King Princess's new music album "Hold On Baby" released which is featuring the late Foo Fighters drummer "Taylor Hawkins".
The alt-pop musician, King Princess, whose real name is Mikaela Straus, 23, released her sophomore music album with the 12-track set wraps up with high ranked "Let Us Die," in which drums from the legend Hawkins, who died in March.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, King Princess opened up about details,
"He really showed me a level of musicianship and also respect and kindness that I will never forget,"
"Mark [Ronson] heard the demo and was like, 'I really think there needs to be a live drummer.' I agreed,"
"Oh, my God, do you think we can get Taylor?"
"So we FaceTimed. He was recording in L.A., I was in New York, and it was crazy. I was in my childhood home, my dad's recording studio, listening to Taylor make my record better than I ever thought it could be," the "1950"
"And my dad [was] sitting there watching, I can't even describe it."
"He took as long as he needed and he did it and he was so kind and so gracious,"
"And he was like, 'I'm just so thankful. I just love this song, and I just love playing.' He was just saying he loves playing drums, And to hear that from somebody who's lived such a life that, at his age and playing for as long as he has in so many different bands and his own projects, for him to just love to play the f---- drums, that to me is just what we should all strive to be."
"[Hawkins] added something to that song that goes so beyond just laying down a drum track. He really showed me a level of musicianship and also respect and kindness that I will never forget."
"I didn't know Taylor that well, I just felt so supported by his musicianship, and I can't believe I have the song."
"To find that out [that he had died]… I was just completely in shock."
"They came back and said, 'As long as he wanted to be on it, that sounds great,'"
"They were just so kind, I can't even imagine getting a message like that during that time. I was just so anxious and sad and nervous to just ask of someone like that. But they felt that it was an homage. And it is an homage. It's for Taylor."
