Taylor Hawkins’ Son Shane Plays Drums for Tearjerking Cover of “My Hero”

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Shane Hawkins, son of longtime Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins

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Performed the Foos' 1997 hit "My Hero" at a Laguna Beach block party over the 4th of July holiday weekend

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Teenaged Shane can be seen playing with the Laguna band The Alive in a heartwarming TikTok video

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In the caption, Taylor Hawkins' son dedicates 'My Hero' to his dad on the drums

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Shane clearly takes after his father, beaming with the same type of infectious energy that made Taylor

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so lovable and, as a caption of a follow-up clip reads, "there was not a dry eye in the house

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Taylor's cover band Chevy Metal opened for The Alive, as well as Foo Fighters just a week before Taylor's untimely death

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Shane Hawkins' tribute was all the more powerful because the elder Hawkins grew up in Laguna Beach

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