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Fozzy's Chris Jericho took his niece's horrific experience of being publicly beaten by classmates to social media on Sunday (May 22nd) tweeting a video of the abuse and writing, "Hey @HillsboroughSch - My niece has been incessantly bullied at #MulrennanMiddleSchool for months. Despite my families pleas, nobody did anything to help…and this was the result a few days ago. If u won't take action, I'd love to discuss this on @abcactionnews & @wfla ANYTIME!"

In a message to TMZ, Jericho gave an update on his niece saying that she is "physically ok. But, mentally she's hurting. She's scared to go to school. This could've been avoided as the family approached the school a few times prior but nothing was done."

He continuned, "We need to spread awareness so that the schools do a better job of protecting our kid's mental health and safety. ALL kids. Not just the ones with famous uncles."

Hundreds of Vinnie Paul's items will be hitting the auction block this week via Backstage Auctions. The late Pantera and Hellyeah drummer's personal items and tour memorabilia including musical instruments, clothing, awards and art work will be among the offerings. The auction starts on Thursday (May 26th) at 2 p.m. ET over at backstageauctions.com and will run through Sunday, June 5th.

Paul died on June 22, 2018 at the age of 54. He was preceded in death by his brother "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott who was killed in 2004.

Evanescence has named their Tim McCord as their new guitarist and Emma Anzai of Sick Puppies as their new bassist. McCord has occupied the role of bassists from 2006 to the present, but he will now switch to guitar, which is his "original instrument."

And as far as Anzai, Evanescence revealed in a statement on Instagram, "We've been friends and fans for years, and the time has finally come to join forces."

Slash shed light on how he deals with fame. The legendary Guns N' Roses guitarist who has been a household name for 35 years now spoke to Goldmine and was asked how his notoriety fits into his life: "It's an interesting question, because someone like me, who is not really into fame for fame's sake or that kind of thing, you have to appreciate that your path has brought you to having whatever recognition for whatever it is that you do. Y'know, you have to appreciate. . . when someone has some sort of attachment to you for what you produce."

He went on to say, "I might not always be comfortable in a public situation, because my personality doesn't lend itself to that. But I always appreciate the fact that it's because of whatever I did musically. It's a double-edged sword kind of thing. I don't like the sort of attention. If I'm not playing guitar, I try not to draw attention. But at the same time, you can't resent it, because it means something for what it is that you do."

Slash told us a while back that finally becoming a father helped settle him down: "I never actually was one of those guys that said I'm gonna be single forever and never have children. I just never made plans for it, so when it happened, it was, like, at the perfect time in my life. It's like, if it had happened a second earlier, I couldn't have handled it, 'cause I was too out there. Then when the kids came, it actually sort of secured me, more than anything."

Guns N' Roses kick off its European tour on June 4th in Lisbon, Portugal at Passeio Martimo De Alges.

Evanescence have parted ways with their longtime guitar player Jen Majura. The band announced the news on social media on Saturday (May 21st) writing, "It has been a very special chapter in the band with our dear friend Jen Majura, but we have decided it's time to go our separate ways. We will always love her and support her, and can't wait to see what she does next! We are so grateful for the good times and great music we made all around the world together."

For her part, Majura tweeted, "I feel the need to address that none of this was my decision! I have no hard feelings against anybody and I wish Evanescence all the best. I am allowed to carry beautiful memories of these past years, I am grateful."

Majura joined Evanascence in 2015.

The band is slated to kick off their tour on June 5th in Athens, Greece.

Five Finger Death Punch frontman Ivan Moody's right eye was injured during the band's show in Daytona Beach, FL on Thursday (May 19th) after it was accidentally exposed to a laser beam. Moody shared a since-deleted video on social media late Thursday night explaining that he "got overheated" and tripped over a laser which wound up shooting him in the eye.

While at the hospital, Moody visited with several fans who were also brought to the ER due to various reasons during the Welcome To Rockville Festival at which Five Finger Death Punch was playing at the time of his accident. He shared several minutes of video featuring him meeting and chatting with those fans.

Blabbermouth.net reports that Moody said, "I've gotta go back (home) to (Las) Vegas and I've gotta see a real eye doctor, and hopefully it's okay. I can't see out of it right now. It's, like, have you ever stared at the sun or a lightbulb and you get that green light — it blackens it out. Imagine that times, like, a thousand. They thought my retina was separated; that's how bad it was.

