Taylor Hawkins Foo Fighters drummer

Paul McCartney penned an emotional tribute to Taylor Hawkins, the long-time drummer for the Foo Fighters.

The Foo Fighters were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in October 2021. His first tweet read: "Taylor’s sudden death came as a shock to me and the people who knew and loved him. Many musicians have shared their condolences and memories with the long-time Foo Fighters drummer, including Travis Barker, John Stamos, Miley Cyrus and now, Paul McCartney.

The former Beatle got to play drums on the Foo Fighters' "Sunday Rain," a song Taylor Hawkins sang lead vocals on.

And he played amazingly, and I got to sing on it. Later they asked if I would induct them into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I sang with them on ‘Get Back’. Taylor provided a powerhouse drum part. I was asked by the Foo Fighters to play on one of their tracks.

The band invited their supporters to use the time "to grieve, to heal, to pull our loved ones close" after the sudden death of Hawkins in a hotel room over ...

The band invited their supporters to use the time "to grieve, to heal, to pull our loved ones close". "Instead, let's take this time to grieve, to heal, to pull our loved ones close, and to appreciate all the music and memories we've made together." The band invited their supporters to use the time "to grieve, to heal, to pull our loved ones close" after the sudden death of Hawkins in a hotel room over the weekend.

Last Saturday morning, when I opened my Instagram and started routinely exploring my feed, I abruptly stopped scrolling. My brain registered “Foo Fighters ...

At the concert before his passing, Lollapalooza Brazil, Hawkins sang “Somebody to Love” again. Classic songs and new material came together to form a collage of their music, moments of my life and theirs intertwined. True to every photo and video I had seen through the years, Hawkins drummed furiously with his trademark smile radiating to where I stood in the crowd. Their seventh studio album, “Wasting Light” was the first album I had on my hot pink iPod Nano. When I got my first locker in 6th grade, I taped a photo of the Foo Fighters on the door. It was at these festivals that their relationship began, and the two became, as Grohl puts it, “a musical twin flame.” Dave Grohl, before forming the Foo Fighters, played drums for Nirvana, one of the most iconic bands of the 1990s.

Paul McCartney has paid tribute to Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins saying he was a "true Rock and Roll hero".

You were a true Rock and Roll hero and will always remain in my heart. "All of which made it much more of a desperately sad shock to hear he had died. "This request came from a group with TWO amazing drummers! Please review their details and accept them to load the content. - on one of Taylor’s songs. It turned out that they wanted me to play drums!

In a statement, Foo Fighters said: “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins. His musical spirit and ...

He then joined Foo Fighters for the tour that accompanied their 1997 album ‘The Colour And The Shape’, which had largely featured Grohl on drums. However, Hawkins volunteered himself, saying that he wanted to be in a band rather than supporting a solo artist. Our hearts go out to his wife, children and family, and we ask that their privacy be treated with the utmost respect in this unimaginably difficult time”. There was a year where the partying just got a little too heavy. He later said: “I was partying a lot. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible.