R.I.P. Taylor Hawkins.
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, has died aged 50 have the band announced.,and the band states «We are devastated by the tragic and untimely loss». No cause of death has been given. Hawkins played with Foo Fighters for more than two decades, joining shortly after they finished making their 1997 album The Colour And The Shape.
«His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live with 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. 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.».
Foo Fighters were formed in 1994 by Dave Grohl, after his previous group Nirvana disbanded following the suicide of lead singer Kurt Cobain. While Grohl drummed for Nirvana, he took on lead vocals and guitar in Foo Fighters, and so Hawkins had the daunting task of drumming in a group founded by one of the most celebrated drummers in rock.
«I was a little nervous at first, but I got over that! Any instance where you’re auditioning for something, you’re going to be nervous. But no-one can play better than Dave Grohl. He just has this vision in his head».
The Foo Fighters are on tour in South America and had been due to headline Festival Estereo Picnic in Bogotá, Colombia on Friday evening, 25 March. The festival released a statement on Facebook confirming the band had pulled out of the three-day festival due to Hawkins’s death.
«With a broken heart, we are here to let you know of very sad news due to a very serious medical situation the Foo Fighters cannot perform tonight and they have cancelled the rest of their South American tour».
Fans gathered in mourning outside the Bogotá hotel where the band had been staying, and where Hawkins was found dead. After performing in Colombia, Foo Fighters had been scheduled to play at Lollapalooza Brasil in São Paulo on 26 March before continuing to tour in the United States.
Tributes have been flowing for Hawkins, who had drummed for 25 of Foo Fighters’ 28 years of existence after taking over from original drummer William Goldsmith in 1997.
Coldplay, performing in Monterrey, Mexico during their world tour, dedicated the song Everglow to Hawkins, with front man Chris Martin calling him «a beautiful, beautiful man». Miley Cyrus said the next concert on her tour was dedicated to Hawkins.
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