GOJIRA’s MARIO DUPLANTIER On TAYLOR HAWKINS: “The Life Of A Rock Star Is Not All the time Simple”

Gojira drummer Mario Duplantier is the newest in a protracted line of musicians to pay tribute to the late and nice Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. Throughout an interview on the crimson carpet previous to this 12 months’s GRAMMYs, Duplantier lamented Hawkins‘ loss of life saying it “impacts everyone.” Duplantier additionally touched on how troublesome the lifetime of a rock star will be, and the way Hawkins’ loss of life is one which happened as a sacrifice “on the altar of leisure and rock and roll.”

“Yeah, clearly, it impacts everyone, the entire music neighborhood and all of the followers. It is not the primary time that an attractive soul, a fragile soul is sacrificed on the altar of leisure and rock and roll. And we’re all about going out on the street and giving all the pieces for that, however there is a value to pay. It is actually, actually, actually exhausting on the psychological and the soul and the households. We depart youngsters behind. It is exhausting on everyone. And I feel that he is merely one other sufferer of this factor. It is a bit extra sophisticated than folks can suppose. The lifetime of a rock star shouldn’t be all the time straightforward. It is a number of nights on buses and being away from residence for a very long time. So, sure, it touched all of us.”

Foo Fighters not too long ago cancelled all their upcoming tour dates within the wake of Hawkins‘ loss of life. Hawkins handed away instantly at 50 years previous whereas the band was touring South America.