On a night in which he was due to take the stage,Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkinswas instead memorialized at the 64thGrammy AwardsSunday night, just over a week after his tragic death.
“There goes my hero/Watch him as he goes,” frontman Dave Grohl sings on the track, which played alongside videos of Hawkins drumming.
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“We would have been celebrating with them as hey won threeGrammy Awardsearlier today. But they are, of course, not here, due to the passing of their legendary drummer Taylor Hawkins,” Noah said. “Our thoughts go out to Taylor’s family, his friends, the Foo Fighter family and all of their fans around the globe. We’d like to take a moment now to remember Taylor.”
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Earlier in the show,Billie Eilishpaid tribute to Hawkins with a T-shirt that featured a photo of his face, which she wore while performing her song “Happier Than Ever.”
“The entire music community is still grieving the light we lost last week with Taylor Hawkins' passing,” the Recording Academy said in astatementshared to Twitter. “We continue to send our love and extend our deepest condolences to his family and loved ones.”
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Hawkins, 50, and his Foo Fighters bandmates, including his best friend Dave Grohl, were scheduled to perform at the Grammys, where they won all three trophies for which they were nominated (best rock performance, album and song).
Jack Sussman, the CBS executive vice president of specials, music and live events, toldVarietythat the Grammys were working on honoring Hawkins' memory the right way.
“We want to figure out what is the right thing to do that is respectful to everyone involved,” he said. “We’re patient. We’ll be planning right up until the very end.”
In the days after his death, Hawkins' grieving bandmates announced thecancellation of all upcoming tour dates.
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“We’re sorry for and share in the disappointment that we won’t be seeing one another as planned,” the band said in a statement. “Instead, let’s take this time to grieve, to heal, to pull our loved ones close, and to appreciate all the music and memories we’ve made together.”
Hawkins had complained of chest pains shortly before his death, and paramedics dispatched to his Bogotá hotel room attempted unsuccessfully to resuscitate him.
Ten different substances were found in apreliminary urine toxicology test, including THC, tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines and opioids, according to the Attorney General’s Office of Colombia. An investigation into the cause of death is ongoing.
source: people.com
