Machine Gun Kelly hung out with 'beautiful soul man' Taylor Hawkins before his death

Machine Gun Kelly is taking to the streets incognito.

Dave Grohl was seen after his return to Los Angeles after bandmate Taylor Hawkins’ death in March.  The 53-year-old musician was visiting his mother in Sherman Oaks Tuesday when he was seen out and about in a casual outfit, looking exhausted. Grohl and the rest of the Foo Fighters returned to Los Angeles from Bogotá at the end of March after Hawkins' sudden death.  Dave Grohl was seen for the first time since arriving back in Los Angeles after bandmate Taylor Hawkins' death.

Talent runs in the family. Dave Grohl‘s daughter, Violet Grohl, sang a cover of Joni Mitchell‘s “Help Me” at a pre-Grammys party over the weekend.

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith has shared a poignant video paying tribute to his late friend and colleague, Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died last month at age 50.The two-minute video comprises a handful of humorous interactions between the pair, interview snippets and performance clips, with the Foo Fighters song ‘My Hero’ laid overtop. It was put together by Daniel Catullo, who in 2017 helmed the PBS series Foo Fighters At The Acropolis, which Smith hosted.Opening the video is a snippet of Smith saying in an old interview: “Taylor’s my good buddy, who I’ve known forever.” It ends with a line from Smith’s speech at the Chili Peppers’ Hollywood Walk Of Fame induction ceremony – which took place on Thursday (March 31) – where he said: “I have to give a shoutout to my brother Taylor Hawkins.

Michael Bublé claims the UK’s Official Number 1 album with Higher, holding off tough competition from Machine Gun Kelly in what’s proven to be a fight to the finish. 

Machine Gun Kelly performed a cover of System Of A Down‘s ‘Aerials’ during an appearance on The Howard Stern Show this week – you can watch his rendition below.Explaining his choice of cover, the US artist said that SOAD “blew my mind every night” when he joined the band on the European festival circuit a few summers ago.Kelly then told Stern that he and his live band were performing ‘Aerials’ for the first time on the latter’s show, adding: “I’m here to just jam it and see what happens. Serj’s [Tankian] voice is so untouchable.

Machine Gun Kelly is opening up about his final memories of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, and paying tribute to the light he brought to so many.Kelly appeared on The Howard Stern Show on SirusXM on Wednesday, while promoting his new album,, and recalled how he and his entire band spent time hanging out with the Foo Fighters just days before Hawkins' untimely death.On March 22, Kelly was set to perform at Asunciónico 2022 in Paraguay, where the Foo Fighters were also set to perform, and the rocker recalled, «That day was the day the Foo Fighters were going to play with us,» and was going to be the first time Dave Grohl and Hawkins had seen Kelly and his band perform live.However, due to a storm that caused minor flooding, the concert was cancelled. Kelly made headlines when he decided to put on an impromptu performance for fans outside his hotel room, and thousands turned out for the show.Despite that, the band was still disappointed they couldn't perform with the Foo Fighters.

Machine Gun Kelly has shared his memories of the late Taylor Hawkins and said that he wants to tell the drummer’s children that “your father is a great, great man”.The Foo Fighters drummer passed away last Friday (March 25) at the age of 50 in Bogotá, Colombia while the band were on their South American tour.Speaking on The Howard Stern Show this week, Kelly recalled meeting Hawkins in Paraguay, where they due to play at the same festival together before bad weather conditions forced the cancellation of the event, two days before the drummer’s death.“It sucked because that day was the day the Foo Fighters were playing with us on the same stage,” Kelly said. “I had texted Dave [Grohl] and he was like, ’Yes, I’m gonna come watch the show’.

Machine Gun Kelly is remembering Taylor Hawkins.

The Foo Fighters have confirmed that they are cancelling their upcoming tour dates following the death last weekend of drummer Taylor Hawkins.The musician, aged 50, was in Colombia when he died on Friday night, with his band due to headline the Estereo Picnic festival in the country’s capital Bogota.Hawkins had reportedly complained of chest pains and when paramedics arrived at his hotel room he was found unresponsive. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful and he was declared dead at the scene.The band confirmed on social media last night that they were cancelling upcoming shows – including sold out dates in the UK – following Hawkins’ death.They wrote: “It is with great sadness that Foo Fighters confirm the cancellation of all upcoming tour dates in light of the staggering loss of our brother Taylor Hawkins”.“We’re sorry for and share in the disappointment that we won’t be seeing one another as planned”, they added.

Michele Amabile Angermiller The sudden passing of the Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins sent shock waves around the rock world, and radio immediately rose to the occasion in paying tribute to the beloved drummer by playing music, sharing old interviews and airing calls from grieving fans.SiriusXM host Howard Stern honored Hawkins on his channel Monday morning by playing old interviews and clips not only of Hawkins’ live drum solos, but his vocal performances, particularly his recent rendition of Queen’s “Somebody to Love.” Stern took calls from listeners remembering Hawkins performing in his solo band and looked back on interviews that brought Foo Fighters front man Dave Grohl and Hawkins’ friendship into focus, which he called one of the great partnerships in music. “He was a supportive guy,” Stern remembered.

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who sadly passed away on Friday, helped fulfill a little girl’s dream just days before his death.

Michael Bublé, Placebo and Machine Gun Kelly are entering into a close battle for the UK’s Number 1 album this week.

Michael Bublé, Placebo and Machine Gun Kelly are entering into a close battle for the UK’s Number 1 album this week.

Miley Cyrus took the time to remember her late friend Taylor Hawkins.