Drummer Taylor Hawkins at the premiere of Foo Fighters' 'Studio 666' at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood last month. Photo: AFP
Drummer Taylor Hawkins at the premiere of Foo Fighters' 'Studio 666' at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood last month. Photo: AFP
Drummer Taylor Hawkins at the premiere of Foo Fighters' 'Studio 666' at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood last month. Photo: AFP
Drummer Taylor Hawkins at the premiere of Foo Fighters' 'Studio 666' at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood last month. Photo: AFP

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Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dies at 50

The musician was in Bogota, Colombia, two days prior to the band headlining Lollapalooza Brasil on Sunday

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March 26, 2022

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Taylor Hawkins, the longtime drummer for the rock band Foo Fighters, has died. He was 50.

There were no immediate details about how Hawkins died, though the band said that his death was a “tragic and untimely loss".

“His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever,” said a message on the band’s official Twitter account that was also emailed to the media.

“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.”

After Foo Fighters founder and frontman Dave Grohl, Hawkins was probably the most prominent member of the group, appearing alongside Grohl in interviews and playing prominent roles in the band’s videos.

He also starred in Foo Fighters’ recently released horror-comedy film, Studio 666, in which a demonic force in a house where the band is staying seizes Grohl and makes him murderous.

Hawkins and other members of the band, Pat Smear, Rami Jaffee, Chris Shiflett, Nate Mendel, are killed off one by one. The film allowed the group, which for decades has been one of rock music’s most durable acts, to have fun while acting out a long-running joke.

The film’s premise came out of their work on their 10th studio album at a home in Los Angeles’s San Fernando Valley.

Taylor Hawkins, Dave Grohl and Nate Mendel of Foo Fighters at The Museum Gala at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City in November 2021. AFP
Taylor Hawkins, Dave Grohl and Nate Mendel of Foo Fighters at The Museum Gala at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City in November 2021. AFP

Hawkins was Foo Fighters’ drummer for 25 of the band’s 28 years, taking over for original drummer William Goldsmith in 1997.

Born Oliver Taylor Hawkins in Fort Worth Texas in 1972, Hawkins was raised in Laguna Beach, California. He played in the small Southern California band Sylvia before landing his first major gig as a drummer for Canadian singer Sass Jordan. He then spent the mid-1990s as the touring drummer for Alanis Morissette before Grohl asked him to join the Foo Fighters.

It’s the second time Grohl has experienced the death of a close bandmate. Grohl was the drummer with Nirvana when Kurt Cobain died in 1994.

Hawkins is survived by his wife Alison and their three children.

Rock band Foo Fighters arrive for the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards at the Palms Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. AFP
Rock band Foo Fighters arrive for the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards at the Palms Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. AFP
Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters were scheduled to play at the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix before they were forced to cancel. Here Grohl performs onstage at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in February 2012. AFP
Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters were scheduled to play at the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix before they were forced to cancel. Here Grohl performs onstage at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in February 2012. AFP
Foo Fighters perform at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, in September 2012, on the final day of the Democratic National Convention. AFP
Foo Fighters perform at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, in September 2012, on the final day of the Democratic National Convention. AFP
Foo Fighters with their awards at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 21, 2001. AFP
Foo Fighters with their awards at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 21, 2001. AFP
Dave Grohl performs during MTV2's 24 Hours Of Foo at the MTV Times Square Studios in June 2005. AFP
Dave Grohl performs during MTV2's 24 Hours Of Foo at the MTV Times Square Studios in June 2005. AFP
Foo Fighters mark their induction onstage at the 36th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony on October 30 in Ohio. AFP
Foo Fighters mark their induction onstage at the 36th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony on October 30 in Ohio. AFP
The band at the induction ceremony. Reuters
The band at the induction ceremony. Reuters
Foo Fighters were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this autumn by Paul McCartney. Reuters
Foo Fighters were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this autumn by Paul McCartney. Reuters
Foo Fighters at DIRECTV Super Saturday Night 2019 at Atlantic Station in Atlanta, Georgia. AFP
Foo Fighters at DIRECTV Super Saturday Night 2019 at Atlantic Station in Atlanta, Georgia. AFP
Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl at the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2019. AP
Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl at the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2019. AP
Dave Grohl on stage at Barclays Centre in New York in September. AP
Dave Grohl on stage at Barclays Centre in New York in September. AP
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