Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Has Died at Age 50

The music world has misplaced one in every of its nice skills, as Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has died on the age of fifty. The rock neighborhood instantly started mourning his dying on Friday (March 25).

The information was delivered in a social media submit by the band that learn as follows:

The Foo Fighters household is devastated by the tragic and premature lack of our beloved Taylor Hawkins. His musical spirit and infectious laughter will dwell on with all of us without end. Our hearts exit to his spouse, kids and household, and we ask that their privateness be handled with the utmost respect on this unimaginably tough time.

A explanation for dying was not given. The group had been scheduled to carry out in Bogota, Columbia Friday night time (March 25) on the Pageant Estero Picnic, with a Lollapalooza Brasil headline look scheduled for Sunday (March 27) in Sao Paolo, Brazil.

Hawkins was born Feb. 17, 1972, in Fort Value, Texas, and his household moved to Laguna Seaside, Calif., in 1976, which is the place he spent his youth. Hawkins began enjoying with the band Sylvia earlier than touchdown his first skilled gig as a drummer for Sass Jordan.

In 1995, he grew to become a member of Alanis Morissette’s band as she promoted her extremely profitable album Jagged Little Tablet, and it was whereas enjoying with Morissette that he was observed by Dave Grohl. In want of a drummer after parting methods with William Goldsmith in Foo Fighters, he contacted Hawkins looking for strategies assuming Hawkins would not depart his gig with Morissette. However Hawkins had curiosity within the drummer spot in Foo Fighters and ultimately joined the group in 1997.

Hawkins additionally fronted Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders for 3 albums with the latest being 2019’s Get the Cash. Simply this previous 12 months, Hawkins had began up the group NHC with Dave Navarro and Chris Chaney. They performed their first present final fall and had been steadily releasing new music within the months since. His different bands included Chevy Steel and The Birds of Devil.

The drummer additionally added performing to his credit, becoming a member of the remainder of the members of Foo Fighters within the horror comedy movie Studio 666 after beforehand taking a job as Iggy Pop within the 2012 movie CBGB.

Hawkins was married and had three kids. Our hearts exit to his family members and the complete Foo Fighters’ household.