{"id":1639,"date":"2022-03-28T18:15:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T18:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/foreverinourhearts\/?p=1639"},"modified":"2022-03-28T18:15:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T18:15:16","slug":"foo-fighters-drummer-taylor-hawkins-dies-at-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/foreverinourhearts\/2022\/03\/foo-fighters-drummer-taylor-hawkins-dies-at-50.html","title":{"rendered":"Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Dies at 50"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Hawkins, the fierce drummer for the iconic\u00a0Foo Fighters\u00a0rock band, died at age 50 over the weekend, according to a statement from the group. No cause of death has been released, and no other details were immediately available. The Foo Fighters were on tour in South America and were scheduled to play in Bogot\u00e1, Colombia, on Friday night at the Festival Est\u00e9reo Picnic when Hawkins\u2019 death was announced.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from the band said, \u201cThe Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins. His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever.\u201d Hawkins had played with the Foo Fighters since 1997 alongside front man and founder of the band Dave Grohl, who was the drummer for Nirvana before Kurt Cobain\u2019s death in 1994.<\/p>\n<p>Born Oliver Taylor Hawkins in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1972, Hawkins was raised in Laguna Beach, California. He played in the small Southern California band Sylvia before landing his first major gig as a drummer for Canadian singer Sass Jordan. 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 \u201cone of my favorite drummers ever. You know, people forget that he was a great drummer as well as a sweater-wearing nice guy from the \u201980s, poor fella.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PwjEc8S0PRo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Before joining the Foo Fighters, Hawkins performed with\u00a0Alanis Morissette\u00a0and can be heard on her chart-topping 1995 album, \u201cJagged Little Pill.\u201d He also appeared in music videos for the singer\u2019s hit singles \u201cYou Oughta Know\u201d and \u201cYou Learn.\u201d Hawkins was the Foo Fighters\u2019 drummer starting with the band\u2019s third album, \u201cThere Is Nothing Left to Lose,\u201d released in 1999, and performed in the group\u2019s following seven albums.<\/p>\n<p>Bassist Nate Mendel said last year in an interview with Rolling Stone that Hawkins came into a band that was \u201cpretty scrappy, in general, and kind of acclimated to that for a second, and then was like, \u2018Hang on a second,\u00a0what if we become good?\u2019\u201dGrohl called Hawkins his \u201cbest friend and partner in crime\u201d in his 2021 autobiography, \u201cThe Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hawkins\u2019 death quickly drew heartfelt tributes from scores of musicians. Fans were devastated. Travis Barker recalled Hawkins\u2019 encouragement when he was struggling in Laguna Beach. \u201cI thought you were crazy, but you gave me so much hope and determination,\u201d Barker wrote on Instagram. Rock legend\u00a0Elton John\u00a0on Saturday\u00a0praised Hawkins\u00a0as \u201cone of the nicest people and one of the greatest drummers and a true musician.\u201d Heavy metal icon\u00a0Ozzy Osbourne hailed Hawkins\u00a0as a \u201cgreat person and an amazing musician.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rage Against the Machine frontman Tom Morello hailed Hawkins\u2019 \u201cunstoppable rock power.\u201d Paul Stanley of Kiss said he was \u201cspeechless and gutted\u201d by the news. The Foo Fighters were inducted into the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame in 2021 and have won\u00a012 Grammy Awards. Hawkins is survived by his wife, Alison, and their three children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Hawkins, the fierce drummer for the iconic\u00a0Foo Fighters\u00a0rock band, died at age 50 over the weekend, according to a statement from the group. No cause of death has been released, and no other details were immediately available. 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