Listen to "Guess I'll Go Away" further down the page.įollowing news of Hawkins' tragic passing, countless musicians flooded social media with tributes to the drummer and warmly remembered his giving spirit and radiant personality. Hawkins even refused to accept any financial compensation for guesting on the track. The song first appeared on the 1970 album Johnny Winter And, the fourth studio album by Johnny Winter and, although Hawkins and Edgar never met in person, the cover version has such palpable energy that it feels as if the two cut it live in the studio.
Although I know Johnny has departed this world, I still think of and speak to him every day, and will now see Taylor's face alongside his," Winter concluded. The name of the song is 'Guess I'll Go Away.' Now, both Johnny and Taylor have gone a way no one can know, but which we all one day must travel. "All I know is he put his whole heart and soul into it, and I am so sad that I never found a way to thank him properly as he so deeply and profoundly deserved. I would guess (like most all musicians) Taylor couldn't help but identify with it." "It's a song about the lure of sex, the danger of drugs, and the love of rock 'n' roll," he continued, and further explained, "Johnny wrote it around the time of his first rehab, and it expresses feelings almost everyone I know has been through in one way or another. I listened to it last night and couldn't help but cry," Winter told Rolling Stone. "He said, 'I just wanna get out there and rock,' and rock he did. The record serves as a tribute to Johnny Winter, Edgar's older brother who died in 2014 and, sadly, Hawkins unexpectedly died hours before a Foo Fighters concert in Columbia on March 25, which makes his appearance on "Guess I'll Go Away" rather poignant.
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