Miley Cyrus followed up her homage to late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins today by exposing the heartfelt motivation for her efficiency.
In a tweet Wednesday, Cyrus published an audio bit of a voicemail she had actually gotten from Hawkins prior to his death this spring. In it, he recommends she cover Def Leppard’s 1983 hit, “Photograph.”
“What up, Miley? It’s Taylor. Heard you’re moving,” Hawkins stated in the clip. “I’m listening to ‘Photograph’ by Def Leppard. You might eliminate that a person.”
An individual demand from the legend himself. #TaylorHawkins my buddy, my idol … My next-door neighbor. Maturing on a farm I never ever might see the light of another home close by, however living by Taylor for the years that I did out in LA were a few of the most enjoyable times of my life. pic.twitter.com/ngZDrJGDJ4
— Miley Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) September 28, 2022
Cyrus satisfied that demand Tuesday night, signing up with Def Leppard onstage at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles to carry out “Photograph.”
That efficiency was among numerous highlights at an all-star homage show commemorating Hawkins’ life, including looks by Dave Chappelle, Alanis Morissette and Pink, to name a few.
Catch a bit of “Photograph” listed below.
In a follow-up tweet, Cyrus noted she “missed out on Taylor a lot like everyone else.”
“It was such an honor to commemorate him last night and carry out [with] Def Leppard,” she included. “So fortunate to have actually understood him not simply as a super star however to have actually hung out seeing him simply be a father and a partner!”
Hawkins passed away on March 25 at age50 At the time of his death, he remained in Bogota, Colombia, ahead of an arranged efficiency with the Foo Fighters.
Cyrus formerly honored Hawkins at Lollapalooza Brasil in March. Taking the phase simply days after the drummer’s death, she devoted the tune “Angels Like You,” from her 2020 album, “Plastic Hearts,” to his memory.
“I would’ve done anything to socialize with him one more time,” she stated at the time, cleaning away tears. “So I could not picture how the Foo Fighters feel today.”
