Miley Cyrus remembered the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins “not just as a superstar” but as “my friend, my idol and my neighbor”.
The American singer said the years she spent as a neighbor with the 50-year-old musician in Los Angeles were “some of the most fun times of my life”.
Hawkins was found dead in his hotel room in Colombia in March while the Foo Fighters were touring South America.
On Tuesday night, Cyrus joined a cast of rock legends at a special tribute concert for him in Los Angeles.
She took the stage with British rockers Def Leppard for a rendition of their hit song Photograph, with bleached blonde hair to match that of the band’s lead singer, Joe Elliott.
Cyrus shared an Instagram post that included an earlier audio recording of Hawkins, in which he told her he was listening to the track and that she would “kill him.”
“A personal request from the legend himself. #TaylorHawkins my friend, my idol…. My neighbor,” she captioned the post.
“Growing up on a farm, I could never see the light of another house nearby, but living with Taylor during my years in Los Angeles was one of the funniest times in my life. my life.
“I miss Taylor so much like everyone else. It was such an honor to celebrate him last night and play with @defleppard.
“So lucky to have known him not only as a superstar, but to have spent time watching him just be a father and a husband!
“Last night was the most special way to remember the MOST special person! @foofighters forever.
Other artists on the gig list included big names such as Pink, Wolfgang Van Halen, Alanis Morrissette, Brian May as well as members of The Darkness, Rush and Motley Crue.
The show followed a previous gig on September 3 at Wembley Arena in London, which saw the band joined by Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John and Liam Gallagher, among other famous faces from the British music world.