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I can’t find any info anywhere…. 

Edited by UnivTex34

They are in Bogota, supposed to play a music festival. He was found dead. I assume in the hotel.

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4 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

They are in Bogota, supposed to play a music festival. He was found dead. I assume in the hotel.

Any source? 

 

Holy fuck….

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Just now, 4th&Five said:

Translation?

 

The CTI (Fiscalia) entered the hotel where @foofighters is staying in Bogotá.

 Drummer Taylor Hawkins has passed away.

Just now, UnivTex34 said:

Any source? 

 

Holy fuck….

People on Twitter saying it's all over the news in Colombia.

I hate this. He had been clean for several years, right?

I don’t think they get another drummer. I think it’s over.

17 minutes ago, UnivTex34 said:

Any source? 

 

Holy fuck….

Besides the Foo?

I don’t think they get another drummer. I think it’s over.
As well it should be

Man. He was an awesome drummer. Only seen them once - when Grohl was playing with the cast on his leg. Glad I got it in I guess. 

Damn, that’s a horrible tragedy for his family.  50 is fucking young.  Obviously music ain’t the most important thing for those close to him right now, but guitar-focused rock can’t afford to lose the Foo.

14 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

I don’t think they get another drummer. I think it’s over.

You may be right.  We have tickets to see them in August at a small outdoor venue in SW Montana.  I'm not sure I could go now even if they do continue.   This is devastating. 

RIP Taylor 

3 minutes ago, Goredho said:

but guitar-focused rock can’t afford to lose the Foo.

Yeah he should have considered that before he died.

I want to commend everyone on getting to almost 30 posts on this topic without any wild speculation about his cause of death. 
 

RIP. Foo is awesome and he was a great drummer. 

Wow.  This just really really sucks.

Hawkins is the musician that I would’ve wanted to have a drink with.  What a fucking beating.

RIP

 

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Was at the ceremony where him and Dave inducted Rush to the R&R Hall of fame. The love was palpable. Insanely talented drummer. What a gutting loss. 

I remember waking up to the Cornell news. Glad I was 5 beers deep for this one. 

beyond the obvious devastation of his family, Grohl may not recover.  unbelievable.

1 minute ago, dcar00 said:

beyond the obvious devastation of his family, Grohl may not recover.  unbelievable.

Dave may not.

Fuck, this is awful fucking news.  

RIP Taylor

1 hour ago, Gil Bang said:

I don’t think they get another drummer. I think it’s over.

The only way I see them go on is if Dave returns to the drums.  

Kiss Guy from Austin can take over on guitar.

Crap. That guy was like the real life version of the Muppet's Animal. Wildly talented and entertaining. RIP.

I've been a fan of Foo for a bit longer, but ACL made me a fan of Taylor since that show (Dave's broken leg days). This sucks. I hadn't thought about Dave until this thread too. Jesus. 

Outside of family and friends, there are only a handful of people whose death will bring/have brought actual tears for me:  Larry Bird, Earl Campbell, Vince Young, Dave Grohl, Waylon Jennings, Hank Aaron, my high school coaches, and, although I never knew it before tonight, Taylor Hawkins.  Sitting here going through all the videos my son and I made when we saw Foo Fighters a few years back has got the room a little dusty.

 

 

Edited by Burt

From Reddit.

 

Here's a picture of the stage a few minutes ago

https://twitter.com/pabloacuna/status/1507567335124647942

Edit: Brazilian news is citing Colombian news saying that the band was ready and waiting at their hotel's reception to go do their show, and that a member of the band went to his room and found him already dead. They didn't say which member nor have said anything about cause of death yet.

What a gut punch. 

Taylor was goofy, amiable, hilarious, cool as hell, grounded, and talented beyond measure. The back and forth he had with Dave Grohl on stage and backstage was sublime, both musically and in their goofing around for the crowd and camera. It made you happy to be a part of their scene. 

9 minutes ago, ulukinatme said:

The only way I see them go on is if Dave returns to the drums.  

Kiss Guy from Austin can take over on guitar.

I don't see Dave going back to the drums.  he has to sing all the songs and my guess is he won't ever be in rock band tour drummer shape again.  either Dave ends it a la Plant or it's a real long hiatus. Dave is gonna feel a lot of pressure to keep going because there are a lot of people that depend on the Foo for their careers.  He's gonna need to talk to some musicians who have been through this.

that's a discussion for another day.

I feel for his wife and kids.  just awful.

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