Taylor Hawkins, the drummer for the legendary rock band, Foo Fighters, died on Friday the 25th of March 2022 in Bogota, Colombia. His body was discovered in his hotel room.
Emergency services were called to his hotel room because he was suffering from chest pains. Health personnel arrived and found Hawkins unresponsive; they performed CPR, but he was declared dead at the scene.
The following day, Colombian authorities announced that a preliminary urine toxicology test indicated that Hawkins had ten substances in his system at the time of his death, including opioids, benzodiazepines, tricyclic antidepressants, and THC, the psychoactive compound in cannabis.
Hawkins was scheduled to perform with the Foo Fighters at the Estéreo Picnic Festival as part of their ongoing South American tour, the festival stage was turned into a candlelight vigil for Hawkins.
Foo Fighters released this statement on social media on Friday
“The 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. Our hearts go out to his wife, children, and family, and we ask that their privacy be treated with the utmost respect in this unimaginably difficult time.”
More info about Taylor Hawkins
Taylor Hawkins was born on the 17th of February 1972 in Forth Worth, Texas. In 1976 his family moved to Laguna Beach, California. He graduated at Laguna Beach high school in 1990. He joined Foo Fighters in 1997. Before this he was the touring drummer for for Sass Jordan and for Alanis Morissette, as well as the drummer in the progressive experimental band Sylvia.
Taylor Hawkins will be remembered for being one of the best drummers in modern rock history. I was fortunate to watch Foo Fighters perform at FNB Stadium (in Johannesburg) in 2014 and I will never forget how amazing he was on drums that night.
Rest In Peace Taylor Hawkins, you touched a lot of lives of people around the globe and you will be missed.
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