Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Dead at 50

 

 

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins died at the age of 50, the band reported late Friday night through Twitter.

 

“The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins,” the band said through official statement.

 

Details of his death are still emerging, although some reports are stating that the drummer was found dead in a hotel in Bogotá, Colombia, where he was scheduled to perform with the rest of the band at Lollapalooza Brazil on Sunday.

Hawkins has been a member of the Foo Fighters since 1997, following a tour with Alanis Morissette in support of her album “Jagged Little Pill.” He was brought in to fill in for the band’s original drummer.

In 2021, the Foo Fighters was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Hawkins is survived by his wife, Alison, and their three children, Oliver Shane, Annabelle, and Everleigh, all of whom were born in Fort Worth, Texas.