The tears were flowing at the TaylorHawkinsTribute concert. Dozens of the biggest music stars gathered to honor the Foo Fighters drummer, who died at age 50 in March.
, Taylor allegedly suffered chest pain, resulting in an ambulance being dispatched to his hotel.
“The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins,” the group wrote via a Twitter statement at the time. “His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever. Our hearts go out to his wife, children and family, and we ask that their privacy be treated with the utmost respect in this unimaginably difficult time.”
, who was the drummer’s spouse and shared children Shane, Annabelle and Everleigh with him, released her first statement more than two months later.“As Taylor’s wife, and on behalf of our children, I want to share how much you meant to him and how dedicated he was to ‘knocking your socks off’ during every performance. Taylor was honored to be a part of the Foo Fighters and valued his dream role in the band every minute of his 25 years with them.
“Tonight we’ve gathered with family and his closest friends, his musical heroes and greatest inspirations to bring you a gigantic f–king night for a gigantic f–king person,” Grohl told the London audience on Saturday. “So, sing and dance and laugh and cry and f–king scream and make some f–king noise, so he can hear us right now. Cause you know what? It’s gonna be a long f–king night.
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