Taylor Hawkins
Oliver Taylor Hawkins (February 17, 1972 – March 25, 2022) was an American musician, best known as the drummer and occasional lead singer of the rock band the Foo Fighters.
Taylor Hawkins | |
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 Hawkins performing with Foo Fighters in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Oliver Taylor Hawkins |
| Born | February 17, 1972 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | March 25, 2022 (aged 50) Bogotá, Colombia |
| Genres | Alternative rock, punk rock, post-grunge, alternative metal, progressive rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Drums, percussions, piano, vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1994–2022 |
Prior to joining the band in 1997, he was the touring drummer for Alanis Morissette as well as the drummer in a progressive experimental band called Sylvia.[1][2] In 2004, Hawkins formed his own side project, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, in which he plays drums and sings.[3] He was voted "Best Rock Drummer" in 2005 by the UK drumming magazine Rhythm.[4]
Death
changeOn March 25, 2022, Hawkins was found dead in his hotel room at the Casa Medina hotel in Bogotá, Colombia at the age of 50.[5] Shortly before his death, Hawkins said his chest began to hurt and hotel staff called medical officials.[6] No cause of death was announced.[7] The band was on tour in South America when he died.[8] The next day, opioids, benzodiazepines, antidepressants and tetrahydrocannabinol were found in his system.[9]
Discography
changeFoo Fighters
change- There Is Nothing Left to Lose – (1999)
- One by One – (2002)
- In Your Honor – (2005)
- Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace – (2007)
- Wasting Light – (2011)
- Sonic Highways – (2014)
- Saint Cecilia (EP) – (2015)
- Concrete and Gold – (2017)
- Medicine at Midnight - (2021)
Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders
change- Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders – (2006)
- Red Light Fever – (2010)
The Birds of Satan
change- The Birds of Satan – (2014)
Coheed and Cambria
changeSolo
change- KOTA (EP) (2016)[10]
References
change- ↑ "Taylor Hawkins Recalls First Meeting Alanis Morissette & Watching Her Become an 'Amazing Frontperson'". Billboard. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ↑ Young, Simon. "Taylor Hawkins: "I Used To Do A Lot Of Fucking Drugs… I Believed The Bullshit Myth Of Live Fast And Die Young"". Kerrang. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ↑ Hawkins, Taylor. "How The Coattail Riders Came To Be". Archived from the original on May 27, 2008. Retrieved July 7, 2008.
- ↑ "Best Rock Drummer - Rhythm Readers Poll 2005". Foo Archive. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ↑ "'Tragic and untimely loss': Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dead at 50". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ↑ Bouza, Kat (March 25, 2022). "Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Dead at 50". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ↑ Bedigan, Mike (March 26, 2022). "Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins found dead in hotel room aged 50". www.standard.co.uk.
- ↑ Ganz, Caryn; Coscarelli, Joe (March 26, 2022). "Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Dies at 50". The New York Times. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ↑ Melas, Chloe; Pozzebon, Stefano (26 March 2022). "Colombia AG releases Taylor Hawkins' preliminary toxicology screening". CNN.
- ↑ Blistein, Jon (November 1, 2016). "Foo Fighters' Taylor Hawkins Preps Debut LP 'KOTA'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 17, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
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