The "greatest singer of all time", according to Taylor Hawkins
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins was no stranger to getting behind the microphone. He covered the likes of Queen and duetted with Perry Farrell
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Fri 7 February 2025 21:30, UK
What is it that makes a singer great? If it only came down to technical proficiency, then PlĂĄcido Domingo would be the perfect frontman. But thatâs not entirely how it works. Itâs about finding the right character for the song, imbuing it with individualism, and projecting a degree of passion just as much as it is about actually being in tune and hitting the notes. Taylor Hawkins, as a premiere purveyor of attitude and swagger, knew this very well.
The late Foo Fighters star was no stranger to belting a few notes down a microphone himself. He sang tracks like âSunday Rainâ and âCold Day in the Sunâ for the group, frequently throwing his locks back to perch over his drumkit and throw some backing vocals Dave Grohlâs way, too. When it came to this tricky task, he had a few singing spirit guides in mind.
When discussing how his singing voice grew more confident over time, he reflected on The AfterShow, âOn the first album, my voice was a low rumble⊠At first, you go, âCan I sing? What is a good singer?'â Itâs far from an easy question to answer, but when you hear it, you really hear it. And for Hawkins, tracks like âDonât Let Me Downâ ram it down your throat.
This led him to opine, âI think John Lemonâs the greatest singer of all time, but he wouldnât win on The X Factor.â Lennon almost avoided being note-perfect by design. He sought out a certain ruggedness to rough up his pop licks.
As the bespectacled Beatle once said himself, âLack of feeling in an emotional sense is responsible for the way some singers do our songs. They donât understand and are too old to grasp the feeling. Beatles are really the only people who can play Beatle music.â
Heâs not alone in this poignant department, though, and Hawkins rattled off a few other singers of the same ilk, stars who could make you weep or sweep you off of your feet but would get a red X from Simon Cowell before the second chorus, commenting, âNeil Young, Perry Farrell, Dave Grohl, Kurt Cobain never would have [won the X Factor].â
Aside from the likes of Al Green, Aretha Franklin and a few other folks with pristine vocal pipes, there are few chart-toppers who would actually win competitions. You donât have to be a product of the X Factory to move people. This was an empowering sentiment that helped to give Hawkins plenty of confidence. âThe first few years, I looked awkward because I didnât know what I was doing,â he said. âNow itâs like, âGive me a mic, let me shake my ass up on stage!â I love doing it. I donât see the City Of London Choir knocking on my door anytime soon, though.â
In the end, he was even confident to tackle truly testing tracks like Queenâs classic âSomebody to Loveâ. And on the Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders, Get the Money, he even duetted with the likes of Joe Walsh, Roger Taylor, Nancy Wilson, Perry Farrell, Chrissie Hynde, and LeAnn Rimes.
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