Taylor Hawkins about being asked to join (Nu)GnR

[Tom2112]

36 minutes ago, Edward Nygma said:

Still, prefer Brain or Freese over Hawkins. 

I've always liked Taylors drumming, but I think his personality would get in the way. I don't think he would have stuck around for Axls shit (at the time). Say he'd jump at the chance now... like most drummers.

[Azifwekare]

On 10/11/2019 at 6:00 AM, Sydney Fan said:

I actually think the first foos album is better than nevermind and what nirvana released after combined.

That's not really saying much.

On 10/11/2019 at 3:33 PM, EvanG said:

Michael Bland (Prince, Soul Asylum) also auditioned for GnR.

https://www.moderndrummer.com/2006/08/michael-bland-2/

 

That would have been awesome.

[oldnews]

On 11/8/2019 at 9:41 PM, EvanG said:

Hawkins is a great drummer but I can't imagine him playing with GnR. He was also still a drug user by that time (he OD'd on heroin in 2001 and ended up in a coma for weeks), can't imagine Axl wanting to work with drug users again either.

you wouldn't have thought Dave Grohl would have wanted too either

[EvanG]

8 minutes ago, oldnews said:

you wouldn't have thought Dave Grohl would have wanted too either

I don't think he was using when he joined the band in 1997 but things got a bit out of control during the 2000/2001 tour for all of them, but Hawkins took it too far. They talk about it in that Back And Forth documentary.

[DeathCubeUK]

I remember an article linking Igor Cavalera to GN'R back in the day. I was speaking to Joey Jordison about it in 2002 when he was touring with Murderdolls, and he said he had also been asked!

He said a lot of big names were asked at the time, some auditioning, some not. Would love a 'Some Kind of Monster' style documentary showing the auditions from back then.