Taylor Hawkins

At 50 years old, Taylor Hawkins has this physical status:

Oliver Taylor Hawkins (born February 17, 1972) is an American singer best known as the drummer for the rock band Foo Fighters. He served as both the touring drummer and drummer in a progressive experimental band Sylvia before joining Alanis Morissette in 1997.

Hawkins founded Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders in 2004, which he plays drums and sings.

The United Kingdom drumming magazine Rhythm named him "Best Rock Drummer" in 2005.

Early life

Oliver Taylor Hawkins was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on February 17, 1972. In 1976, his family migrated to Laguna Beach, California, where the Hawkins grew up. Hawkins was the youngest of three brothers and sisters, with older brother and sister Jason and Heather. He graduated from Laguna Beach High School in 1990, where he had been classmates with current Yes lead vocalist Jon Davison.

Personal life

Alison Hawkins and his partner, Lynn, married in 2005. They have three children together. They lived in Hidden Hills, California, after being pushed from Topanga Canyon in 2012.

Hawkins overdosed on heroin in August 2001, putting him in a coma for two weeks. Dave Grohl, Hawkins' bandmate and best friend, was laid in bed in London for two weeks before he awakened. Although Hawkins was in the hospital, Grohl said he was able to leave music. He also revealed in the 2011 documentary Foo Fighters: Back and Forth that he composed the song "On the Mend" from the band's 2005 album In Your Honor about Hawkins while in a coma. Hawkins said, "I was partying a lot." The incident occurred on Beats 1 host Matt Wilkinson in 2018. I wasn't a junkie, per se, but I was partying. The partying never got to be too heavy for a year. On some level, this guy gave me the wrong line with the wrong thing one night, and I awakened wondering, 'What the fuck happened?' "It was a dramatic turning point for me." Hawkins also said he was sober in the same interview.

Hawkins were afraid of stage fright. In a Rolling Stone magazine interview in June 2021, Hawkins spoke about his health: "I'm healthy." I'm fine... I get sinus infections. And, 'Dude, you're in excellent shape.' I just found out from my doctor, got all my blood tests, and my heart everything checked, and he says, 'Dude, you're in amazing shape.' Since you exercise a lot, your heart is a big deal. It's like a runner's heart.' And that's fine. The only thing is, he said, is, "I think you have sleep apnea." "You snore and you make strange sounds when you're sleeping and stuff," my wife says.

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Career

Before becoming the drummer for Sass Jordan, Hawkins appeared in the Orange County-based band Sylvia.

Hawkins was Alanis Morissette's drummer from 1996 to 1997 on the tour promoting Jagged Little Pill and her Can't Do Not Tour. He appeared in "You Should Know," "All I Really Want," and "You Learn." Live on Morissette's VHS/DVD Jagged Little Pill, 1997.

Foo Fighters recorded their second album in a Seattle studio with producer Gil Norton after touring through the spring of 1996. During recording, a rivalry between Dave Grohl and drummer William Goldsmith erupted, eventually causing Goldsmith to leave the band. Grohl on drums reformed the band in Los Angeles and almost re-recorded the album. The Colour and the Shape album was released on May 20, 1997. Grohl called Hawkins, a close friend at the time, to ask if a new drummer would join the band. Grohl was under the impression that Hawkins would not leave Morissette's touring band because she was a bigger act than Foo Fighters at the time. Hawkins, to Grohl's surprise, decided to join the band himself, explaining that he preferred to be a drummer in a rock band rather than a solo artist. Hawkins announced on March 18, 1997 that they would be their new drummer. Hawkins appeared in the Foo Fighters' music video for 1997's "Monkey Wrench," although the song was not released before he joined the band.

Hawkins has performed on several albums in addition to his drumming with the Foo Fighters. On a cover of Pink Floyd's "Have a Cigar" he appeared as the lead vocal. Two versions of the song were released, one on "Learn to Fly" on the B-side and the other on the Mission: Impossible 2 soundtrack album. He performed lead vocals on In Your Honor's "Cold Day in the Sun" later released as a single as well as a sample of Cream's "I Feel Free," which appeared as the B-side of "DOA" and on the EP Five Songs and a Cover. For the band's cover of Joe Walsh's "Life of Illusion," Hawkins also sang lead vocals. Later, he sang lead vocals for "Sunday Rain," a track on Foo Fighters' 2017 album Concrete and Gold. On some songs during Foo Fighters live shows, including a recreation of Queen's "Somebody To Love" on his last concert with the band, he performed lead vocals. He also contributed to the band's songwriting and was listed as a co-writer on every album until There Is Nothing Left to Lose.

