![]() ![]() So that kind of thought got me through it. But I had to just think, ‘If he was in the room, would he be proud? What would he say?’ He would just be egging me on, I know it. ![]() But seeing the Foos guys - they are like family to me - seeing them in rehearsals and then doing what my guy always did was quite surreal. I stole that from him years ago.’ I’ve always been doing it and I never thought about it. He also noted about how he feels Hawkins’ influence in his own drumming, saying, “When I was touring with The Darkness in the States, there were a lot of times immediately after, I would do these flams and little fills here and there and I’d go, ‘Oh my God. I first became a dad when I was 30, and by then Queen had been. Queen’s father-and-son rhythm section Roger and Rufus today (Paul Stuart) ROGER, 64. But it all kind of went really smooth in the end.” Queen’s drummer Roger Taylor, and his son Rufus, also a drummer, talk about being in one of the most famous rock bands in history, going off the rails and why marriage feels like a mortgage. So now I suddenly have to go in and play a nine-minute solo in front of them! I still hadn’t mapped it out in my head. Obviously, I know Dave, but Stewart and Omar, all those guys - me and Taylor used to talk about them all the time. “I was sh*tting myself a little bit going into the rehearsals, because I knew that it was gonna be a room full of the best drummers in the world, like Omar Hakim, Dave, and Stewart f*cking Copeland, all these monster players. In a recent MusicRadar interview, Taylor said: Verse 2: Rufus Wainwright, Carly Rae Jepsen, Both Ive had more of those bad dreams You were ten feet in front of me I went runnin, but I couldnt catch Just the shadow of your silhouette Then. (That’s part of the reason why some fans think he should be Foo Fighters’ new drummer going forward.) Now, he admits all the star power on the bill left him extremely nervous before rehearsals. The worldwide smash-hit musical We Will Rock You by Queen and Ben Elton returns to London Coliseum for a 12-week run this summer and autumn.In 2022, Rufus Taylor, member of The Darkness and son of Queen drummer Roger Taylor, was one of the drummers given the honor of performing with the surviving Foo Fighters members at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts. Returning to the loss of Taylor Hawkins, Roger added: “We’re never going to forget him. What exactly is happening now, I don’t know.” He did play ‘Best of You’ with the Foos, and it was phenomenal at Wembley, and at The Forum in LA. He knows all their stuff, knows them all very well. Pressed again about whether Rufus might tour with the Foos, Roger responded: "Well, he does play brilliantly with them. He’s the son of Queen’s Roger Taylor who is currently a member of The Darkness and also plays drums at Queen + Adam. My son, he’s just annoyingly powerful and he’s become very, very good. Some others suggested Rufus Taylor, who also performed at the tribute shows. Absolutely phenomenal band, great band live. According to his father, Rufus unusual middle. ![]() ![]() Roger Taylor with his ex-wife Deborah Leng. Debbie was the model who acted in the music video for their song Indians and Cowbows.The two fell in love after seeing each other by some tie. They first me when Roger was the drummer for the band The Cross. I watched them the other day at Wembley Arena. James Taylor, Roberta Flack, Tori Amos, Joan Armatrading, Rufus Wainwright and more on the 70s masterpiece by Dave Simpson and Laura Snapes Fri 01.00 EST Last modified on Fri 4 Feb. Taylor was born on 8 March 1991 in London, to Queen drummer Roger Taylor and his longtime girlfriend Debbie Leng. Rufus Tiger Taylors parents are no longer together as they split a decade ago. He’s turned into this scary, great drummer with The Darkness. Rufus Taylor the godson of the late Taylor Hawkins, and current member of The Darkness performed on-stage with the Foos at last year’s huge Hawkins tribute concerts, which took place in. It’s very hard (knowing he’s gone)."Īsked how Rufus is doing and if there was any truth to the Foo Fighters rumours, Roger replied: “Well, Rufus is phenomenal. I love the Foo Fighters, they’re like my brothers. Speaking to BBC Radio 2 this week about his friendship with Taylor Hawkins, Roger Taylor said: "I was in almost daily contact with dear Taylor. ![]()
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