At the moment, the band is scheduled to launch its European tour on June 12th at Austria's Nova Rock festival.

Ozzy Osbourne has revealed that he is awaiting neck surgery. Osbourne is dealing with some lasting damage from a quad bike accident he had back in 2003. During an interview with Classic Rock for their 300th issue, the rock legend said, "I'm just waiting on some more surgery on my neck. I can't walk properly these days. I have physical therapy every morning. I am somewhat better, but nowhere near as much as I want to be to go back on the road."

When asked if he often thinks about mortality, Ozzy said, "At f*cking 73, I've done pretty well. I don't plan on going anywhere, but my time's going to come."

Kurt Cobain's iconic 1969 Fender Mustang guitar sold for a cool $4.5 million on May 22nd. The famed guitar was but one of the many instruments that went under the hammer at Julien's Auctions' three-day, "Music Icons" sale. The Cobain guitar -- used most famously in Nirvana's groundbreaking 1991 "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video -- was purchased by Jim Irsay, owner and CEO of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts. The guitar, which was originally listed with an estimate for only $600,000, caused a bidding war, which led to the exorbitant final price.

Blabbermouth reported, "In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Cobain family is donating a portion of the proceeds of the legendary guitar and select Kurt Cobain items to Kicking The Stigma, the Irsays' initiative to raise awareness about mental health disorders and remove the stigma associated with these illnesses. Through grants, as well as personal donations by the Irsay family, more than $16 million has been committed to local and national organizations to expand treatment and research and raise awareness in Indiana and beyond."

Jim Isray said in a statement: "I am thrilled to preserve and protect another piece of American culture that changed the way we looked at world. The fact that a portion of the proceeds will go toward our effort to kick the stigma surrounding mental health makes this acquisition even more special to me."

Not long after Nevermind's mega-platinum success Kurt Cobain spoke about the effect the massive adoration and fame Nirvana was suddenly dealing with: "Either I've accepted it or I've gone beyond insane to where I can deal with it emotionally. I really don't care. I know that I'm too stubborn to allow myself to ever compromise our music or get so wrapped up in it and involved to where it's going to turn us into big rock stars. I mean, I just don't feel like that. Everyone else accuses us of it, but y'know, we're not as popular as everyone thinks and we're not as rich as everyone think, y'know? We've always had a good sense of humor, I don't think that's been translated very well. We'd rather laugh about it -- (feigns happiness) ha, ha, ha."

Billie Eilish opened up to David Letterman about living with Tourette's Syndrome during the latest episode of My Next Guest Needs No Introduction.

The singer revealed that it started with "small" tics when she was a child. She said, "For me, they're very exhausting" but admitted she had "made friends with it now."

She also told the host that several other artists have the same condition, adding, "What's funny is so many people have it that you would never know."

Billie Eilish, Coldplay and Shawn Mendes have partnered with Global Citizen for an open letter calling on governments, private sector leaders and billionaires to take urgent action against poverty and climate change.

The open letter was announced on Sunday (May 22nd), Day One of Global Citizen NOW, an urgent gathering to defeat poverty and protect the planet bringing together 200 leaders across the private sector, advocacy, entertainment, government, and philanthropy.

The letter says, "We're calling for leaders to step up by fully committing the funding necessary to tackle the challenges we face. We need to improve opportunities for girls around the world, address the systemic barriers that keep people in poverty, and halt the climate crisis. But we can only succeed at addressing these issues by eliminating the barriers that have prevented us to end extreme poverty and committing to financing levels that will allow for real sustainable progress and not just a temporary fix."

Other artists who signed the letter include 5 Seconds of Summer, Adam Lambert, Alessia Cara, Alok, Bill Nye, Billy Porter, Bridget Moynahan, Camilo, Cathy Freeman, Charlie Puth, Chloe x Halle, Connie Britton, Criolo, Cyndi Lauper, Deborra-lee Furness, DJ Cuppy, Dikembe Mutombo, DJ Cuppy, Duran Duran, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Femi Kuti, FINNEAS, Hugh Jackman, Lali, Lang Lang, Loren Gray, Made Kuti, MÅNESKIN, Muzi, Nancy Isime, Nile Rodgers, Nomzamo Mba, and Tropkillaz.

Linkin Park's One More Light album celebrates its fifth anniversary this week and two of the singles have earned more platinum.

