Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett discusses the death of Taylor Hawkins and new album possiblity 

Grief is crazy. I lost my husband in April and the whole situation is surreal. Music has been one of the biggest things to help. But I will say that after the Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts, I have started getting back to my old self again.

Chris Shiflett is one of those guys who stands to the side while the others take the spotlight. All the while, he's tuned, refined and keeping the pace. I admire the guy.

You can see how hard it is for Chris to talk about losing Taylor, it's easy for people to forget that it wasn't just Dave who lost a close friend, it was all of them.

I really appreciate the interviewer's calm demeanor, good questions and talking about his own personal grief. It made for a great conversation.

When Taylor passed me and my wife felt it viscerally. We didn't know him personally but the loss was hard felt. We saw the Foos 9 times, we are part of the Foo Family and it felt like we lost a family member. Because of the gigs, the memories, seeing how tight the band were and being part of something more than music. To be a Foos fan means you experience a felt joy at a gig. The fellowship you feel at a Foos gig is like nothing else. I'm 60, I saw every British punk band and had some memories. But experiencing a Foos gig is something else. We're so glad we were part of that energy, that pleasure and that togetherness.

I'm not a big foo fighters fan but ia gotta say, every interview I've seen from this guy I can't help but think these guys are really down to earth.

What a good interview. The tribute concerts were such a selfless gift Chris, and the rest of the Foo family gave to Taylor’s fans across the globe. I hope they all find ways to heal. There is no roadmap for grief of this magnitude. Chris was brave speaking about his grief, and you were sensitive and respectful with your questions. 💙

Listening to them talk about their parents made me remember the death of my own father. What a great person Chris is, really someone I could spend hours with listening to his stories and his experience. Greetings from Argentina

One positive amazing thing is the recognition of Chris’ guitar playing more than ever. His ability to play the songs & solos of so many legendary artists during the concerts for Taylor is next level.

A great interview, done in a very respectful manner. The fact that Justin is sharing his grief along with Chris' grief makes this feel right.... Grief has many stages and people heal differently. I hope both Justin and Chris heal.... The Foo's family is there for you ❤️

What a lovely, eloquent, respectful interview. Grieving goes on for the rest of your life for the people you lose. That was so tastefully done - thank you.

Huge props to Chris, Dave and the Foo's for being able to process all the music from other bands for the tribute

Wow. That was a really respectful way to initiate and guide that conversation. Great job and so sorry to hear about your father passing.

Thanks for asking and thanks to Chris for talking about it. Think it’s the first time I heard a band member discuss Taylor. Sorry to hear about your dad.

I lost my father towards the end of June this year. It's truly the strangest feeling to lose him. I knew him 50 years and you're exactly right, you almost forget for a minute and then something as silly as a blanket or a beer comes into view and you just break down. I don't think you ever really get over it but being constantly surrounded by very people in your life helps quite a lot and also allowing yourself to be patient with your grief. I hate crying in front of people and sometimes you just can't really help it. But it does remind you that you're only human and you will get through it. Great interview and it's still a healing process for lots and lots of people.

Such a great interview. Thanks for posting video. My heart goes out to Taylor’s family and friends as well as to the band who are grieving publicly. I can imagine how hurtful reading the misinformation is to all of them. Thanks to them for the tribute concerts - they were amazing and I hope helped them with their grief.

Chris really is spot on in his assessment of how the public is fascinated with the death of celebrity’s. He always seems like an every guys guy to me. Solid dude.

Shane playing WAS heavy, but also the most uplifting and cathartic thing I've ever seen.

People that you are close to, it is hard to deal with them no longer being there with you. It is difficult to even talk about it. It was so sudden. And you guys had played music together for a long time. Very sad. He is gone but not forgotten. Thank you for at least talking about it. I have always loved the Foo Fighters. Just hope you continue on making music that everyone enjoys. I don't think he would want you guys just to stop entertaining people. He seemed to be that kind of person. No one has a promise of tommarrow. We never know when it is our last day. So he seemed to really enjoy life. Loved Shane's performance. Watch it a lot.

Thank you Justin Jay for this podcast. Thank you 🙏🏾 Chris Shiflett for a fabulous show in LA. Thank you for your sincerity and humility and your stand against internet nonsense. Thank you thank you thank you!!! Peace to you and all the Foo Fighters and family❤

Great interview Justin, I got teary when you talked about grief and your Dad because I experience the same things and it’s been 3 years. I own a lot of my fathers tools, many of which he initialed and when I see that writing sometimes I have a memory and the emotions come back. Thanks for sharing this.

