“Comedy has a right to exist without too much violence,” the Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis told Howard Stern.
“We love Chris Rock and I’ll stand forward and say he should not have been slapped,” Flea said about the instantly viral moment when Smith appeared to take offense at Rock’s ““I love comedy. I love comedians and I love being offended,” Kiedis finally chimed in. “Even though he wasn’t necessarily offensive in that moment … I hope at another moment he will offend me. Because I think that’s healthy, to be offended, and to be thoughtful. Comedy has a right to exist without too much violence.
“I love Taylor. He was one of my best friends,” said Smith, who has lately adorned his drum kit with a tribute to his friend. “We’re still shocked and so saddened by his passing,” he added, reminding Stern of how much Hawkins loved the SiriusXM radio host and appreciated his often probing, personal questions.
Smith said when he asked Hawkins to be his son Beckett’s godfather, the Foos drummer enthusiastically said, “Yeah! of course! Yeah! What do I gotta do?” And when Smith said “not really anything,” Hawkins was even more psyched. “OK, great I can do that!” he promised, according to the drummer.
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