Taylor Hawkins, longtime drummer for mega-platinum band Foo Fighters, has died
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Hawkins' death was confirmed by the group in an online post late Friday.
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It did not release a cause but called his passing a "tragic and untimely loss."
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His melodic soul and irresistible chuckling will live on with us all until the end of time
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Our hearts go out to his significant other, kids and family, and we ask that their protection be treated with the greatest possible level of regard in this inconceivably troublesome time."
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Hawkins had been in Foo Fighters since 1997, three years after the band began.
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Before that, he had been the visiting drummer for Alanis Morissette.
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During Hawkins' experience with Foo Fighters, the band won 12 Grammy Awards and scored four No. 1 hits on the Billboard graphs.
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In a 2007 interview on Fresh Air, Grohl said of Hawkins: "He's a decathlete. He's amazing ...
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Hawkins was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on Feb. 17, 1972, but grew up in Laguna Beach, Calif.