"Heavy," the lead single that featured a guest vocal by Kiiara and showed a poppier side to the band's sound, has now been certified as a double platinum. The song reached #2 on Billboard in 2017.

The album's title track, "One More Light" has certified platinum for the first time. It reached #6 on the charts the same year. That was the last album the band released.

However, earlier this week, they announced a new deluxe edition of their 2007 album, Minutes to Midnight.

TL;DR:

• Linkin Park's One More Light album celebrates its fifth anniversary this week and two of the singles have earned more platinum.
• "Heavy" has now been certified as a double platinum.
• The album's title track, "One More Light" has certified platinum for the first time.

System Of A Down's Serj Tankian is the latest artist to contribute to music to the upcoming video game "Metal: Hellsinger." The track is called "No Tomorrow," and the video game is expected to launch later this year, according to theprp.com.

Other musicians who have also contributed music include Lamb Of God‘s Randy Blythe, Trivium‘s Matt Heafy, Arch Enemy‘s Alissa White-Gluz, Dark Tranquillity‘s Mikael Stanne, Soilwork‘s Björn "Speed" Strid, Jinjer‘s Tatiana Shmailyuk and Black Crown Initiate‘s James Dorton.

Flea revealed he still takes music lessons. The legendary Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist spoke to Bass Player magazine and explained how he looks back at the band's past and his individual musicianship: "I'm always discovering things, y'know, and trying to develop. I like to think that the best parts of myself back then, I've kept, and that I've gotten rid of the bits that I don't need. I'll try to add more essential parts and I'll get better."

He went on to say, "Y'know, I really want to be a good jazz bass player -- that's something I really want to do, whenever I get the time. I was studying with someone for a little while, around the time I finished tracking on the last Chili Peppers album. I was studying jazz with this girl whose husband plays saxophone on our record, just working on trying to play through changes on walking bass, because upright bass is the most comforting sound to me. I remember when we were tracking Californication, we were all sitting around the studio lounge, and John (Frusciante) was asking everybody in the room, 'What's the real comfort music that you put on and it's like breathing?' I realized that for me, it's jazz, mostly because I liked it when I was a kid."

Fleas shed light on how he maintains his bass chops: "When we're on tour, I'm playing so much. We're playing gigs all the time, and I play scales for an hour before every show. Something about the Chili Peppers is that never for a second have we ever taken the audience for granted, or thought 'We'll just go out and play the hits.' I always take every show as a sacred moment, as part of a mission of being alive. So I keep my chops up. I'm ready. I'm ready!"

Guitarist John Frusciante told us a while back that Flea literally lives and breathes music: "Flea's been practicing the bass more than I've ever seen him practice it in my life. In his whole life he's never learned songs by people and lately he's been learning Joy Division songs, and David Bowie songs, and Beatles songs on the piano."

Red Hot Chili Peppers next perform on June 4th in Seville, Spain at Estadio La Cartuja De Sevilla.

UPDATED: Red Hot Chili Peppers North American dates tour dates (subject to change):

July 23 - Denver, CO - Empower Field at Mile High (with HAIM and Thundercat)
July 27 - San Diego, CA - Petco Park (with HAIM and Thundercat)
July 29 - Santa Clara, CA - Levi's Stadium (with Beck and Thundercat)
July 31 - Los Angeles, CA - SoFi Stadium (with Beck and Thundercat)
August 3 - Seattle, WA - T-Mobile Park (with The Strokes and Thundercat)
August 6 - Las Vegas, NV - Allegiant Stadium (with The Strokes and King Princess)
August 10 - Atlanta, GA - Truist Park (with The Strokes and Thundercat)
August 12 - Nashville, TN - Nissan Stadium (with The Strokes and Thundercat)
August 14 - Detroit, MI - Comerica Park (with The Strokes and Thundercat)
August 17 - E. Rutherford, NJ - Metlife Stadium (with The Strokes and Thundercat)
August 19 - Chicago, IL - Soldier Field (with The Strokes and Thundercat)
August 21 - Toronto, ON - Rogers Centre (with The Strokes and Thundercat)
August 30 - Miami, FL - Hard Rock Stadium (with The Strokes and Thundercat)
September 1 - Charlotte, NC - Bank of America Stadium (with The Strokes and Thundercat)
September 3 - Philadelphia, PA - Citizens Bank Park (with The Strokes and Thundercat)
September 8 - Washington, DC - Nationals Park (with The Strokes and Thundercat)
September 10 - Boston, MA - Fenway Park (with St. Vincent and Thundercat)
September 15 - Orlando, FL - Camping World Stadium (with The Strokes and Thundercat)
September 18 - Arlington, TX - Globe Life Field (with The Strokes and Thundercat)
September 25 - Louisville, KY - Louder Than Life Festival
October 7, 8, 9 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Music Festival - RHCP performance date TBA
October 14, 15, 16 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Music Festival - RHCP performance date TBA

