Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins

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Paul McCartney shares tribute to Foo Fighters drummer Taylor ... (Far Out Magazine)

Paul McCartney has shared an emotional tribute to the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins and remembered his times in the studio with his late friend.

“All of which made it much more of a desperately sad shock to hear he had died. Macca continued: “I was asked by the Foo Fighters to play on one of their tracks. Not only was he a GREAT drummer but his personality was big and shiny and will be sorely missed by all who were lucky to live and work alongside him.”

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Grammys to 'honor memory' of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins (New York Post)

The late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins will be honored during the 2022 Grammy Awards broadcast on Sunday. He and the rest of the band were previously ...

“We will honor his memory in some way,” Jack Sussman, CBS’ executive vice president of specials, music, and live events, confirmed in a statement to Variety. “We want to figure out what is the right thing to do that is respectful to everyone involved. We’ll be planning right up until the very end.” The late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins will be honored during the 2022 Grammy Awards broadcast on Sunday, April 3.

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Queen drummer Roger Taylor dedicates OBE to Foo Fighters' Taylor ... (MusicRadar)

The rock icon was presented with the honour by the Prince of Wales during an investiture ceremony held at Windsor Castle on 30 March. The Queen drummer's ...

Instead, let’s take this time to grieve, to heal, to pull our loved ones close, and to appreciate all the music and memories we’ve made together. "We’re sorry for and share in the disappointment that we won’t be seeing one another as planned. We’re going to miss him so much.”

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Foo Fighters cancel tour dates after death of drummer Taylor Hawkins (RNZ)

The band made their announcement after the death of Hawkins in South America at the weekend. The Foo Fighters have visited New Zealand several times and were ...

According to Colombian investigators Hawkins had marijuana, opioids and other drugs in his system before he died. His 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. The band made their announcement after the death of Hawkins in South America at the weekend.

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Foo Fighters cancel all tour dates after death of Taylor Hawkins (Stuff.co.nz)

The Foo Fighters were scheduled to Play Wellington's Sky stadium on December 15 and Auckland's Western Springs on December 17, 2022.

Think of us as your eyes and ears. “Take all the time you guys need right now. Instead, let’s take this time to grieve, to heal, to pull our loved ones close, and to appreciate all the music and memories we’ve made together.

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Foo Fighters drummer's chilling final words (New Zealand Herald)

The rock star was found dead in his hotel room after years struggling with drug addiction.

"And the not-to-do list?" "I get ideas for songs and it's where I do a lot of my problem solving and deep thinking," he said. "His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever. "I was heading down a road that was going to lead to even worse paths. "I don't really discuss how I live my life in that regard. Thank God on some level this guy gave me the wrong line with the wrong thing one night and I woke up going, 'What the f**k happened?' That was a real changing point for me." "I don't think that glamorising that lifestyle is a good thing – I just don't. I think it's a bad message. I'm trying to be as candid as I can be." I like listening to old Aerosmith and Van Halen records to kind of pump me up. I believed the bullsh*t myth of live hard and fast, die young. There was a year where the partying just got a little too heavy. The drummer reportedly left a voice note, saying: "Take care of each other.

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Foo Fighters cancel all scheduled concerts following death of ... (Newshub)

"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," ...

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Queen's Roger Taylor dedicates OBE to late Foo Fighters drummer ... (Evening Standard)

The rock icon, 72, described Hawkins as “sunshine in human form” after being presented with the honour by the Prince of Wales at his investiture ceremony at ...

We’re going to miss him so much.” He shared Hawkins had acted as a mentor to his own son Rufus who is the drummer for rock band The Darkness. He was, my wife called him, sunshine in human form.

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Foo Fighters cancel all tour dates after drummer Taylor Hawkins' death (NPR)

The multi-platinum band announced that it has canceled all upcoming tour dates, calling the death of its drummer a "staggering loss." Hawkins died Friday in ...

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Foo Fighters cancel tour as band mourns drummer Taylor Hawkins (NBC News)

The Foo Fighters are canceling tour dates as the band mourns the sudden death of drummer Taylor Hawkins.

"We’re sorry for and share in the disappointment that we won’t be seeing one another as planned," the band said. The Foo Fighters formally announced an early end of tour Tuesday, following what was described as the "staggering loss" of Hawkins. The Foo Fighters are canceling tour dates as the band mourns the sudden death of drummer Taylor Hawkins.

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