{"id":12894,"date":"2022-03-26T11:02:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T10:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1615315"},"modified":"2022-03-26T11:53:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T10:53:09","slug":"foo-fighters-pay-tribute-to-drummer-taylor-hawkins-following-death","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/foo-fighters-pay-tribute-to-drummer-taylor-hawkins-following-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Foo Fighters pay tribute to drummer Taylor Hawkins following death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 26 March 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>The Foo Fighters have said that they are \u201cdevastated by the tragic and untimely loss\u201d of their drummer Taylor Hawkins, who has died aged 50.<\/p>\n<p>Hawkins, who was a member of the rock band for over two decades, was touring across South America with the group just before his death in Bogota, Columbia. No cause of death has been given.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Twitter, the band paid tribute to Hawkins, writing: \u201cHis musical spirit and infectious laughter with live on with all of us forever.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur hearts go out to his wife, children and family, and we ask that their privacy be treated with the utmost respect in this unimaginably difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;und&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/ffPHhUKRT4&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/ffPHhUKRT4<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Foo Fighters (@foofighters) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/foofighters\/status\/1507552958988255234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">March 26, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>Prior to joining Foo Fighters in 1997, Hawkins was a touring drummer for Sass Jordan and Alanis Morissette, appearing in the music videos for You Oughta Know, You Learn and All I Really Want.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to replace former Foo Fighters drummer William Goldsmith and recorded nine studio albums with the group, the most recent being 2021\u2019s Medicine at Midnight.<\/p>\n<p>Foo Fighters had been due to perform at the Estereo Picnic festival in Colombia\u2019s Bogota on Friday night as part of their ongoing tour, but the show has since been cancelled.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/GettyImages-1371007291-18029ee.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/GettyImages-1371007291-18029ee.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1615325\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/GettyImages-1371007291-18029ee.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Taylor Hawkins with his fellow band mates.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i> Rich Fury\/Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Musicians from across the world have been paying tribute to the drummer, with Rage Against the Machine\u2019s Tom Morello tweeting: \u201cGod bless you Taylor Hawkins. I loved your spirit and your unstoppable rock power. Rest In Peace my friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ozzy Osbourne described Hawkins as \u201ctruly a great person and an amazing musician,\u201d while Miley Cyrus, who was performing at Estereo Picnic festival on Saturday, said she would dedicate her show to Hawkins and shared the following anecdote alongside a picture of the Pretends song Brass in Pocket: \u201cMy favorite memory of Taylor is dancing round the drum kit while he played this song\u2026Playing it on repeat, imagining us laughing forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other celebrities who paid tribute to Hawkins include former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, Billy Idol and Kiss member Gene Simmons, who\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/genesimmons\/status\/1507573318127271940?s=20&amp;t=9jqZg24Pk9GHUQScdf-6OA&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> he was \u201cshocked and saddened\u201d by the news of his death.<\/p>\n<p>The Smashing Pumpkins, The Offspring and Biffy Clyro also paid their respects on Twitter, with Nickelback <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/Nickelback\/status\/1507560898679947264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1507560898679947264%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffpost.com%2Fentry%2Ftaylor-hawkins-tributes_n_623ed23fe4b067827e38d87e&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">writing<\/a> that they were \u201cin utter disbelief\u201d at the news.<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lauren Morris Published: Saturday, 26 March 2022 at 12:00 am The Foo Fighters have said that they are \u201cdevastated by the tragic and untimely loss\u201d of their drummer Taylor Hawkins, who has died aged 50. 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