Justin Hawkins was “petrified” about performing on the tribute live shows for the late Taylor Hawkins.
Justin Hawkins was anxious about performing on the tribute gigs for tragic Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins
The Darkness frontman was a shock spotlight of the 2022 gigs in London and Los Angeles organised by Dave Grohl in honour of his late Foo Fighters bandmate, however the ‘I Consider in a Factor Referred to as Love’ hitmaker was anxious about messing up, significantly as a consequence of his personal group’s connection to the drummer.
He advised Britain’s Rolling Stone journal: “When Taylor died, it was devastating for us as a result of he was Rufus (Taylor, drummer)’s godfather.
“We have been on the highway in Canada and it was an terrible second, so we did our greatest to assist Rufus via that point.
“However I’d recognized Taylor too and we’d joked about having the identical surname, and there was even a man who claimed to be the lacking household hyperlink between us.
“I bought the decision from Dave Grohl and I used to be sort of petrified in a approach, as a result of he meant a lot to me and there was a lot at stake. I didn’t need to f*** it up, as a result of I’m somebody who famously likes to self-sabotage.”
Justin spent a while getting ready for the gigs and was finally very happy with each his efficiency and the way effectively it was acquired.
He mentioned: “I booked a studio, I ready for it correctly and that’s very in contrast to me.
“I needed to get it proper, and it was extraordinarily effectively acquired, and I feel that’s when folks began to see me just a little bit otherwise.
“I carried out with Brian Johnson from AC/DC too and he rang me after simply to speak, and I noticed him at an awards do not too long ago.
“It blows my thoughts to suppose I’m thought of a nationwide treasure, but it surely blows it much more to suppose I’m on first identify phrases with considered one of my precise heroes.”
