Post by Admin on Mar 26, 2022 10:23:30 GMT -4
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins is dead at 50: Police say his death may be drugs-related after he was found unresponsive in his hotel room in Colombia while on tour with the Dave Grohl-led band
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has died at the age of 50, the band has announced
Taylor was found dead in a hotel room in Bogota, Colombia where the band were due to play at a festival
Band just completed a host of tour dates in South America and was due to appear at The Grammy's in April
The band said it was 'devastated by the untimely loss' and asked for the privacy of his family to be respected
Foo Fighters were on tour in South America and the band had played in San Isidro, Argentina, last Sunday
The drummer starred in the world famous band alongside singer Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Chris Shiflett and Rami Jaffee
'According to those close to him, the death could be related to the consumption of drugs.'
Local reports said hotel staff called the emergency services after Hawkins suffered chest pains but he was already dead by the time medical responders arrived.
Hawkins had openly discussed his drug and overdose struggles years before. He overdosed on heroin and ended up in a coma in 2001 four years after joining the band.
Shortly after Hawkins' death was announced, dozens of fans together with journalists and videographers began to gather outside the hotel where the band had been staying. Many appeared to be in complete shock at the news with some lighting candles.
Ambulances and police cars could be seen stationed outside of the property. Later on Friday night, Hawkins' body was finally brought out of the hotel, placed into a coroner's van and driven away.
The group had been scheduled to play at the Festival Estéreo Picnic in the Colombian capital where an announcement told concert-goers that the band would not be playing due to a 'serious medical condition'.
Hawkins, who was married to his wife Alison, and a father to two teenage children, Oliver and Annabelle, had just completed a host of tour dates in South America with the band last playing in San Isidro, Argentina, last Sunday.
Hawkins joined the band in 1997 after the group completed their second album, The Colour and the Shape.
Prior to being Foo Fighters, Hawkins played drums for Alanis Morissette from whom he was recruited by frontman Dave Grohl - Nirvana's own legendary drummer.
Grohl formed his second band Foo Fighters in 1994 in the wake of an earlier tragedy, just months after Kurt Cobain, Nirvana's frontman, took his own life.
After Cobain's suicide in April, Grohl retreated and was unsure if he wanted to stay in the music industry but created Foo Fighters in October that year after penning a 15-track demo and signing with Capitol records.
When Hawkins came aboard in 1997, the Foo Fighters' moved from the alternative rock scene to achieve mainstream success, regularly packing out arenas and stadiums.
RIP
