Taylor Hawkins, drummer for the Foo Fighters has passed away at age 50. Hawkins was on tour in South America, where the Foo Fighters were preparing to perform in Bogata, Columbia.
Foo Fighters longtime publicist released this statement:
“The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins. His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever. Our 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,”
No cause of death is known at this time.
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