It is no doubt that Taylor Hawkins made a mark in the music industry and inspired thousands of fans throughout his career, as many supporters are still paying tribute to the late legend two months after he passed away.
Over the weekend, a whopping 1,000 musicians from 25 different countries gathered together at the State de France in Paris to create a tribute of a lifetime.
Aside from performing classic hits from legendary bands like Pink Floyd, Guns N' Roses, Rage Against the Machine, The Who, and many more, they also performed Foo Fighter's "My Hero" as an impactful tribute to the late musician.
According to Loudwire, the idea of "Rockin' 1000" started in 2014 and was realized in 2015 when 1,000 musicians gathered to learn and perform "Learn to Fly," another Foo Fighters classic, in hopes of catching frontman Dave Grohl's attention so they could have a show in Cesena, Italy.
The video went viral, and Grohl acknowledged the video. The band achieved their goal as Foo Fighters came to Cesena for a show, and they even invited some of the band members to play with them.
Foo Fighters continued working with the 1000-piece band through the years as they even organized to play a cover of their then-new song "Saint Cecilia.
The band eventually stopped performing in recent years, and last weekend's show in France marked their first performance after almost three years.
Alex Deschamps conducted the 1000 musicians, including famous names from the music industry like radio host Emilie Mazoyer, Telephone drummer Richard Kolinka, and Fever 333's Aric Importa.
The song "My Hero" is popularly known by many fans as Hawkins himself was the one playing behind the drums of the original studio version.
The latest tribute comes almost two months after Foo Fighters revealed the most tragic news to their 4.5 million fans on Instagram, saying Taylor Hawkins passed away.
The drummer died in his hotel room hours before their performance in Bogota, Colombia, for the Festival Estero.
The Colombian Attorney General's Office took to Twitter to reveal that toxicology results showed the drummer had several substances in his system like marijuana, opioids, benzodiazepines, and many more.
Despite the announcement, Taylor Hawkins' cause of death still remains a mystery up to this date.
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