Miley Cyrus torn open while paying tribute to her late pal Taylor Hawkins at Lollapalooza Brazil on Saturday.
“We had to make this emergency landing and the first person I called was Taylor because he was already at the festival,” Cyrus said of the Foo Fighters drummer, who died Friday.
Cyrus, 23, was referring to the private plane she took earlier this week. The crew had to make an emergency landing after being struck by lightning en route to the Asunciónico Music Festival in Paraguay. The Foo Fighters headlined the music festival a day earlier.
“That would have been a time when I would have gone to my girlfriend’s but I didn’t, so it makes me really sad,” Cyrus said, her voice shaking as she wiped away a tear.
“I would have done anything to hang out with him again.”
Cyrus paid tribute to Hawkins with her song “Angels Like You.” Twitter/@MileyNation13
Three days after the Foo Fighters performed at the music festival, Hawkins was found dead in a Colombian hotel. he was 50
It was later reported that multiple drugs were found in the room, according to a report citing Colombian authorities.
“I would have done anything to hang out with him again,” Cyrus said during her show on Saturday. Getty Images for FF
“I know I get on stage and every time I play with my band – which if anything ever happened to anyone it would kill me, so I couldn’t imagine how the Foo Fighters feel today,” continued Cyrus.
The singer said she “couldn’t imagine how the Foo Fighters feel today.” Getty Images for dick clark prod
The “Malibu” actress then dedicated her song “Angels Like You” to Hawkins. The camera then flashed to onlookers – many of whom were also crying.
Ahead of the show, Cyrus took to Twitter to share the many emotions running through her mind as she was about to take the stage.
Cyrus admitted he felt “heartbroken” over Hawkins’ death.Twitter/@MileyNation13
“I just feel heartbroken and ‘human’ today… But I’ll put on my superhero suit and I’ll be strong not only for YOU, but also for ME! I want to live my truth AND MY MESSAGE! Never give up!” Cyrus wrote in one of her many tweets.
Cyrus has been a Foo Fighters fan for years and became close to Hawkins when they worked together on her Billy Idol collaboration Night Crawling. The track was released on Cyrus’ 2021 rock crossover record Plastic Hearts.