This is an update about the tragic passing of FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins which has sent commotion waves through the music community worldwide. The original story can be found right below.
As reported by Blabbermouth, the Colombian police believe the death of FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins could be related to drugs. The 50-year-old musician was found dead in a hotel room at the Casa Medina in Bogota yesterday (March 25).
A short time later, the Metropolitan Police Of Bogota released a statement published by several news outlets in Colombia, including Bogota’s El Tiempo, in which they said: “According to those close to him, the death could be related to the consumption of narcotic substances.” But they cautioned: “This version of the possible overdose as the cause of Hawkins‘ death has not been confirmed by any medical authority so far and only the results of the forensic tests will determine the real causes of his death.”
According to first versions, Hawkins presented chest pain and then staff from the Casa Medina hotel called the emergency service, but when the doctors arrived in the ambulance, the artist had already died.
Fans, journalists and videographers began to gather outside Casa Medina after Hawkins‘s death was announced. Ambulances and police cars could be seen stationed outside of the hotel, which is located in the middle of the financial and commercial centers of Bogota in one of the most historic and traditional buildings of the city. A couple of hours later, Hawkins‘s body was finally brought out of the hotel, placed into a coroner’s van and driven away.
Colombian music and entertainment journalist Alejandro Marin tweeted as news of the drummer’s death emerged: “Don’t begin to blame the country because Taylor died in Colombia if he died of an overdose. Don’t be so stupid.”
(March 25th, 2022): The music world has lost today one a one of a kind. Taylor Hawkins, the ever-smiling drummer for Foo Fighters, has died at the age of 50, according to a statement from the band.
The news was delivered in a social media post by the band that read as follows: “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins,” read the message, which was posted to social media. “His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever.”
Foo Fighters are currently on tour in South America and were preparing to perform at Festival Estéreo Picnic in Bogotá, Colombia. In addition to Foo Fighters, Hawkins started his career playing drums for Alanis Morissette, and had also fronted Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders and more recent NHC with Dave Navarro and Chris Chaney.
