[UPDATED] Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Dead Two Hours Before Showtime

(CelebrityAccess) – Taylor Hawkins, the hard-pounding, wrist-snapping drummer for the legendary rock band Foo Fighters, has died, per an announcement by the band. He was a younger 50. The reason for dying was not introduced. Nevertheless, local reports present that he was present in his resort room roughly two hours earlier than the band was set to carry out.

[UPDATED] – In August 2001 in London, Hawkins was hospitalized for a heroin overdose and spent two weeks in a coma. Throughout an interview with Beat 1′s Matt Wilkinson in 2018, Hawkins stated, “There was a 12 months the place the partying simply obtained a little bit too heavy. On some stage, thank God, this man gave me the mistaken line with the mistaken factor one night time, and I awoke pondering, ‘What the f**ck occurred?’ That was a watershed second for me. After which Dave went and performed with Queens of the Stone Age, and it seemed like the top was close to.”

After the overdose, Hawkins adopted a wholesome way of life per the 2011 documentary, Foo Fighters – Again & Forth. He stated, “I regarded as a rocker, you needed to be Keith Richards. I spotted that to be a great drummer; I wanted to be an athlete. I wanted to maintain myself and have a great life.”

Sadly, that life has now been snuffed out as reviews from Colombian authorities (the place Hawkins was discovered) state his dying may very well be tied to medication.

Roughly one hour in the past, Colombian journalist Luis Carlos Velez tweeted, “In a toxicological check on #TaylorHawkins, 10 substances have been preliminarily discovered, together with THC (marijuana) and tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines and opioids. A minimum of ten totally different substances discovered.” Velez cited Fiscalia Colombia, the nationwide lawyer basic’s workplace. That very same journalist simply ten minutes earlier than presstime tweeted that Fiscalia Colombia’s report “doesn’t point out [the] phrase overdose. investigation continues.”

#LoUltimo – En prueba toxicológica a #TaylorHawkins se encontraron preliminarmente 10 tipos de sustancias, entre ellas: THC (marihuana), antidepresivos tricíclicos, benzodiacepinas y opioides. Acá comunicado @FiscaliaCol – No menciona palabra sobredosis. Investigación continúa pic.twitter.com/HdxsLQ6VNO

— Luis Carlos Vélez ? (@lcvelez) March 26, 2022

A police officer stated a “cocaine wanting powder” was seen within the resort room, as reported by The Day by day Mail, whereas nationwide newspaper El Tiempo reported that authorities “discovered hallucinogenic medication” however “no indicators of violence within the luxurious resort room.”

“Colombian police discovered: an empty beer can, an opened bottle of vodka, a Coca-Cola bottle, and a few ‘different articles’ being analyzed by authorities,” Velez reported.

The Bogota Secretary of Well being media launch famous that “The Emergency Middle obtained a report a few affected person with ache within the chest in a resort within the north of town” and said an ambulance was dispatched to that location. The report continues, “Nevertheless, when the groups from the Secretary of Well being arrived, they discovered one other emergency responder from the corporate EMI. The well being care skilled who attended to the emergency stated that he carried out all re-animation maneuvers. Nonetheless, he didn’t obtain a response and that the affected person was declared useless.”

The investigation continues till an official reason for dying is launched. This story will likely be frequently up to date.

ORIGINAL STORY BELOW (Posted March 26 at 6:34 am)

(CelebrityAccess) – Taylor Hawkins, the hard-pounding, wrist-snapping drummer for the legendary rock band Foo Fighters, has died, per an announcement by the band. He was a younger 50. The reason for dying was not introduced. Nevertheless, local reports present that he was present in his resort room roughly two hours earlier than the band was set to carry out.

“The Foo Fighters household is devastated by the tragic and premature lack of our beloved Taylor Hawkins. His musical spirit and infectious laughter will reside on with all of us without end,” the band stated by way of Twitter. “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.”

The band was scheduled to play in Bogotá, Colombia, for the Competition Estereo Picnic on Friday night time (March 25), adopted by Lollapalooza Brazil on Sunday. In line with a report by Romeo Reyes, Friday’s efficiency was canceled as followers have been gathering, who reported to CNN. “We have been stepping into place once they introduced that the Foo Fighters wouldn’t be performing, however they didn’t say why. About 10 minutes later, the information broke that Taylor had died,” Reyes reported to CNN. Later, candles have been positioned on the principle stage as a vigil for Hawkins, and the screens on 5 phases projected the message, “Taylor Hawkins Por Siempre,” which interprets as “Taylor Hawkins Ceaselessly.”