During an appearance on The Ex Man With Doc Coyle, Metallica's Robert Trujillo recalled being insulted by James Hetfield. A few years back, the bend was on tour and Hetfield got annoyed with him during rehearsals because he wasn't "jamming through it with full intensity."

He explained, "I've always been in situations in my groups where there were those moments where things get heated and you're bumping heads. It happens in Metallica. There's been a couple of times, even with James."

He continued, "I remember one time a few years ago — about three years ago — in Italy. Poor guy, he got stung by a bee in his face, I think it was. I don't think he's allergic, but there was poison oak going on. So your face is hurtin', your body's itchin'. You're out there on the road. It's raining. And one of the songs — like 'Memory Remains' or something… And we're going on stage very soon and things are running late. And we're playing 'Memory Remains' in the tuning room, and I'm just kind of jamming through it, but I'm not really jamming through it with full intensity; I'm just kind of ghosting it a little bit. And he's, like, 'You know the song?' And this is a song we've played thousands of times. And I was insulted, because this is one of the easiest songs we play, and you're asking me if I know the song. So I'm just kind of, like, 'Yeah, I know the f*cking s…'"

Robert went on, "I blew a fuse for a second. And then I felt horrible, and he felt horrible. And then we realized, I think, that I'm tripping on the load that I have on my shoulders over here; he's tripping on this and this and probably… I mean, I get it, man — I've had poison oak; I've had bee stings before, and it ain't fun. And you're out there and you're trying to be the best you can. So, rather than throwing your instruments down and coming to blows or anything like that, you work it out — you kind of calm yourself and you realize what's going on."

• Rush's Geddy Lee revealed that the current tagline for the band's signature beer is not the one they originally pitched. While chatting with Ultimate Classic Rock, Lee explained that although he and Alex Lifeson settled on the catchphrase "Books are for tourists" for their Rush Canadian Golden Ale -- the other was actually more in line with the band's sense of humor: "Did you know the phrase 'Drinking beer is better than being hit in the head with a hammer' can't be put on a beer can? Me neither. But that's a no-no. We did ask." (Ultimate Classic Rock)
  
  
• Queen + Adam Lambert will open Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Concert on June 4th at Buckingham Palace. The concert, which will be broadcast live, will also feature performances by Duran Duran, Nile Rodgers, and Alicia Keys, along with a specially pre-filmed performance from Elton John. (Blabbermouth)
  
  
• The trailer for Spinning Gold, the upcoming biopic on Casablanca Records late-founder Neil Bogart, is making the rounds ahead of being screened to potential investors at Cannes Film Festival. The decidedly low-budget clip features Michael Ian Black as Kiss manager Bill Aucoin leading Bogart and his entourage to the back of the stage as Kiss performs at an arena. Due to the fact that Kiss is currently working on its own biopic, titled Shout It Out Loud, "Rock And Roll All Night" has been recorded by other musicians and the band's iconic makeup has been changed. There's been no word as to when Spinning Gold will be released. (Variety)
  
  
• Greek composer Vangelis, best known for his chart-topping 1981 theme to the film, Chariots Of Fire, has died at age 79 at a hospital in France. Born Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou in 1943, Vangelis, who will also be remembered for his score to Ridley Scott's 1982 thriller Blade Runner, made a name for himself on the silver screen by scoring such high profile projects as Jack Lemmon's Missing, the Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins drama The Bounty, Roman Polanski's Bitter Moon, and Oliver Stone's Alexander. Vangelis also scored the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, and the 2004 Olympics in Athens. (The Guardian)

Pearl Jam was forced to cancel the final two shows of its spring tour after bassist Jeff Ament tested positive for Covid. The band announced via social media that they are issuing refunds for the concerts originally set for May 18th at Sacramento, California's Golden 1 Center and May 20th at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Drummer Matt Cameron missed his first shows with the band in 24 years starting this past May 12th after testing positive for Covid.

