Taylor Hawkins, Foo Fighters Drummer, Dies at 50

March 28, 2022

Over the weekend, just days after it was announced the band would perform at the 2022 Grammy Awards, Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins unexpectedly died.

“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,” the band said on Twitter shortly before they were set to take the stage in Bogotá for the Festival Estereo Picnic. “Our hearts go out to his wife, children and family, and we ask that their privacy be treated with the utmost respect in this unimaginable difficult time.”

While Hawkins’ cause of death has not been revealed, a released toxicology report shows that 10 substances were found in the musician’s urine, including THC, tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines, and opioids.

The drummer’s final performance was at Lollapalooza Argentina on March 20th while the band was on tour in South America. His passing comes a year after the Foo Fighters were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He was 50 years old.

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Written by: Vipology Staff Writer

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