Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Passes Away At 50

Taylor
Hawkins,
the
longtime
drummer
for
the
rock
band
Foo
Fighters,
passed
away
at
the
age
of
50.
The
news
was
shared
by
the
band’s
official
Twitter
account
in
a
statement
on
Friday
(March
25),
and
said,
his
death
was
a
“tragic
and
untimely
loss.”

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The
statement
further
read,
“His
musical
spirit
and
infectious
laughter
will
live
on
with
all
of
us
forever.
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.”

While
there
were
no
immediate
details
about
Taylor’s
passing,
it
was
reported
that
they
were
on
tour
in
South
America
and
had
played
at
a
festival
in
San
Isidro,
Argentina
on
Sunday.
Foo
Fighters
had
been
scheduled
to
play
at
another
in
Bogotá,
Colombia
on
Friday
night.

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—
Foo
Fighters
(@foofighters)

March
26,
2022

After
Foo
Fighters
founder
and
frontman
Dave
Grohl,
Taylor
was
probably
the
most
prominent
member
of
the
group.
Taylor
joined
Foo
Fighters
as
a
drummer
in
1997
taking
over
for
original
drummer
William
Goldsmith.
He
had
been
working
with
the
band
for
25
years.

Born
in
1972,
Texas,
Taylor
Hawkins
played
in
the
small
Southern
California
band
Sylvia
before
landing
his
first
major
gig
as
a
drummer
for
Canadian
singer
Sass
Jordan.
Before
joining
the
Foo
Fighters
he
also
toured
with
Alanis
Morissette.

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Recently
Taylor
had
been
part
of
Foo
Fighters’
recently
released
horror-comedy
film,
Studio
666.
He
starred
in
the
film
alongside
other
members
of
the
band,
Pat
Smear,
Rami
Jaffee,
Chris
Shiflett,
Nate
Mendel.

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