A completely respectful approach to a difficult question. I'm so sorry to Chris, the Foos and Taylor's family to have to grieve while being seemingly surrounded by the idiocy of sick people who think it's okay to just keep spreading garbage about a guy people are still grieving. What a messed up timeline to live in. Great chat here. Condolences to you both on your losses.

Chris was the best. He not only tore up every song, he did for 6 hours, Making it look effortless. So sorry about losing his friend/brother.

Great podcast. The discussion on grief was spot on. I will be following from now.

I lost my mother and grandpa this month and last month its been rough but too here you two talk about death in such a relatable way brings me so much comfort thanks for this (:

Really well done interview. The questions were worded perfectly in an extremely considerate way

Thank you Chris for sharing. My thoughts and prayers are with Taylor's family and all the Foo Fighters family.❤️

It's the quite and out of time grief that hits You. My son passed in '19 it is so hard. But then you can smile when you miss them. Love you Chris 😊 Peace...

Beautiful conversation about grief and losing someone close, lost my dad a few years ago and the little things that just really bring it back out of nowhere x

I really appreciated your approach to this topic. I bet Chris did too. I feel like he was able to voice a couple things troubling him during his grieving process.

Chris said what needed to be said. Too many morons overstepping themselves. They'd hate strangers speculating if they lost a friend or relative.

I lost my dad in Feb. all the memory photos that pop are so bittersweet. Watching the grief of the band and I keep trying to hold it together but it helped me to cry with them. Needing to release that grief or allowing myself to cry is so difficult.

Discussing the dynamic of grief and being a public figure is a sensitive way to approach the loss of Taylor with sensitivity for everyone .Congrats on playing the Opry a few weeks back, Chris . What I would give to sing a little Patsy Cline on that stage. Must have been a blast !!

It is so effin' great, respectful, sincere, and appropriate that the band invited Taylor's son to play with them at both of those memorial shows. Shane Hawkins is playing like an animal, and you know that he is thinking of his dad the whole time, like maybe he's watching from above, and he just wants to impress Taylor with his performance, which no doubt he does.

I cannot imagine how it felt for the remaining Foos …. I hope they take time to grieve and heal now that the concerts are done. My thoughts were especially with his wife & kids when they came out on stage. ❤

Justin, I know I am late to the game and a first time viewer but great interview. Hearing you and Chris talk about your Dads reminded me of my own. The way I rationalize it is this; the depth of loss and intensity never goes away, only the frequency becomes less. -Thanks

Chris is so genuine and sweet, I love him. I don't need to know how T died, never did, I miss him so much. It's so good to listen to Chris ❤‍🩹

As I was listening to Chris talk about the finality of death, I found myself wondering why, like, since death is that ONE fundamental aspect of life that we share with literally every other human, as every person to ever exist either has died or will die, you’d think that by now we would have evolved to find better ways of dealing with it. But then I had the realization that we absolutely HAVE evolved to deal with it and that’s what empathy is. We have evolved to process death by fully appreciating what it means to be alive, I suppose. And I can’t think of any other person who better represents that idea than Taylor did, of the enthusiasm for music and for life that he had.

Great interview sensitive yet so honest. Thank you Chris 💜.

Men talking about grief is a beautiful thing.

Awesome interview by the way. Very heartfelt and respectful ❤️🙏

I love Chris so much, I've been following him since the No Use days. RIP Tony Sly RIP Taylor Hawkins

This was an exceptional interview. Cloer to a great conversation, really, which all of the best interviews are.

Chris is grounded in reality and that's damn near impossible with the insane spectacle happening around him at all times. I'm sorry he has to grieve publicly to a degree but I appreciate his honesty.

I knew for sure he was going to say that Shane playing was the best part. Very respectful interviewer! ✌️🖤

I don't care at all how he died.... I'm sad he died , and it was way before his time- his family is probably still devastated - and I'm still very sad about it and will be for awhile - This was a great interview ~

Good convo. Sorry that grieving has to be so public and pressing. Hope Foos press on and keep their music alive.

Chris is the man. I hope he’s doing better now.

I sometimes want to call my dad to tell him about my Accomplishment in my life now a days and then I realize he has been gone for 20 years

I love you Chris. So sorry for your loss.

