Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins‘ passing has struck a chord with almost everyone in the music industry, including Mike Dillon. Dillon talked about his song, ‘Inflorescence,’ in an interview with Goldmine, which he wrote right after he heard Hawkins’ passing. Even though he had briefly met him, Mike was inspired to write a song in honor of Hawkins.
“Well, ‘Inflorescence’ is a word that took bloom from my wife,” began Dillon explaining his initial inspiration for the track. “She was doing something at the botanical gardens. I just loved that word, and I wrote that song right after I’d learned that Taylor Hawkins had died.”
He continued, “With all music, I think we feel an emotion, and we write. We actually had called the song ‘TH’ for a while because Nikki is such a huge Foo Fighters fan. I only crossed paths with Taylor once when my band in the 1990s was doing a show with Mike Watt’s band, and Taylor was there teaching for Jane’s Addiction. He was the nicest guy, but I didn’t want the song to be limited to him; it could be about anyone blooming.” As Mike mentioned, even though the track was written with Hawkins in mind, it could be about anyone going through a similar situation.
Mike Dillon & Punkadelick are gearing up for the release of their debut with ‘Inflorescence,’ which is set to release on January 27th. The 10-track album is about to knock your socks off as its instrumental rock is at its peak. The band has released two singles, ‘Pandas’ and ‘Devil’s Playground’ from their forthcoming album for you to get a taste of what’s to come from their creatively satisfying project.
