For the American football player, see Tayler Hawkins.
Taylor Hawkins
Hawkins performing with Foo Fighters in 2017
Background information
Birth name
Oliver Taylor Hawkins
Born
(1972-02-17)February 17, 1972 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Origin
Laguna Beach, California, U.S.
Died
March 25, 2022(2022-03-25) (aged 50) Bogotá, Colombia
Genres
Alternative rock
post-grunge
hard rock
alternative metal
progressive rock
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Drums
percussion
vocals
Years active
1990–2022
Formerly of
Foo Fighters
Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders
Anyone
The Birds of Satan
Sound City Players
Website
taylorhawkins.com
Musical artist
Oliver Taylor Hawkins (February 17, 1972 – March 25, 2022) was an American musician who was best known as the drummer of the rock band Foo Fighters. Joining the band in 1997, Hawkins quickly became one of the group's most recognizable faces. He remained the band’s drummer for over 25 years until his sudden death in 2022. Hawkins recorded eight studio albums with Foo Fighters between 1999 and 2021.[1] Before joining the band, he was a touring drummer for Sass Jordan and Alanis Morissette, as well as the drummer of the progressive experimental band Sylvia.[2]
In 2004, Hawkins formed his own side project, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, in which he played drums and sang, releasing three studio albums between 2006 and 2019.[3] He formed the supergroup NHC with Jane's Addiction members Dave Navarro and Chris Chaney in 2020, where he also took on lead vocal and drumming duties.[4]
Hawkins was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021 as a member of Foo Fighters.[5] He was voted "Best Rock Drummer" in 2005 by the British drumming on magazine Rhythm.
^"Taylor Hawkins: 10 Things Musician Did Beyond Foo Fighters". Billboard.
^"Taylor Hawkins: "I used to do a lot of f*cking drugs… I believed the bullsh*t myth of live fast and die young"". February 17, 2021.
^"Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders". Discogs.
^Greene, Andy (November 23, 2021). "Taylor Hawkins and Dave Navarro on the Secret History of Their 'Yacht Goth' Supergroup". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
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