The Red Hot Chili Peppers were given the Global Icon Award at the MTV VMAs over the weekend (which, MTV hasn’t actually played a music video in years, but I digress) and Chad Smith took his moment with the mic to honor his best friend, Taylor Hawkins. Taylor was his son’s Godfather, and Chad has posted video on his instagram since Taylor’s passing of his son and Taylor’s son jamming at Taylor’s house. Chad’s quick tribute to Taylor comes the weekend before the first of two tributes shows put on by the Foo Fighters and the Taylor Hawkins Family. Check out Chad’s message for Taylor:
Red Hot @ChiliPeppers‘s Chad Smith pays tribute to the late Taylor Hawkins while accepting the Global Icon Award at the #VMAs: “Fly on, Hawk. Fly on, brother” pic.twitter.com/ehbT8EtTyS
— MTV NEWS (@MTVNEWS) August 29, 2022