Dave Navarro, of Jane’s Addiction and Ink Masters fame, was in a band with the fallen Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins back in 2021. The band, NHC, was comprised of Navarro on guitar, Hawkins on drums, and bassist Chris Chaney, also of Jane’s Addiction. Hawkins sadly passed a few months after the band was announced, so whatever music was made between the three remains relatively unheard. According to Navarro, that might change. Heavy emphasis on the might, though.
“Once we lost Taylor, I didn’t pick up a guitar for a very long time,” Navarro said in a recent interview with Rolling Stone. “It was a very long time because that was one of the more painful losses in my life, for sure.”
The music world is still whirling from the loss, so it makes sense why some things involving Hawkins may still be too sensitive to touch.
“We have a completed mastered album, but this might be a little soon [to release]. I don’t really know where that stands, but I’ll tell you that I really believe that it deserves to come out, because that record to me, really showcased what a brilliant all-around musician Taylor was, because he wrote most of the songs, played the drums and sang them.
“His overall musicianship, I think, really deserves to be known and highlighted, so I really hope it sees the light of day. But yeah, that was one of the most happy experiences of my life making that record with him, and just obviously, I haven’t been able to listen to it since.”
While Navarro and Chaney have remained somewhat busy in the time since that hole Hawkins left will never be filled. Releasing the album may lead to some sort of catharsis, but Navarro has a whole helping of other stuff on his plate to focus on. He recently rejoined Jane’s Addiction to tour and release an album with the original lineup for the first time in 34 years.
Read the rest of the interview here.