Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins passes away at 50. Band issues statement

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins passed away at the age of 50. His band confirmed his death in a statement on Friday.

Drummer Taylor Hawkins of the multi-Grammy award-winning rock group the Foo Fighters has died, his bandmates said in a statement Friday. He was 50.

"The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins," the band said in a statement on Twitter.

"His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever," they added.

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