Remembering Taylor Hawkins
By Rose Wythe
March 26, 2022
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Yesterday (March 25), the Foo Fighters released a statement that their drummer, Taylor Hawkins, had passed away at the age of 50.
The Texas born musician toured with Alanis Morissette before joining the Foo Fighters in 1997. He remained a member of the band for over 20 years, drumming up some side projects along the way -- Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, Chevy Metal, and NHC with Dave Navarro and Chris Chaney to name a few. Scroll on for photos throughout his incredible career.
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Alanis Morissette performs onstage with Taylor Hawkins, circa 1995.
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Nate Mendel, Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters in 1999.
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Foo Fighters group portrait on West Broadway in New York on September 18, 1999.
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Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohl perform as part of Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit 2000 at Shoreline Amphitheatre on October 29, 2000 in Mountain View, California.
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Taylor Hawkins and David Grohl introduce Queen at the 16th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Dinner on March19, 2001, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.
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The Foo Fighters in Toronto on June15, 2005 to celebrate 10 years as a band.
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The Foo Fighters attend the 2006 VH1 Rock Honors in New York.
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Taylor Hawkins and Chad Smith pose backstage at the Live Earth concert at Wembley Stadium on July 7, 2007 in London, England.
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Taylor Hawkins and Phil Collins backstage at the 2007 VH1 Rock Honors in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Taylor Hawkins performs onstage with Chevy Metal at Rock & Roll Pizza at the Rack in Woodland Hills, California on February 25, 2012.
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Taylor Hawkins of the Sound City Players performs at Hammerstein Ballroom on February 13, 2013 in New York City.
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Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohl attend the 56th annual GRAMMY Awards Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons honoring Lucian Grainge at The Beverly Hilton on January 25, 2014.
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Chris Shiflett, Nate Mendel, Dave Grohl, Chelsea Handler, Pat Smear and Taylor Hawkins speak onstage during the Foo Fighters' 'SONIC HIGHWAYS' album celebration at the iHeartRadio Theater in LA.
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Alison Hawkins and Taylor Hawkins attend the Burberry "London in Los Angeles" event at Griffith Observatory on April 16, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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Franz Stahl, Chris Shiflett, Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, Krist Novoselic, Taylor Hawkins and Nate Mendel attend The 58th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
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Taylor Hawkins performs live on stage at Allianz Parque on February 27, 2018 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Taylor Hawkins performs onstage during the One Love Malibu Festival at King Gillette Ranch on December 2, 2018 in Malibu, California.
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Taylor Hawkins and Chevy Metal perform at 2019 KAABOO Del Mar at Del Mar Race Track on September 14, 2019 in Del Mar, California.
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Taylor Hawkins and the Foo Fighters perform onstage during the 2021 iHeartRadio ALTer EGO in Los Angeles, California.
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Nate Mendel, Taylor Hawkins, and Pat Smear perform onstage at The Forum on August 26, 2021 in Inglewood, California.
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Guitarist Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction and Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters perform onstage with their new band NHC during day 2 of the Ohana Festival Encore weekend on October 2, 2021 in Dana Point, California.
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