The Foo Fighters continue to fight together and announced in a statement on Saturday: they will continue to tour After the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins.
Hours before the Foo Fighters were scheduled to perform at a festival in Bogota, Colombia, Hawkins was found dead on March 25 at the age of 50. It was the weekend before another festival in San Isidro, Argentina.
“As we say goodbye to the most difficult and tragic year our band has ever experienced, we want to say goodbye to the people we love and care the most, and to being with us.” It reminds me how grateful I am for the loved ones I lost.” band statement begins.
“What a talent”:Longtime Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dies at 50
“The Foo Fighters were formed 27 years ago to represent the healing power of music and the continuation of life,” the statement continued, adding that Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl frontman and former Nirvana bandmate Kurt – Refers to the band’s start after Cobain’s death in 1994.
“And over the past 27 years, our fans have built a community around the world.A dedicated support system has helped us all get through the darkest times together. It’s a place to share and participate in joys and pains, hopes and fears.Without Taylor, the band would never be what it is, and without Taylor, the band will never be another. I already know.
“We also know you, a fan, mean as much to Taylor as he meant to you. And when we see you again, and we will soon- I know you will be there mentally with all of us every night.”
A preliminary report from the Office of the Attorney General of Colombia said that when Hawkins was found dead in a hotel room in Bogota, Colombia, 10 people were found on his body after conducting an “initial forensic examination.” It was determined that there was a different substance.
Urine toxicology tests showed the presence of “THX (marijuana), tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines, opioids, and more,” an office statement said.
The department added that it would “continue to investigate and formally notify the results of the forensic examination in a timely manner.”
Early toxicology reports:Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins had 10 substances in his body
Hawkins, who is survived by his wife, Alison, and their three children, joined fellow musicians on stage to honor him at a moving six-hour tribute concert in September.
Miley Cyrus joins Def Leppard. Pink performed with Queen and Heart’s Nancy Wilson. Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx sang while a shirtless Tommy Lee thumped on the drums. Joan Jett, Kesha, Alanis Morissette, Travis Barker, Joe Walsh and a reunited James Gang, Soundgarden, The Police’s Stewart Copeland and Metallica’s Lars Ulrich take the stage to bring music to Hawkins. expressed respect.
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Hawkins’ drummer son Shane, 16, joined the Foo Fighters on stage to perform “My Hero” and “I’ll Stick Around.” Grohl closed out the concert with ‘Everlong’ with Chad Smith on drums.
“This is for Taylor,” Grohl told the audience. “we love you.”
Contributors: Amy Haneline, Charles Trepany, Brian Alexander
