Rockers Mourn the Loss of Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins

Rock musicians instantly started sharing variety phrases for the late Taylor Hawkins after the tragic information emerged that the Foo Fighters drummer died at age 50 on Friday (March 25). The Dave Grohl-led rockers revealed his demise in a statement that night time.

Subsequently, an inflow of memorials from throughout the music world confirmed the drummer’s significance to rock. Hawkins wasn’t only a Foo Fighter — earlier than his Foos profession, he performed drums with Alanis Morissette and Sass Jordan, amongst others. Later, he led Taylor Hawkins & the Coattail Riders, Chevy Metallic, and he most not too long ago co-founded the supergroup NHC.

See how the rock neighborhood mourned the lack of Hakwins close to the underside of this publish.

Ozzy Osbourne wrote that Hawkins “was really an incredible particular person and a tremendous musician. My coronary heart, my love and my condolences exit to his spouse, his youngsters, his household, his band and his followers.”

Nickelback said, “In utter disbelief on the information of Taylor Hawkins. Our deepest condolences to his household, his bandmates, his group, his associates and everybody that was ever touched by the music he created with [Foos, Morissette] and so many others.”

Drummer Mike Portnoy relayed, “In absolute shock and disbelief over the the passing of Taylor Hawkins. I’ve all the time had a lot admiration for him. Wonderful drummer and a gem of a man who was all the time enjoyable to be round. I’m completely gutted.”

Weapons N’ Roses merely said, “Ceaselessly missed.”

See Hawkins’ additional influence on the rock world as displayed within the many further condolences under.

Weapons N’ Roses

Ozzy Osbourne

Lars Ulrich (Metallica)

Brian Might (Queen)

Axl Rose (Weapons N’ Roses)

Slash (Weapons N’ Roses)

Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)

Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)

Nickelback

David Draiman (Disturbed)

Shinedown

Tom Morello (Rage In opposition to the Machine)

Alex Skolnick (Testomony)

Wolfgang Van Halen (Mammoth WVH)

Papa Roach

Serj Tankian (System Of A Down)

John Dolmayan (System Of A Down)

Brian ‘Head’ Welch (Korn)

Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit)

Josh Freese

Travis Barker (Blink-182)

Mastodon

Matt Cameron (Soundgarden, Pearl Jam)

Anthrax

Joel Madden (Good Charlotte)

John 5 (Rob Zombie)

Noodles (The Offspring)

Doc Coyle (Unhealthy Wolves)

Mike Portnoy (Sons of Apollo, The Vineyard Canine, and so on.)

Billy Idol

Nancy Wilson (Coronary heart)

Sacred Reich

Nandi Bushell

Chad Smith (Purple Sizzling Chili Peppers)

Royal Blood

Liam Gallagher (Oasis)

Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge, Tremonti)

Tremonti

Smashing Pumpkins

Religion No Extra

Nick Raskulinecz (Producer)

Incubus

Unhealthy Wolves

The Darkness

Spencer Charnas (Ice 9 Kills)

Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed)

Biffy Clyro

Marco Minnemann (Joe Satriani, Steven Wilson, and so on.)

Candy Aid Music Fund

Christian Coma (Black Veil Brides)

Riki Rachtman (Media Character)

Eddie Trunk (Media Character)

Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones)

Paul Stanley (KISS)

Taylor Momsen (The Fairly Reckless)

Phil Campbell

The Prodigy

Sharon Osbourne

Brian Tichy

Questlove (The Roots)

Brian Wilson (The Seashore Boys)

Mark Ronson

Manic Avenue Preachers

HEALTH

Stefan Lessard (Dave Matthews Band)

Pantera

Rubbish

The Alarm

Sure

KT Tunstall