The band's message to fans reads:

Important Cancelation Notice for Sacramento and Las Vegas

Dear PJ fans and ticket holders,

While the band battled through Oakland after drummer Matt Cameron tested positive for Covid, and Fresno where Ed and the band got through it with the help of Dave Krusen as special guest drummer, they now have to present the heartbreaking news that this morning bassist Jeff Ament has tested positive for Covid.

This is horrible for everybody involved and we are especially sorry to those out there who have made plans to attend these shows.

Our attention to staying inside the bubble has been constant. We have truly done all that we could have to remain clear of infection.

Regretfully, the Sacramento and Las Vegas shows are canceled. Ticket refunds will be automatically processed to ticket holders' method of purchase. We are so very sorry. Be safe out there.

Machine Gun Kelly and fiancé Megan Fox celebrated her 36th birthday by getting matching voodoo doll tattoos. The ring finger tats were designed to look like real voodoo dolls.

The couple shared several pics of their day out together. In one, they're on a rollercoaster ride on Space Mountain at Disneyland.

Kelly posted: "Wishing the happiest birthday to my ethereal light being. I love you Maki."

This month marks 2 years since the couple first started dating.

TL;DR:

• Machine Gun Kelly and fiancé Megan Fox celebrated her 36th birthday by getting matching voodoo doll tattoos.
• The ring finger tats were designed to look like real voodoo dolls.

Anthrax member Scott Ian confirms the band is working on a new album which will likely be released sometime next year. He paid a visit to Consequence's Kyle Meredith With… podcast where he also suggested Anthrax might head out on another leg of tour dates with Black Label Society.

Ian said, "I'd like to think this US run with Black Label is gonna do pretty well, and maybe we get to do a second run of those dates at some point early next year. And then I'm sure next year at some point, there should be a record, depending on when we get in the studio. Yeah, it's all starting to ramp up again. I'm still fingers crossed it all doesn't just get thrown in the garbage, but I'm being very optimistic that things are moving forward and everyone can go back to work — meaning we get to go play shows again. And I'm very excited about that."

Anthrax and Black Label Society's co-headlining 2022 tour launches on July 26th in Phoenix, AZ.

Former Deftones bassist Sergio Vega has opened up about leaving the band a few months back, saying it had nothing to do with money. According to Blabbermouth.net, during an interview with The Jasta Show, he said, "On a creative level, they were always super open and super cool." He continued, "But it was never even about money. Because even the publishing was there; that's fine. It's purely about belonging; it's purely about just wanting to feel like you're in it."

He went on, "At the beginning, I was up for anything. I was just, like, 'My friends are in trouble, and I just wanna help.' . . . Being a hired gun, there's no room for creative input — that's fine. That would have been a thing, and you wrap your head around that. Initially, my only goal was to put my best foot forward and be a help to people in need and people that I cared about. And it was only because of the way that it was presented to me as, 'This is how it's gonna go down,' where something that I started to go, 'Hey…'"

Again, Vega denied that his unhappiness had anything to do with money, saying, "It was never about money and it was never about any of that. It was just about literally being in the same situation so that it didn't create these opportunities for dissonance, where it was, like, 'Oh, you're doing this, but we're paying you while you're doing this.' I got a call that was, like, 'We're hemorrhaging a lot of money on storage space and you.' And I was, like, 'That's my problem. I'm compared to a storage space. I'm a line item.' It's not the money. It's just the dynamic."

Vega continued, 'So it wasn't me asking for anything during the pandemic; it was the contract being canceled, which is their right. And then I was, like, 'Okay, cool. This doesn't work for anybody. We can finally address a total restructure.' But at the end of the day, we weren't able to really come to terms on that. So that's fine. Basically, everything that I had said in my initial video statement is what kind of happened. And I totally understand their position. But mine is I have to respect my situation and my position as well, that it wasn't something that… having that dissonance, for lack of a better word, was something that was pervasive, and it was something that ultimately was affecting me mentally as well."

Ghost will tour North America on the next leg of its Imperatour, beginning on August 26th in San Diego. They will stop in 19 arenas across the U.S. and Canada before wrapping things up in Green Bay on September 23rd. Support on all dates but one will come from Mastodon. Tickets go on sale on Friday (May 20th) at 10 a.m. local time.

The new tour is in support of Ghost's fifth album, Impera, which was released in March.

