Drummer Josh Freese pays touching tribute to Taylor Hawkins on Foo Fighters anniversary

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Taylor Hawkins, as he marks his first anniversary of joining Foo Fighters.Freese joined the band as the replacement for Hawkins, who tragically died on March 25, 2022, aged 50.Foo Fighters announced his death in an official statement, which read: “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of Taylor Hawkins.

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.”Further tributes were paid from across the music world, including from members of Queen, Rage Against The Machine, Nickelback, The Beatles, Black Sabbath and more.

It was later confirmed that the iconic drummer died of an accidental drug overdose.After taking some time away, the band confirmed that they would be continuing to make music in January 2023, and went on to confirm that Josh Freese would be joining the line-up four months later.The news was confirmed during their Foo Fighters: Preparing Music For Concerts livestream, in which the band prepared for their comeback tour and delivered “a few surprises”.Now, a year since the announcement was made, Freese has looked back at his time in the band and paid tribute to Hawkins.A post shared by Josh Freese (@joshfreese)Sharing clips from the aforementioned Preparing Music For Concerts livestream on Instagram, he wrote: “A year ago today this aired and I got to stop keeping quiet about what had been referred to as “the worst kept secret in the music business” at the time (though I thought we did a pretty good job on our end.)”He continued: “@foofighters released an hour-long special of us playing some songs at.