Last Sunday the Foo Fighters drummer, Taylor Hawkins, appeared with his band at the peak of the Lollapalooza Argentina 2022 festival. His work was so amazing Page 12 highlighted that “in the cover they did of ‘Somebody to Love’, hit by Queen, he also proved to be an amazing singer“But last night, shortly before the start of the concert that Foo Fighters had planned this Friday in Bogotá, the terrible news was known: Taylor Hawkins had been found dead in his hotel room.
“The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins. His musical spirit and contagious laugh will live with us all forever.The band wrote on their Twitter account.
The Fighters added in their message: “Our hearts go out to his wife, children and family, and We ask that your privacy be treated with the utmost respect. at this unimaginably difficult time.”
The news of the death of Hawkins (Fort Worth, Texas), which he had turned 50 on February 17was released just an hour before they went on stage.
Taylor Hawkins: a charismatic figure
Hawkins was one of the visible figures in the band alongside former Nirvana Dave Grohl. At concerts he used to leave the drums to sing rock classics like Under Pressure, by Queen and David Bowie, or Rock n’ roll, by Led Zeppelin.
He grew up in Laguna Beach (California), where he began studying conservatory music and although his specialty was drums he also played piano and guitar.
Among the artists who inspired his career were Stewart Copeland de The Police, y Roger Taylor de Queen.
Hawkins provided percussion on some of the group’s biggest hits, como “Learn to fly” y “Best of you”. She previously played drums for Canadian indie singer Alanis Morissette.
The Foo Fighters celebrated their 25th anniversary last year, and most recently produced “Studio 666”, a rock and roll horror movie.