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Anonymous ID: d9f93a March 25, 2022, 8:55 p.m. No.15946262   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6268 >>6271 >>6286 >>6500 >>6560 >>6843 >>6925

Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Dead at 50

Band was on tour in South America at the time of the drummer’s death

 

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 during her Jagged Little Pill tour. “The second I heard ‘You Oughta Know,’ I was like, ‘I’m in that band!'” Hawkins told Rolling Stone in November 2021. “I just knew.”

 

After inter-studio conflict led to the departure of Foo Fighter’s original drummer William Goldsmith during recording sessions for the group’s breakthrough album The Colour and the Shape, Hawkins joined the band in the spring of 1997.

 

As news of Hawkins’ death spread, numerous musicians and celebrities took to social media to honor the late drummer. “God bless you Taylor Hawkins. I loved your spirit and your unstoppable rock power,” wrote Rage Against the Machine frontman Tom Morello, sharing a photo of himself and Hawkins alongside Jane’s Addiction’s Perry Farrell. “Rest In Peace my friend.”

 

“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.” Rock band Nickleback and musician Finneas also shared tributes to Hawkings.

 

This story is developing.

 

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/foo-fighters-drummer-taylor-hawkins-obituary-1327112/

Anonymous ID: d9f93a March 25, 2022, 9:01 p.m. No.15946284   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6304 >>6775 >>6843 >>6925

 

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The Birds of Satan are an American progressive hard rock group, assembled in 2014 as a side-project led by Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters. The band is also composed of members Wiley Hodgden and Mick Murphy who previously played with Hawkins in the cover band Chevy Metal.[4]

 

The Birds of Satan formed as an evolution of former cover band Chevy Metal. According to Hawkins:

 

"…it was kind of a deliberate move, I suppose. It was basically… I had this cover band called Chevy Metal and I just didn’t have a lot of time and I wanted to make a record. I had been kind of fucking around with songs, and I had another band called the Coattail Riders but those guys have all kind of moved on, and not everybody is available at times. I really only had a week to put down this record and I wanted to do it really quickly. So I had been playing with these guys – with Wiley [Hodgden], the bass player for years, and Mick [Murphy] the guitar player – and it was easy. I just said, “You want to help me make a record?” and they were like, “Yeah. Fuck yea.” So we did it really quick, and Dave Grohl came for a couple songs, Pat Smear came in on a song. It was all just us having some fun with friends in the studio."[5]

 

The band's self-titled debut album was released on April 15, 2014 and pays tribute to seventies bands such as Queen, David Bowie, Wings, Alice Cooper, Van Halen, and Aerosmith.[6] Fellow Foo Fighters band members Dave Grohl, Rami Jaffee, and Pat Smear are featured on the album alongside the band,[4] while Hawkins' school friend and Yes vocalist Jon Davison also appears. Prior to the album's release, the band released a promotional single titled, "Thanks for the Line."[6]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birds_of_Satan