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Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, was found dead in his hotel room in Bogotá, Colombia Friday night. He had reportedly been staying at the Four Seasons Casa Medina. Hawkins was 50 years old. The Foo Fighters posted on Instagram:
“The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins. 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.”
Hawkins was on tour with the Foo Fighters in Colombia, scheduled to perform Friday night.