Travis Barker inks new tattoo in honour of late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins: ‘HAWK forever’
Posted by  badge Boss on Apr 14, 2022 - 06:51PM
Barker has revealed that he’s got a new tattoo in honour of Hawkins (Picture: Getty; Travis Barker/Instagram)

’s partner has shared a poignant tribute to late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, with a new tattoo dedicated to the musician.

Hawkins died at the age of 50 in March, , and, while no cause of death has been confirmed, a toxicology report revealed that he had , including opioids and antidepressants.

Barker, who is the drummer from Blink-182, shared pictures of himself getting the tattoo, as well as the caption: ‘HAWK forever’.

The star was accompanied to the inking by his new wife Kardashian, and the finished design shows a drawing of a hawk on the top of his foot and ankle.

While he was lying on the lounge chair in the tattoo parlour, Kardashian and Barker shared a passionate kiss, while tattoo artist Mark Mahoney added the new inking.

In one of the pictures, Kardashian can be seen standing next to Barker, while he gently touches the outside of her leg.

The drummer shared the process on Instagram (Picture: Travis Barker Instagram)
A fitting tribute (Picture: Travis Barker Instagram)
He was joined by Kourtney (Picture: Travis Barker Instagram)

Dressed in faded blue jeans, a black sweatshirt and black leather boots, the reality star appeared to admire Mahoney’s work as she looked on over the scene.

In the last image in the slideshow, Barker included an image of himself having a conversation with Hawkins, which appears to be from a number of years previously.

Hawkins died at the age of 50 (Picture: NBC via YoutubeTV)
Barker and Kardashian got ‘married’ earlier this month (Picture: Denise Truscello/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

in a lengthy post, recalling the pair’s friendship over the years.

In the post, he said: ‘I don’t have the words. Sad to write this or to never see you again. I’ll never forget Laguna Beach days when I was a trash man playing in a punk rock band and you were playing with Alanis [Morissette]. You’d come watch me play in dive bars and be like, ‘kid you’re a star.’ And I thought you were crazy but you gave me so much hope and determination.’

He added: ‘I have the best memories of smoking cigarettes in the restroom of flights we were on together and watching your set every night. To say I’ll miss you my friend isn’t enough. Till the next time we talk drums and smoke in the boys room … Rest In Peace.’

A host of after his untimely death, including Brian May, Paul McCartney, and Slash, among others.

Barker and Kardashian .

According to, they wandered into a wedding chapel at around 1.30am on Monday, just hours  at the Grammys.

The pair, dubbed Kravis, were married by an Elvis impersonator.