AC/DC’s Brian Johnson says he’s “honoured” to be playing Taylor Hawkins tribute event
nme.comAC/DC frontman Brian Johnson has said that he is “honoured” to be a part of the upcoming Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in London.Hawkins, who had served as Foo Fighters‘ drummer since 1997, died in Bogotá, Colombia on March 25.
He was 50 years old.This Saturday (September 3), the surviving members of the Foos are set to host the first of two special shows in honour of their late bandmate.
The star-studded event – featuring the likes of Liam Gallagher, Josh Homme and Nile Rodgers – will take place at Wembley Stadium in London.Johnson joined the line-up last month along with Metallica‘s Lars Ulrich, Blink-182‘s Travis Barker, Dave Grohl‘s daughter Violet and more.The AC/DC singer has now issued a statement about his involvement in the Hawkins tribute concert (via Blabbermouth).“Okay here we go.
Taylor was a lovely man, his smile was legend, his drumming intense and brilliant, and he could sing as well,” Johnson wrote.“When we gather to salute this man and his family, we do it as friends, we do it for him, and we do it with his band the Foo Fighters, who I know will do him proud.
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