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2019.11.08 - Loudersound - Taylor Hawkins: how I nearly joined Guns N' Roses and other stories

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Post by Blackstar Fri Nov 08, 2019 9:43 pm

Taylor Hawkins: how I nearly joined Guns N' Roses and other stories

By Dave Everley

[...]

As Taylor Hawkins releases his new album Get The Money, we get inside the mind of the "frustrated frontman" to talk star-studded cameos, trusting your instincts and what it's like having Dave Grohl as a boss

Hawkins actually had a chance to bail on the Foos [Foo Fighters] even before that. The band were in London in support of There Is Nothing Left To Lose when he got a call from his mom back in the States. Someone from Guns N’ Roses management had called asking for him.

“Axl was trying to get together a new version of Guns N’ Roses, and I think he was checking around for people,” he says. “They wanted to know if I would come in and try out or whatever. It was kind of otherworldly.”

Hawkins did what anyone did: he called Roger Taylor for advice. Here he slips into another impression, that of a well-heeled British rock star. “He said, ‘Mate, let me tell you a story…’”

The story was that, in the early 70s, Taylor was approached by former Mott The Hoople singer Ian Hunter and guitarist Mick Ronson. Queen had supported Mott on tour, and the pair wanted to recruit him for their post-Mott band. They were going to call it Hunter Ronson Taylor.

The drummer considered the offer. Queen had yet to break into the superstar bracket, and the offer was tempting. But he had too much belief in the band to desert it. He couldn’t imagine being onstage and looking up and not seeing Freddie Mercury or Brian May in front of him.

“And he said, ‘I see you and Dave onstage and there’s something you can’t buy there. There’s something between you guys that might not be there with Axl Rose.’ And he was right.’”

[...]

Full interview:
https://www.loudersound.com/features/taylor-hawkins-how-i-nearly-joined-guns-n-roses-and-other-stories


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Post by Soulmonster Sat Nov 09, 2019 8:00 am

That's news to me!
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