He transformed two different bands with his powerful presence
, who was found dead at the age of 50 on Friday in Colombia. Hawkins joined the band in 1997 after playing in Alanis Morissette’s band during thetour. Coincidentally, the Foo Fighters opened a string of dates during that run. Dave Grohl, a legendary drummer in his own right, had played most of the instruments on the first two Foo Fighters albums.
The blonde, perpetually grinning Orange County-bred drummer played on the band’s next eight studio albums, along with countless world tours. Grohl even told us that Hawkins was the reason why the band recorded a Bee Gees covers album in 2021.
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