Death of Taylor Hawkins: first revelations about the causes of death of the Foo Fighters drummer

The music world is in mourning. While he was to perform on stage, Taylor Hawkins died on Friday March 25 in Colombia. The Foo Fighters drummer was found unresponsive at the Casa Medina Hotel in Bogota, his relatives revealed in a statement. “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely passing of our dear Taylor Hawkins.” we were able to read first. “His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live with us all forever. Our thoughts are with his wife, children and family, and we ask that their privacy be treated with the utmost respect at this incredibly difficult time,” was it later clarified. It was only a few hours later that the first revelations concerning the causes of his death were made. “According to his relatives, his death was due to drug use“, explained the police officers in charge of the investigation. They then specified that the staff of the hotel called the emergencies because Taylor Hawkins “suffered from chest pain“but he was already dead when paramedics arrived in his room.

A long career. This is not the first time that Taylor Hawkins has encountered health concerns following drug use. In 2011, he was placed in a coma for two weeks following from an overdose in London. In the columns of Kerrang magazine, he first explained: “Everyone has their own path and I took mine too far“. He had added to be “got out of hand for a while.” Indeed, he asserted that he was doing “Partyed a lot. I wasn’t a junkie per se, but I partied. a bit too much”. A very complicated period for him. Taylor Hawkins’ career began with Alanis Morissette as a drummer. In 1997, he joined the Foo Fighters. “I rushed to get Dave’s number (Editor’s note: Grohl, ex-drummer of Nirvana who founded the band) and I called him”, he revealed. Not wishing to limit himself solely to his role as drummer, he also sang on some tracks of the group including Cold Day in the Sun or Sunday Rain, which can be found on their album Concrete and Gold, released in 2017.

Taylor Hawkins: Did he have children?

Taylor Hawkins was a much-loved drummer and his passing came as a real shock to band members, loved ones, friends and fans. Moreover, he leaves behind his wife, Alison Hawkins. Both had three children. Their first baby Oliver Shanewas born in 2006. A few years later, they welcomed their baby girl, annabellein 2009. THE last one showed up in 2014 and its name is Everleigh.

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