Ghost tops this week's Rock Radio chart with "Call Me Little Sunshine."

They have also unveiled Chapter 11: Family Dinner, the newest installment of Ghost's long-running narrative series of webisodes.

Papa Roach and Falling In Reverse are teaming up to co-headline Rockzilla Summer Tour featuring very special guests Hollywood Undead and Bad Wolves. The trek kicks off in East Providence, RI on July 27th and plays in 24 cities across the US before finishing on August 31 in Nashville, TN. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday (May 20th) at 10 a.m. local time.

Papa Roach front man Jacoby Shaddix said, "We're thrilled to bring an absolutely packed line up - an evening of non-stop rock, to some amazing cities this summer. We haven't been to some of these cities in a long time…Only right that we celebrate with these amazing bands, who all are bringing heat of their own!"

Falling In Reverse's Ronnie Radke said, "We are very glad to bring out such a phenomenal line up. Fans have asked for years for a FIR/Papa Roach tour, and now the time has finally come. Not to mention Hollywood Undead and Bad Wolves are also on the bill. This will be a tour to remember."

Papa Roach will also return to the road this week for a string of Festival dates starting on May 21st at Welcome to Rockville.

With Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron still sidelined after testing positive for Covid, the band tapped original drummer Dave Krusen to sit in during its May 16th show at Fresno, California's Save Mart Arena. Although he joined the band onstage during its 2017 Rock Hall performance, the gig marked Krusen's first concert with the band since May 25th, 1991 when he split the group due to substance abuse issues. While behind the kit on Monday night, Krusen tackled 10 songs with the band -- eight of which he originally drummed on.

Ultimate Classic Rock quoted frontman Eddie Vedder's introduction of Krusen: "When this all went down with Matt the other day, we started thinking about all the other people that we've been through some great drummers. . . some of the best. Y'know, that first record (Ten) seems to be a record that affected so many people but our friend that was playing drums at that time, the amount of shows that he got to play with us was fairly limited. Well, it looks like this week we're going to get to make up for that."

Over 30 years on, Pearl Jam remains one of the most consistent live acts around. Guitarist Mike McCready explained a while back why he thinks that is: "The sure-fire thing is just a confidence in our band, and I know that we've done that before and we'll do it again, because we are a really good, tight live band. And a lot of that is non-spoken because we've played together for so long. It's an interesting thing. I don't know if there's a sure-fire way of doing it, but I think we hit it pretty well most times we do it."

Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron has apologized for comments he made about the late Foo Fighters star Taylor Hawkins. Rolling Stone interviewed twenty of Hawkins' friends for the piece but Hawkins' family members and Foo Fighters bandmates declined to be interviewed. Hawkins' friends said that he was concerned about the band's rigorous touring schedule and didn't know if he could physically handle playing three-hour shows night after night.

Cameron told the outlet said that Hawkins had a talk with the band before his death, saying that he wanted to take a step back from their upcoming rigorous tour schedule. He explained, "He had a heart-to-heart with Dave and, yeah, he told me that he ‘couldn't f – – king do it anymore' — those were his words. So I guess they did come to some understanding, but it just seems like the touring schedule got even crazier after that."

A rep for Foo Fighters denied Cameron's claims, saying, "No, there was never a ‘heart-to-heart' — or any sort of meeting on this topic — with Dave and Silva Artist Management.

Cameron also revealed that Hawkins agreed to continue touring with the band to "be a team player." He said, "A band like that is a big machine with a lot of people on the payroll. So you've got to really be cognizant of the business side of something when it's that big and that has inherent pressure, just like any business."

The Foo Fighter's rep also denied this, saying, "He never ‘informed Dave and management' of anything at all like that." The rep also denied all accounts of Hawkins' feeling of being burnt out.

MATT CAMERON APOLOGIZES

Cameron took to Instagram to apologize, saying, "When I agreed to take part in the Rolling Stone article about Taylor, I assumed it would be a celebration of his life and work. My quotes were taken out of context and shaped into a narrative I never intended. Taylor was a dear friend, and a next level artist."

He continued, "I miss him. I have only the deepest love and respect for Taylor, Dave and the Foo Fighters families."

He added, "I am truly sorry to have taken part in this interview and I apologize that my participation may have caused harm to those for whom I have only the deepest respect and admiration."

Hawkins died on March 25th in Bogotá, Colombia. He was 50.