The circumstances of his death are still unclear. Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins died Friday, March 25, in unclear circumstances in Bogota, Colombia, where the alternative rock band was to perform the same evening.
“The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely passing of our dear Taylor Hawkins”announced the famous American group via a press release published on its Twitter account, on the night of Friday to Saturday.
“His musical spirit and contagious laughter will forever be etched in our memories”adds the group of Dave Grohl, the ex-drummer of Nirvana, about the 50-year-old American, without specifying the cause of his death.
— Foo Fighters (@foofighters) March 26, 2022
The Foo Fighters, one of the most notorious alternative rock bands on the American scene, often acclaimed by critics, winner of several Grammy Awards and author of big hits, were to play this Friday in Bogota on the occasion of the Estéreo Festival Picnic.
This Festival shared the group’s press release and published a message on social networks stating that following a “very serious medical fact, the Foo Fighters will not be able to present themselves this [vendredi] evening and have canceled the rest of their South American tour”.
Taylor Hawkins had been a part of the Foo Fighters since 1997, playing percussion on some of their biggest hits, including Learn to Fly and Best of You. He previously played drums for Canadian indie singer Alanis Morissette.
Tributes poured in across the music world, with the legendary Ozzy Osbourne saluting in him “a great person and an incredible musician”and punk rocker Billy Idol calling the news a “tragic”.
Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello praised “unstoppable rock power” of the deceased.“Totally in disbelief at the announcement of the death of Taylor Hawkins”tweeted the rock group Nickelback.
In an interview given to Californian radio 95.5 KLOS last year, Dave Grohl recounted his first meeting with Taylor Hawkins. “I said, ‘well, you’re my twin or my spirit animal, or my best friend’, and we’ve only known each other for ten seconds!”. “And of course I had seen him play drums and I thought he was an amazing drummer”he added.