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Hawkins, who had toured as Alanis Morissette’s drummer, volunteered for the Foo Fighters’ open drummer position in 1997. He called Dave Grohl after hearing the band needed a drummer. Grohl asked, “you know any?” and Hawkins shot back, “How about me, you asshole?” Grohl, assuming Hawkins might see the Foo Fighters as a demotion after a sold-out stadium tour, was surprised by his enthusiasm and offered him the role. Hawkins’ entry into the band sparked the formation of a 25-year friendship. “Our bond was immediate, and we grew closer every day, every song, every note that we played together. I am not afraid to say that our chance meeting was a kind of love at first sight,” Grohl said. They remained close until Hawkins’ untimely death in 2022. Photograph by Charles Peterson.
Print sizes and editions
8.5" x 11" - Open edition
11" x 14" - Edition of 25 or 75
16" x 20" - Edition of 25 or 75
20" x 24" - Edition of 25
24" x 36" - Edition of 15
30" x 40" - Edition of 10
Print type
Archival pigment print
Paper type
Archival papaer
Signature
Hand signed by photographer
About the photographer
Charles Peterson is an American photographer renowned for documenting the Seattle grunge music scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s. As the primary photographer for Sub Pop Records, his dramatic, black-and-white, flash-heavy style captured bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden, shaping the visual aesthetic of the era.
© Charles Peterson. All rights reserved. Not to be reproduced without permission.
Print Details
About this photograph
Hawkins, who had toured as Alanis Morissette’s drummer, volunteered for the Foo Fighters’ open drummer position in 1997. He called Dave Grohl after hearing the band needed a drummer. Grohl asked, “you know any?” and Hawkins shot back, “How about me, you asshole?” Grohl, assuming Hawkins might see the Foo Fighters as a demotion after a sold-out stadium tour, was surprised by his enthusiasm and offered him the role. Hawkins’ entry into the band sparked the formation of a 25-year friendship. “Our bond was immediate, and we grew closer every day, every song, every note that we played together. I am not afraid to say that our chance meeting was a kind of love at first sight,” Grohl said. They remained close until Hawkins’ untimely death in 2022. Photograph by Charles Peterson.
Print sizes and editions
8.5" x 11" - Open edition
11" x 14" - Edition of 25 or 75
16" x 20" - Edition of 25 or 75
20" x 24" - Edition of 25
24" x 36" - Edition of 15
30" x 40" - Edition of 10
Print type
Archival pigment print
Paper type
Archival papaer
Signature
Hand signed by photographer
About the photographer
Charles Peterson is an American photographer renowned for documenting the Seattle grunge music scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s. As the primary photographer for Sub Pop Records, his dramatic, black-and-white, flash-heavy style captured bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden, shaping the visual aesthetic of the era.
© Charles Peterson. All rights reserved. Not to be reproduced without permission.