Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins passes away at 50
By ANI
WASHINGTON: The world has misplaced a rock legend. Taylor Hawkins, the longtime drummer for the rock band Foo Fighters, has died. He was 50 when he breathed his final. The information concerning the drummer’s demise was shared on the band’s Instagram account.
“The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins,” the observe learn. “His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever,” it additional learn.
The observe concluded, “Our hearts go out to his wife, children and family, and we ask that their privacy be treated with the utmost respect in this unimaginably difficult time.”
The band’s consultant, Steve Martin, additionally confirmed the information to The Hollywood Reporter. The reason behind dying has not been disclosed but.
The legendary rock band, together with Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Rami Jaffee, is at the moment on tour in South America and performed at Lollapalooza Argentina earlier this week.
They had been set to carry out on Friday on the Festival Estereo Picnic in Bogota, Colombia. However, on the competition, organisers introduced that there had been a medical emergency and the band wouldn’t be showing.
The Foo Fighters, who had been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame final yr, are scheduled to carry out on the Grammy Awards on April 3 this yr. The band additionally has a number of tour dates scheduled by means of December in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
Back in 1997, Hawkins joined the rock band after unique drummer William Goldsmith left the group. Prior to becoming a member of the Foo Fighters, he had made a reputation for himself touring with Alanis Morissette. He was way over only a drummer. Throughout his time with the legendary band, he proved to be a robust singer-songwriter, aiding in co-writing lots of the group’s iconic hits.
He additionally has labored with Coheed and Cambria, Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, former Jane’s Addiction bassist Eric Avery’s first solo album, Foo Fighters bandmate Chris Shiflett’s facet venture, Jackson United; and Queen guitarist Brian May’s 1998 solo album, ‘Another World’.
However, he suffered a setback in 2001 when he overdosed on heroin, which left him in a coma for 2 weeks. In 2005, he married his spouse Allison and the 2 later welcomed children Oliver, Annabelle and Everleigh, who impressed his later work.
In 2020, he opened up about his favorite recollections and initiatives with the Foo Fighters, putting ‘Aurora’ on the prime of the listing throughout an interview with Apple Music’s Matt Wilkinson. The track is featured on the group’s 1999 album ‘There Is Nothing Left to Lose’ and marks the primary venture Hawkins ever performed on with the group.
