The charisma and gift of people Taylor Hawkins are two of the traits that rock friends and colleagues highlight the most in the messages of condolences, following learning that the drummer of Foo Fighters He died on Friday night in Bogotá.
“Taylor Hawkins was truly a great person and an amazing musician,” the famed Ozzy Osbourne wrote on his Twitter account, while Nic Collins, drummer and son of legendary singer Phil Collins, described him as his hero, “he had a huge impact on me growing up. He was charismatic, funny, radiant, talented, but most importantly, he was a friend.”
Those characteristics of Hawkins are also highlighted by his followers, to whom the drummer gave himself with affection. This was seen this week in Asunción, Paraguay, where Emma Sofía, a 9-year-old minor who also plays the drums, he met the artist outside his hotel. The girl was surprised when the drummer came down to look for her to greet her.
In several videos that went viral on social networks, it is seen how the artist goes outside the Sheraton hotel in the Paraguayan capital and with his hands makes a gesture on his face, as if i was looking for someone while in the background a battery is heard.
Seconds later, Emma approaches the artist and poses with him for a photo and thus immortalize the moment.
“I came to play at the Sheraton Asunción where the Foo Fighters are until Taylor Hawkins came out”, was the message that accompanied the two images that Emma managed to take with the artist.
Julius Peralta, Emma’s father and who manages his daughter’s account on Instagram (@emmasofíamusic), wrote a few hours ago on the profile that the minor still did not know that the drummer had died.
“Emma still doesn’t know, when the news reached us she had just given her first show and we didn’t have the courage to break the magic of that unforgettable moment. We will find the best way to talk regarding it with her in the morning, we will try to remind her of her charisma with the beautiful gesture that he had with her. We’ll try to remind you that Taylor gave us something to believe in.”, reads a story of the account.
However, hours later, the family shared a publication with which it is presumed that the minor already knows the news.
“There are no words to describe what we feel. We are devastated to hear of the passing of Taylor Hawkins, our thoughts are with her loved ones and fans. We will remember him for his charisma and the beautiful gesture he had with Emma. Taylor gave us something to believe in. She was, is and always will be an inspiration. Emma, dad and mom”.
Foo Fighters was in Asunción to perform on the first day of the festival Assumptionist, which would begin last Tuesday in the Paraguayan capital; however, the heavy rains that fell in the city forced the cancellation of the event. That day Machine Gun Kelly and Doja Cat would also perform.