Hawkins' last appearance with the Foo Fighters before his death was at the Lollapalooza Argentina festival on March 20, 2022. On April 3, 2022, Hawkins won three Grammy Awards with the Foo Fighters.

Hawkins' side project, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, released a self-titled LP in 2006. Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders followed with two more studio albums: Red Light Fever in 2010 and Get the Money in 2019. He occasionally performed with a Police cover band alternately branded "The Cops" and "Fallout." Hawkins appeared on Live Earth in 2007 as part of SOS Allstars, including Queen Roger Taylor and Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Hawkins recorded the drum tracks for the Coheed and Cambria album Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow, as the band's regular drummer, Chris Pennie, was unable to perform due to contractual obligations. During the months of the album, the Hawkins also toured with Coheed and Cambria. The Hawkins can also be heard drumming on Eric Avery's (formerly of Jane's Addiction) first solo effort, Help Wanted and on Kerry Ellis' album Wicked in Rock. On Harmony & Dissidence, Chris Shiflett's third album, as well as other Hawkins and Grohl's own side project, Jackson United, the two bands split drumming duties.

Hawkins performed on the track "Cyborg" from Queen guitarist Brian May's 1998 solo album "Against You"; he also performed drums at VH1's Rock Honors 2006; Queen guitarist Brian May's "We Will Rock You" was a hit on the VH1's Rock Honors; On the Queen + Paul Rodgers' single "Clebrity," he sang backing vocals.

Hawkins was hired to finish an unfinished recording of a Beach Boys' song "Holy Man" by writing and performing new lyrics. The album, which also included contributions from Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen, was released as a single on Record Store Day in 2019.

Hawkins formed Chevy Metal, a rock cover band while the Foo Fighters were on break in 2013.

Hawkins appeared on Slash's solo album Slash, a 2010 hit for alternative vocals on the track "Crucify the Dead," starring Ozzy Osbourne.

In 2013, he made his acting debut in the role of Iggy Pop in the rock film CBGB. "L'uo più semplice," Hawkins recorded the drums on Vasco Rossi's last album, "L'uomo più semplice." In Italy, this album was released on January 21, 2013.

Hawkins unveiled The Birds of Satan, his new side venture in March 2014. It features Hawkins' drum technician and bandmate, Wiley Hodgdon on bass guitar and vocals, as well as guitarist Mick Murphy of Chevy Metal, as well as guitarist Mick Murphy of Chevy Metal. The band's self-titled debut album was released in April 2014, with a launch party at 'Rock n Roll Pizza' that featured the Foo Fighters on some of the band's cover songs.'

Hawkins confessed that his first idea with his solo projects was to duet with female singers in an interview with Radio X.

Other stars on the Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders album Get the Money, including LeAnn Rimes, who appeared on one of his songs titled "C U In Hell," were invited to perform in the Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders album Get the Money. Loudwire named the album one of the best rock performances of 2019. Roger Taylor, Brian May, Dave Grohl, Nancy Wilson, Joe Walsh, Chrissie Hynde, and others were among the many other musicians featured on his albums.

Hawkins appeared on the album "E-Ticket" in October 2021, which featured Hawkins playing drums.

Dave Navarro and Chris Chaney, a member of Hawkins and Jane's Addiction, formed a supergroup called NHC in 2021. The band made its live debut at Eddie Vedder's Ohana festival in September 2021, with Taylor's Foo Fighters bandmate Pat Smear on additional guitar, which Hawkins described as being "somewhere between Rush and the Faces." In 2021, the band recorded an album, which is set to be released in 2022.

Hawkins starred in Studio 666, which was released on February 25, 2022, as himself and with other Foo Fighters. On Ozzy Osbourne's 2022 album Patient Number 9, he appears on select tracks.

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