Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dies aged 50

The famous American rock band, fronted by former Nirvana member Dave Grohl, was touring South America when the sudden death of its drummer. Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins died in circumstances still obscure in Bogota, where the alternative rock group was to perform on Friday evening. “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely death of our dear Taylor Hawkins”, announced the famous American group via a press release published on its Twitter account, on the night of Friday to Saturday. “His musical spirit and his contagious laugh will remain forever etched in our memories”, adds the group of Dave Grohl, the ex-drummer of Nirvana, about the 50-year-old American, without specifying the cause or circumstances of death. “No other information” The body of the drummer “is there (at Casa Medina Hotel) and for the moment we have no other information “, told Agence France-Presse (AFP) a source from the prosecutor’s office in Bogota, speaking on condition of anonymity, speaking from a hotel located in the east of the Colombian capital.The Foo Fighters, one of the most notorious alternative rock bands on the American scene , often acclaimed by critics, winner of several Grammy Awards and author of big hits, was to play this Friday in Bogota on the occasion of the Estéreo Picnic Festival. This Festival shared the group’s press release and posted a message on social networks claiming that following a “very serious medical event, the Foo Fighters will not be able to appear this (Friday) evening and have canceled the remainder of their South American tour”.Taylor Hawkins had been part of the Foo Fighters since 1997, playing percussion on some of their biggest hits including Learn to Fly and Best of You. He previously played drums for Canadian indie singer Alanis Morissette. punk rocker Billy Idol calling the news “tragic”. Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello praised the deceased’s “unstoppable rock power”. The Foo Fighters celebrated their 25th anniversary last year and recently had produced Studio 666, a rock horror film. In an interview given to Californian radio 95.5 KLOS last year, Dave Grohl recounted his first encounter with Hawkins. or my spirit animal, or my best friend’, and we’ve only known each other for ten seconds!” “And of course I had seen him play the drums and I thought he was an incredible drummer”, has he added. “When I called him and said, ‘Listen, I dear che a drummer’, he answered me: ‘You know that I am your man’. I think it had more to do with our personal relationship than with something musical”, said the ex-drummer of Nirvana. The Foo Fighters are scheduled at the Arena of Nîmes, for two concerts, next June. Jérémy Maccaud with AFP