“I Loved Your Spirit and Your Unstoppable Rock Power”: Musicians Mourn the Death of Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins

Social media accounts for the rock band Foo Fighters shared a tragic message on Friday night during their Latin American tour: Taylor Hawkins, drummer with the group since 1997, had died. The band called his passing “tragic and untimely,” remarked on his “musical spirit and infectious laughter,” and asked for privacy “in this unimaginably difficult time.” They did not report a cause of death. Hawkins was 50 years old. The band was scheduled to play the Estéreo Picnic Festival in Bogotá, Colombia, on Friday. But one hour before their intended headlining gig, the announcement was made that Hawkins had passed…. Read Full Article