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Absolutely shocking news. to put it in context, the foo fighters i simply one of the biggest bands on the planet. there are very few groups you can sell out stadium on any continent in the world, and the foo fighters are one of them. five days ago, they played what is now their final gig with taylor hawkins in argentina. they were supposed to be headlining a festival in colombia, last night, they were supposed to be going to brazil for another festival two days later. they were coming to the uk injune to play two gigs in london. the foo fighters were massive, and taylor hawkins played a crucia...

Kit, it's hard to be a rock star, but he was a rock star. and he was one of those guys that people 8 to 80 would just smile when they saw him. and there was a way of working with him, this definite self-awareness that he knew that he was a rock star, he knew that people loved him and loved the music and he had a responsibility to his fans, but he also was a geek. he was also that music geek that would ask you questions about other bands that would come into mtv or vh1 or talk to you about head bangers ball or what have you and got to a place where you just realized, this guy is just an incredi...

The festival cancelled and this 9-year-old little girl emma sophia, she is a drummerer. and the foo fighters inspired her music career. that's just budding. and she goes and she sets up the drum kit right in front of his hotel opinion and she is playing and playing nirvana song. foo fighter songs. and if you remember if you don't know this, david groll, the frontman for the foo fighters offense the drummer for nirvana. that's why she was playing those songs. after 30 minutes taylor heard the commotion, people cheering and he came down and he made his way through the crowd and found emma sophia...

>> my recollection with taylor is simply one word. it's just joy. you know there are people smarter than me that can talk about what a great technique drummer he was and everything. but when you're behind the drum kit it's hard to be a rock star but he was a rock star. he was one of those guys that just people 78 to 80 would smile when they saw him. >> only days before his death, hawkins made a 9-year-old's drummer's night when he came down from the hotel in parring you a to meet her. she was playing outside his hotel and impressed hawkens with her skills. well he found her in the crowd and to...

Together with not a lot of stress. you look at the way dave would look back at taylor when they were playing and performing, his smile, taylor smiled back and then the crowd smiled. you would look in those crowds and just everybody was smiling and singing along. and when it was over, it was like ah. but when taylor also stepped out of that drum kit and sang some cover songs everybody just gave him all the love. and i think that kind of trust level on stage only comes from the trust level of being frankly a brother from another mother, and that's what they were. >> and lastly, and thank you for...