Born Oliver Taylor Hawkins in Ft. Value, Texas, in 1972, his household moved to Laguna Seashore when he was 4, and he grew up there. After taking part in with a number of bands as a young person, he left to affix Alanis Morissette on tour supporting her 1995 album Jagged Little Capsule. He performed with Morissette till March 1997 and is featured within the 2021 HBO documentary in regards to the singer.

Foo Fighters, whose 1995 debut was recorded completely solo by Dave Grohl, had enlisted a full band to document their second album, The Color and the Form, however drummer William Goldsmith left the band in the course of the periods; with the components re-recorded by Grohl. The frontman referred to as Hawkins, whom he’d met up to now, asking for suggestions, pondering he wouldn’t need to go away Morissette. However Hawkins volunteered himself, becoming a member of in March of 1997. He had been a tireless and extremely seen member of the band ever since, eagerly collaborating in within the band’s eight studio albums — the newest of which is final 12 months’s Grammy-nominated Medication at Midnight — lots of of live shows, and plenty of Grohl-led side-projects just like the Bee Gees parody/tribute act the DeeGees and the group’s current mock horror movie, Studio 666. An offshoot of that challenge, a heavy steel EP referred to as Dream Widow, was launched final night time.

Foo Fighters have canceled the remaining date on their present tour, an look at Lollapalooza Brazil. Nevertheless, they’re nonetheless scheduled to carry out on the Grammy Awards on April 3, with tour dates deliberate for the rest of the 12 months in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

After Grohl, who rose to infamy whereas drumming for the legendary and iconic band Nirvana, Hawkins was essentially the most recognizable group member, typically showing alongside Grohl in interviews. In his 2021 memoir, The Storyteller, Grohl referred to as Hawkins, his “brother from one other mom, my greatest pal, a person for whom I might take a bullet.” This isn’t the primary time Grohl misplaced a bandmate, because the world mourned when Kurt Cobain, the frontman for Nirvana, died in 1994.

The Foo Fighters have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame in 2021, their first 12 months of eligibility. Paul McCartney inducted the band, and a number of other musicians appeared in a video bundle forward of the band’s induction. Jack Black said, “Taylor has the toughest job as a result of he’s the drummer in a band that features the best drummer alive. And he’s obtained a method that Dave solely goals about.”

Tributes have poured out on social media for Hawkins as information of his dying unfold all through the music group. Please see beneath for a few of these tributes.

. @TaylorHawkins was actually an amazing particular person and an incredible musician. My coronary heart, my love, and my condolences exit to his spouse, his kids, his household, his band, and his followers. See you on the opposite facet – Ozzy

— Ozzy Osbourne (@OzzyOsbourne) March 26, 2022

Devastated by the lack of Taylor Hawkins. He actually did the unattainable, turning into an iconic drummer when there was already an iconic drummer within the band. A real rockstar. Deepest condolences to his household, his mates, and his bandmates. #FooFighters

— The Lumineers (@thelumineers) March 26, 2022

I’m devastated by the lack of our pal #TaylorHawkins I’ve no phrases to precise all the sentiments I’ve about his passing. However my coronary heart goes out to his household. & his band & mates. RIP Taylor ❤️ https://t.co/pkQLK5rLVF

— Slash (@Slash) March 26, 2022

Taylor Hawkins would possibly’ve been the one drummer alive who may help Dave Grohl and never make you want Grohl was sitting behind the package.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine (@sterlewine) March 26, 2022

GUTTED to listen to of our pal and neighbor, Taylor Hawkins, departure. In disbelief, like everybody else. He was one in all my favourite folks, all the time full of affection… he will likely be deeply missed. Our hearts exit to his household, to the Foo’s… #RIPTaylorHawkins #FooFighters.

— leann rimes cibrian (@leannrimes) March 26, 2022

Hawkins is survived by his spouse Alison and three kids; Everleigh, Oliver, and Annabelle.