The Red Hot Chili Peppers dedicated their big honor at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards Sunday night to the late Taylor Hawkins.
“There’s another musical icon, global icon — his name is my brother Taylor Hawkins,” Chad Smith said while accepting the Global Icon Award. “I want to dedicate this to Taylor and his family. I love them, and I miss him every day. Fly on, Hawk. Fly on, brother.”
The band also featured Hawkins’ name on a drum set during their performance, written in the center of a flying hawk.
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The Foo Fighters drummer was found dead in a hotel room in Colombia in March. He was 50.
“His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever,” the band wrote in a social media announcement.
Days later, a report out of the South American country stated that authorities discovered multiple drugs in Hawkins’ hotel room.
Hawkins’ widow, Alison Hawkins, publicly addressed his untimely passing months later to thanks fans for their unwavering support.
“My deepest thanks and admiration go out to the global Foo Fighters community and Taylor’s fans far and wide for the outpouring of love each and every one of you have shown our beloved Taylor,” she wrote via Instagram.
“Your kindness has been an invaluable comfort for my family and me during this time of unimaginable grief.”
Alison concluded her emotional message by writing that Taylor’s “endearing spirit and deep love of music” would live on forever — “through the collaborations he so enjoyed having with other musicians and the catalog of songs he contributed to and created.”
The Hawkins family also announced that the Foo Fighters would honor Taylor with two special tribute concerts to be held in September.
The first show will kick off Sept. 3 at London’s Wembley Stadium, followed by a second show on Sept. 27 at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles.
Alison and Taylor shared three children: Oliver, 16, Annabelle, 13 and Everleigh, 8.
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