Thanks guys. Just a great interview. Down to earth… like taking to old buddies from my high school days.

I like Chris Shiflett and think he’s an underrated guitarist for as much as he lays down performing. The now expected unexpected forays into widely diverse cover songs foofighters do live is built for him. Hoping his own stuff gets enough push to get the attention he’s happy with for it.

the sad but ironic thing is that the person who could get them through a tough time like this and bring camaraderie and the love and support is the one who died/ his amazing smile and fun loving warm hart. time is a healer. love to the foos

Great interview, thanks!

I don’t really comment but this was really sensitively handled. Well done. Wishing Chris the best with the solo material.

Sorry to hear about your father passing! 🙏 Be well, brother!

I love the Foo Fighters; they have provided the soundtrack to my adult life. I loved Taylor Hawkins, and will not entertain any ignorant speculation about his death. Chris is not only insanely talented, but a class act. I will always support his music.

Chris is a class act.And one awesome guitar player.

Well handled Chris. Even public figures deserve some space in good times or bad. What someone does in their personal life is exclusive to their family & friends.

Thank you for doing this interview...

Great interviewer!!! Great questions!!!

I’ll have a dream about my mom or dad wake up and still think they’re still alive. Then I’ll remember they’ve passed. I can totally relate to Chris.

This was beautifully done

RIP Taylor, thanks for the music

Respect and love to Chris and the whole foo fighters fam

I was at the LA THTC and it was one of the best nights of my life! #foofightersforever #flyhighhawkins

I’m really benefitting from listening to Anderson Cooper’s podcast All There Is. He is so forthcoming with his grief and has terrific guests. Laurie Anderson talking about Lou Reed’s death and her project Heart of a Dog is a must-listen.

No crap man; just lost my only brother in March 8th 2022 and I am still struggling...

Outstanding interview! You have a new subscriber!

My condolences, Justin. Been in that situation 6 years ago and what you‘ve said about those times of grieve which are partly in situations when you would not have expected that (while others might wonder why you are in a „normal“ looking mood in certain situations where you SHOULD be grieving) is so true….

R.I.P. Taylor Hawkins Fly high!

Such a good talk. Thank you.

Great interview

Lovely interview. Shifty is the best. So sorry people are jerks. We love you guys! ♥️

I Lost one my best friends and my music mate all of the sudden too, fame aside, i know How those guys are feeling

Fascinated is an interesting word, I haven't felt that about it, sad still, Like he's just gone and I'm still just sad about it. I watched so many interviews he and Dave did together so they show up in my feed and I'll be like oh, wait, he's gone. It's weird and it sucks. He made the world a better place just being who he was.

Rolling Stone’s fall from grace is such a disappointment. Its music criticism has always been crap, but these days I wouldn’t wipe my ass with it.

That's because Shane is his dad.. a mini Taylor. Plays just like him. All heart

I love the fact that Chris loves Rainbow's "Long Live Rock and Roll".

thanks for this.

Good interview

Chris seems like a real cool guy. Loved this

A celebrity dies & so many people talk shit about what/how it happened, weird. Nobody thinks about a person, friend, son, father, uncle, husband, brother, etc. died. You'd expect some type of compassion from people outside the public bubble.

Sorry about your dad, passing, my man. That hurts.

Sorry for your loss fellas.

Internet sleuths going after a cause for his death and speculating out loud on the internet is disgusting.

Love you Chris, RIP Taylor

I still can't believe he's gone and that way right before a show. Unbeliveable.

Thank you ❤

Nice to see that these people are human.

I hope they take the time to determine what is best for everyone in the band. You can't rush these things.

Taylor died because it was his time. I will not say anything different. Saying that anyone pushed Taylor to the limit, probably have zero idea of what happened.

at 2:42 after a big sigh, Chris looked up and was going to say something, and you cut him off with a question... missed the mark unfortunately. Otherwise, great interview.

well done.

Shifty is a class act.

Well, the world has become what it is....a lot of careless and disrespectful people. The way I feel about it, it doesn't matter how Taylor passed; but, how we all feel the extreme loss of such a talented and beloved human being. My regret....putting it off and putting it off to see the Foos in person with Taylor. Chris, hang in there. Taylor, so miss and love what I have seen of you in interviews and your talent, sigh.....

you know?

R.i.p taylor. R.i.p tony sly.

Dave should play drums on next foos, but for the tour they should use Tom Petty’s drummer

Chris seems like one cool cat