shook the music world this weekend, with fans and musicians everywhere reeling from the news of his passing at age 50.HE HAD A 25-YEAR CAREER WITH FOO FIGHTERS
Last year, Hawkins teamed up with Dave Navarro and Chris Haney of Jane's Addiction to form supergroup NHC . They released their debut EP "Intakes & Outtakes" in February.There's still a lot we don't know about how Hawkins died, but news of his passing broke Friday just as Foo Fighters was set to perform in Bogotá, Colombia, at the Festival Estéreo Picnic.
Romeo Reyes, a concertgoer who travelled to Bogotá from El Salvador, told CNN the performance was cancelled as fans gathered around 11 p.m. "About 10 minutes later, the news broke that Taylor had died," Reyes said.The band's performance in Colombia was supposed to be followed by another on Sunday in São Paulo, Brazil.
"He was a kind brilliant man and an inspirational mentor to my son Rufus and the best friend one could ever have," the Queen drummer wrote Saturday on Instagram, saying Hawkins' death was like "losing a younger favourite brother."with Foo Fighters in 2008 at Wembley Stadium, saying, "It was so good to play with him. I really admired him and he was a brilliant musician: his technique, his energy and spirited enthusiasm.
Why!
What is known? the usual suspect...drugs, drugs and more drugs.