Dave Navarro Recorded An Album With Taylor Hawkins Before He Died

When Taylor Hawkins tragically passed away in 2022, he wasn't just drumming for Foo Fighters—he was also in a supergroup called NHC with Dave Navarro and Chris Chaney. The band put out a handful of singles in 2021 before releasing their debut EP Intakes and Outtakes in February 2022, just a month before Hawkins' untimely death.

In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Navarro revealed that the band recorded a full-length album before Hawkins died. “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," he explained. “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.”

This isn't the first time the Jane's Addiction guitarist has opened up about how Hawkins' death impacted him. Last month, he confessed that he didn't play guitar for a year after Hawkins' died. Navarro is currently on tour with Jane's, marking the band's first tour with its classic lineup since 2010. See a full list of dates here.