There were no immediate details about how Hawkins died, though the band said in a statement Friday that his death was a “tragic and untimely loss.”.
Grohl was the drummer for Nirvana when Kurt Cobain died in 1994. Hawkins and other members of the band, Pat Smear, Rami Jaffee, Chris Shiflett, Nate Mendel, are killed off one by one. The film’s premise came out of their work on their 10th studio album at a home in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley.
Taylor Hawkins, for 25 years the drummer for Foo Fighters and best friend of frontman Dave Grohl, has died during a South American tour with the rock band.
Hawkins and the other members of the band are killed off one by one. "I am not afraid to say that our chance meeting was a kind of love at first sight, igniting a musical 'twin flame' that still burns to this day," Grohl wrote in his book. Hawkins told the Associated Press in 2019 that his early drumming influences included Stewart Copeland of The Police, Roger Taylor from Queen, and Phil Collins, who he said was "one of my favourite drummers ever. The premise came out of their work on their 10th studio album at a home in Los Angeles. He would, however, go on to pound out epic versions of it hundreds of times as the climax of Foo Fighters' concerts. "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 reporters. Grohl called Hawkins, who was a huge Foo Fighters fan and immediately accepted. I didn't sound exactly like him, I sound like me, but he was a big, huge influence." "We are absolutely meant to be, and I am grateful that we found each other in this lifetime." Grohl was the drummer for Nirvana when Kurt Cobain died in 1994. Hawkins was Alanis Morissette's touring drummer when he joined Foo Fighters in 1997. It did not provide a cause of death and investigations are continuing.
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins had marijuana, opioids and other drugs in his system before he died, Colombian investigators say.
Hawkins' death was announced by Foo Fighters in a statement, in which they said they were "devastated" by the loss and pleaded his family be given privacy. They said they were working "to achieve full clarity of the facts that led to [Hawkins'] death". The cause of death remains unknown, and investigators did not say if the mix of drugs was a factor.
The Foo Fighters drummer decided to try out the city's famous pipe organ, with a rendition of Radiohead's Lucky.
Think of us as your eyes and ears. It wasn’t much of a performance, but it was fun,” Adriaansen said. “So incredibly sad to hear of the passing of Taylor Hawkins,” he wrote. “We weren’t sure whether to talk about it in this concert, but we have to because they’re our friends, and we care about them,” Martin said before playing dedicating “Everglow” to the drummer. “[We were] not supposed to. Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello posted a photo of himself, Hawkins and Perry Farrell in response to the news of Hawkins’ death. Just three weeks before the news of Hawkins’ death, the Foo Fighters announced they would be returning to New Zealand to play shows in Wellington and Auckland in December 2022. “They had people on bleachers on the stage behind the band ... so they were surrounded by audience members.” “They both started singing a bit of the words, but he was trying to figure out where to put his fingers on the keys on the organ at the same time. “I don’t think anyone’s filled the Town Hall the way the Foo Fighters did,” he said. He recalled Hawkins saw the hall’s pipe organ and mentioned it “looked awesome”, and that he’d love to play it. The band announced his passing on Instagram, saying they were “devastated by the tragic and untimely loss”.
The band announced the news on its social media on Saturday (NZ time). "The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved ...
The long-time drummer for the mega-platinum band has died. In an online post late Friday, the band led by Dave Grohl did not release a cause, ...
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