Inside Foo Fighters Taylor Hawkins' life – addiction, last gig and tragic death
dailystar.co.ukHollywood icon and Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, following his death at the age of 50 years old.Taylor died on March 25, 2022 hours before the band were due to perform at a festival in South America.Renowned as one of the world's greatest drummers, Taylor formed a close bond with rock icon and Foo Fighters frontperson Dave Grohl, as well as inspiring generations of musicians.Following the news of Taylor Hawkin's death, Daily Star has taken a look back at the life of one of rock music's greatest drummers.Taylor Hawkins was one part of rock legends The Foo Fighters and had big shoes to fill when he was asked to become the drummer by Nirvana's Dave Grohl.Dave formed The Foo Fighters in 1994 following the death of Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain and was well known as one of rock's legendary drummers.Speaking about joining The Foo Fighters, he told OC Weekly: "I was a little nervous at first, but I got over that."Any instance where you're auditioning for something, you're going to be nervous.
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