Dave Chappelle recalls spending time with Taylor Hawkins and his son: “A legend of a man”
03.09.2022 - 20:37
/ nme.com
Taylor Hawkins and his son Shane at today’s (September 3) tribute concert to the late drummer.Liam Gallagher, Mark Ronson, Queens Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme, Supergrass, Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor, The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, Blink-182’s Travis Barker, AC/DC’s Brian Johnson, Kesha, Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and more are due to perform at the special gig.After Gallagher performed ‘Rock’n’Roll Star’ and ‘Live Forever’ for the first music of the day, Chappelle took to the stage to introduce the next act. Before he did so, the US comedian recalled a memorable occasion on which he’d spent time with Hawkins and his son.“November 2020, I had the honour of hosting Saturday Night Live with the musical guest, Foo Fighters,” he told Wembley Stadium.
“It was a very special night, we had a very wonderful time and after the show, me and the band were talking about what our favourite karaoke songs were. Mine was ‘Creep’ [by Radiohead].
Dave Grohl called me and asked me to sing ‘Creep’ with them at Madison Square Garden. I had smoked some reefer so I agreed.@DaveChappelle’s tribute to Taylor had me laughing and in tears ❤️ absolutely beautiful ❤️ pic.twitter.com/vZ93vaHLjL— death by ringworms and camels (@padresfangirl) September 3, 2022“Right before I went on, they said, ‘Taylor Hawkins is gonna sing one song and then your up’.
And Taylor sang Queen, ‘Somebody To Love’. Now let me tell u something, I never get nervous to come on stage but Taylor killed that shit.
I was terrified and the walls of Madison Square Garden were shaking. And after the show I went backstage and hung out with the Foo Fighters, and I met a kid who must have been 12 or 13 years old.Chappelle continued to say that he had asked the child if he skated
.