Foo Fighter’s Drummer Taylor Hawkins Is Dead at 50

GayNrd Editors March 29, 2022

Taylor Hawkins, legendary drummer of The Foo Fighters has died.

He was 50 years-old.

The circumstances of Hawkins’ death remain largely unclear, but here’s what we know so far.
He had a 25-year career with Foo Fighters
Hawkins was playing drums for Alanis Morissette before joining Foo Fighters in 1997 — three years after the group’s founding by frontman Dave Grohl — in time to join the band’s tour after the release of “The Colour and the Shape,” per the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
“At first, it took me a while to find my place, it really did,” Hawkins told CNN’s Anderson Cooper in a 2014 interview for 60 Minutes, referencing Grohl’s history as the drummer for the legendary grunge band Nirvana, which abruptly ceased with the death of Kurt Cobain in April 1994. “But (Grohl) never made it hard.”

“When you have a drummer like Taylor Hawkins in your band, I don’t necessarily miss being the drummer — because I have the greatest drummer in the world,” Grohl said, calling Hawkins “a much more technically minded drummer than I am.”

They have canceled all future concert dates.
“It is with great sadness that Foo Fighters confirm the cancellation of all upcoming tour dates in light of the staggering loss of our brother Taylor Hawkins,” the message read. “We’re sorry for and share in the disappointment that we won’t be seeing one another as planned. Instead, let’s take this time to grieve, to heal, to pull our loved ones close, and to appreciate all of the music and memories we’ve made together.”
The Hollywood Reporter:
The group, recipients of 12 Grammy Awards, announced Friday the “tragic and untimely” death of Hawkins, who was 50. A cause of death was not given.
Foo Fighters, which is fronted by Dave Grohl, had been in South America on tour and was scheduled to perform Friday in Bogotá, Colombia. Tour dates for the band had been announced through December 2022, including an upcoming performance at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
They were also scheduled to perform at the 2022 Grammy Awards on April 3.
Hawkins got his start as a part of Alanis Morissette’s band before officially joining the Foo Fighters in 1997, months before the release of what would become their best-selling album, The Colour and the Shape.
Among those paying tribute to Hawkins on Friday was Miley Cyrus, who said she would be dedicating her next show to the drummer.