing percussion on some of their biggest hits, including Learn to fly Y The best of you. She previously performed for Canadian singer Alanis Morissette.
Source: BFM TV
