Culture Foo Fighters Drummer, Taylor Hawkins, Dead At Age 50

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Taylor Hawkins, the jovial, ferocious drummer for Foo Fighters, has died at the age of 50, according to a statement from the band.

“The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins,” read the message, which was posted to social media. “His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever.” Foo Fighters are currently on tour in South America and were preparing to perform in Bogota, Colombia, a rep for the band told Rolling Stone.

Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Hawkins relocated to Southern California with his family in his early childhood. He first rose to prominence as the touring drummer for Alanis Morissette, joined Foo Fighters in 1997 after the departure of original drummer William Goldsmith.
As news of Hawkins’ death spread, numerous musicians and celebrities took to social media to pay tribute to the drummer. “I’ve always had so much admiration for him,” former Dream Theatre drummer Mike Portnoy said of Hawkins on Twitter. “Amazing drummer & a gem of a guy who was always fun to be around.”

 

[elite_club]

I’m curious as to what the cause of death is

 

[kcbbq]

I’m curious as to what the cause of death is

It's always heroin, but I hope it's not heroin.

 

[Absolutego]

Holy shit, that sucks. He was an animal and perfectly fit that band.

 

[Jonah Hill poster]

Between Dave Grohl admitting that he has hearing problems and reading this, this was the last thing I’d expect to hear from the Foo Fighters.

 

[C.U.N.T.]

Maybe he relapsed (he od'd a while back), maybe the damage was already done. Shame, last I heard he was clean and healthy, into mountain biking.

 

[Brazen Wanker]

was he boosted?

 

[PotatoSalad4711]

It's always heroin, but I hope it's not heroin.

Well, he was 50, so it could be a good ole heart attack. Then again, dying suddenly in a hotel room is always suspicious.

 

[Jonah Hill poster]

Between Dave Grohl admitting that he has hearing problems and reading this, this was the last thing I’d expect to hear from the Foo Fighters.

Can‘t believe I forgot to post this Internet favorite:

 

[Sithis]

was he boosted?

Pretty sure they're all vaxmaxxers, the Foo Fighters are a bunch of far left dumb fucks that even the drugged out dead hippie Kurt probably would have kept his distance from. But in this case it's always possible/probable it was just a routine drug OD.

 

[Absolutego]

Pretty sure they're all vaxmaxxers, the Foo Fighters are a bunch of far left dumb fucks that even the drugged out dead hippie Kurt probably would have kept his distance from.

Spoken like someone who hasn't actually looked too far into Kurt's politics. He'd make the Foo Fighters guys look like Norm McDonald had he lived long enough to rot his brain on twitter.

 

[wry wrangler]

Hopefully the rest of the Foo Fighters will take this as a sign and quit. Not that they should've needed a sign, as they've been in steep decline since The Pretender. One imagines it won't happen, though, as Dave Grohl's ego is too overinflated for him to allow the band to quit, although I'd love to be proven wrong.

 

[Absolutego]

Hopefully the rest of the Foo Fighters will take this as a sign and quit. Not that they should've needed a sign, as they've been in steep decline since The Pretender. I'm sure Dave Grohl's ego is too overinflated for him to allow the band to quit, although I'd love to be proven wrong.

Wasting Light was their best album since the 90's, but they did go off the rails immediately after that.

 

[KiwiFuzz]

The Foo Fighters have never been good, fuck them.

 

[Zbk3VmLfujjzjxBd43tL]

I’m curious as to what the cause of death is

Taking a safe and effective pharmaceutical product.

 

[CircuSphere]

It's always heroin, but I hope it's not heroin.

This is chick I used to know wrote a bunch of Foo Fighters lyrics on some box in our bathroom, I would always get Everlong stuck in my head when I took a shit . Last I heard she ODed on heroin.

was he boosted?

Pretty sure they're all vaxmaxxers, the Foo Fighters are a bunch of far left dumb fucks that even the drugged out dead hippie Kurt probably would have kept his distance from. But in this case it's always possible/probable it was just a routine drug OD.

Drumming in an up tempo punk rock band is pretty strenuous cardio.

Spoken like someone who hasn't actually looked too far into Kurt's politics. He'd make the Foo Fighters guys look like Norm McDonald had he lived long enough to rot his brain on twitter.

Yeah I can believe that, you can hear the punk influence, those kids are always apathetic anarcho-commies who feel a whole lot but don't think a whole lot. He did snap (in part) over the commercialization of his music though so maybe he would have 180-ed and then been unperson-ed. I never really got into Nirvana but I love the more metal grunge stuff like Sound Garden and Alice in Chains.

 

[Absolutego]

Yeah I can believe that, you can hear the punk influence, those kids are always apathetic anarcho-commies who feel a whole lot but don't think a whole lot. He did snap (in part) over the commercialization of his music though so maybe he would have 180-ed and then been unperson-ed. I never really got into Nirvana but I love the more metal grunge stuff like Sound Garden and Alice in Chains.

He was the premier celebrity sponsor for all those shitty riot grrl punk bands in the 90's. Smells Like Teen Spirit is literally a reference to something the singer for Bikini Kill scrawled on his wall when everyone was shooting up at his Olympia apartment.
He was a poster child male ally with massive daddy/insecurity issues, who kept getting into drunken domestics with whatever chick he was dating, even before he met Courtney.

 

[CircuSphere]

He was the premier celebrity sponsor for all those shitty riot grrl punk bands in the 90's. Smells Like Teen Spirit is literally a reference to something the singer for Bikini Kill scrawled on his wall when everyone was shooting up at his Olympia apartment.
He was a poster child male ally with massive daddy/insecurity issues, who kept getting into drunken domestics with whatever chick he was dating, even before he met Courtney.

Yes, I do remember the Bikini Kill thing from some documentary I watched. You have to be all those things to end up with a girl like Courtney so yeah I totally believe that. Male feminist as the ultimate hypocrite is a tale as old as time, John Lennon beat the shit out of Yoko after all (I mean who wouldn't?). I never got simp lefty energy from Kurt though, he was just self destructive, and hung out with self destructive crazy bitches. He would have definitely be oriented left but many people got off the lefty train in past decade so. Maybe he would have gone out against the narrative in blaze of glory... in a way he kinda did or at least that's how he has been lionized by Courtney but he would have burned out and ODed well before modern day if he lived so it's kind of a stupid thing to even consider.

 

[Least Concern]

Sshhh. No politics for the next four minutes.

 

[Red Hood]

Spoken like someone who hasn't actually looked too far into Kurt's politics. He'd make the Foo Fighters guys look like Norm McDonald had he lived long enough to rot his brain on twitter.

Kurt was basically a proto SJW. He even had kool aid tinted hair and liked to wear dresses.