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Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins died Friday while the acclaimed rock band was on tour in South America. He was 50.
“The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins,” the Foo Fighters wrote in an Instagram statement announcing the news. “His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever. 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.”
No cause of death was given. On the night of his death, Hawkins was scheduled to perform with the Foo Fighters in Bogotá, Colombia. The band was also set to headline at Lollapalooza Brazil on Sunday.