Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dies at 50

There have been no speedy particulars about how Hawkins died, although the band stated in an announcement that his loss of life was a “tragic and premature loss.”

“His musical spirit and infectious laughter will reside on with all of us perpetually,” stated a message on the band’s official Twitter account that was additionally emailed to reporters.

“Our hearts exit to his spouse, kids and household, and we ask that their privateness be handled with the utmost respect on this unimaginably tough time.”

After Foo Fighters founder and entrance man Dave Grohl, Hawkins was most likely probably the most outstanding member of the group, showing alongside Grohl in interviews and taking part in outstanding roles within the band’s movies.

He additionally starred in Foo Fighters’ just lately launched horror-comedy movie, “Studio 666,” through which a demonic drive in a home the band is staying in seizes Grohl and makes him murderous.

Hawkins and different members of the band, Pat Smear, Rami Jaffee, Chris Shiflett, Nate Mendel, are killed off one after the other. The movie allowed the group, who for many years have been one among rock music’s most sturdy acts, to have enjoyable whereas performing out a long-running joke.

The movie’s premise got here out of their work on their tenth studio album at a house in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley.

Hawkins was Foo Fighters’ drummer for 25 of the band’s 28 years of existence, taking up for unique drummer William Goldsmith in 1997.

Born Oliver Taylor Hawkins in Fort Value Texas in 1972, Hawkins was raised in Laguna Seaside, California. He performed within the small Southern California band Sylvia earlier than touchdown his first main gig as a drummer for Canadian singer Sass Jordan. He then spent the mid-Nineties because the touring drummer for Alanis Morissette earlier than Grohl requested him to affix the Foo Fighters.

It is the second time Grohl has skilled the loss of life of an in depth bandmate. Grohl was the drummer for Nirvana when Kurt Cobain died in 1994.

Hawkins is survived by his spouse Alison and their three kids.