Taylor Hawkins expresses what it’s like to be a rock star living in the suburbs and in the same gated community as the Kardashians with his first single, “Range Rover Bitch.” He discussed it in a new O.C. Register interview, and discussed his influences.
“Stewart Copeland wrote these crazy, weird songs on Police records that were kind of goofy, but they were great,” he said. “He couldn’t compete with Sting, but that’s all right. Roger Taylor always had a song on every Queen album and when he sang he had this kind of scratchy, cool voice, which I always did try to sound like when I was younger, which is probably why I sound like him now on accident. I always identified with that. I wanted to be in a band, but I also wanted to be with a microphone back there signing and being able to write a song every once in a while.”
GRAMMY winners Gary Clark Jr., Foo Fighters, Don Henley, Norah Jones, Kings Of Leon, Jeff Lynne, Randy Newman, Stevie Nicks, George Strait, and Lucinda Williams; GRAMMY-nominated singer/songwriters Jackson Browne, Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen, Elle King, and Regina Spektor; and rock band the Bangles have been added to the performance lineup for the 2017 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute concert honoring Tom Petty on Feb. 10 in Los Angeles. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers will close the evening’s performances, and multi-GRAMMY-winning artist and producer T Bone Burnett will serve as musical director.
Petty will be honored as the 2017 MusiCares Person of the Year in celebration of his extraordinary creative accomplishments and significant charitable work. Proceeds from the 27th annual Person of the Year tribute provide essential support for MusiCares, which ensures music people have a place to turn in times of financial, medical and personal need.
The MusiCares Person of the Year tribute ceremony is one of the most prestigious events held during GRAMMY Week. The celebration culminates with the 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017. The telecast will be broadcast live on the CBS Television Network at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
For more information on purchasing tables and tickets to the event, or placing ads/messages in the tribute journal, please contact Dana Tomarken at MusiCares at 310.392.3777.
