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MACHINE GUN KELLY RECALLS MEETING TAYLOR HAWKINS DAYS BEFORE HIS DEATH: 'HE'S
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Musicians, celebrities and rock stars are mourning the death of Foo Fighters
drummer Taylor Hawkins, whose death was announced March 25. He was 50. 

The band announced the loss on social media, calling Hawkins' death "tragic and
untimely." He was found dead in a hotel room in Bogota on Friday.

A cause of death has not yet been announced, but a preliminary report from the
Colombia's Attorney General's Office found Hawkins had 10 different substances
in his body.

"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,"
read the band's statement. 



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MACHINE GUN KELLY MET HAWKINS DAYS BEFORE HIS DEATH

Machine Gun Kelly recalled on Wednesday's episode of "The Howard Stern Show"
spending time with Hawkins just days before his death. He called the drummer an
"amazing musician" with an "amazing voice" before detailing their last time
together.



On March 22, the Foo Fighters were set to play with MGK and his band in Paraguay
and it was going to be the first time the group saw the rocker perform live,
Kelly explained. Unfortunately, a storm caused the show to be canceled.

But Grohl reached out to Kelly and invited him to their hotel – in which MGK’s
whole group (all 20 of them) discovered Hawkins’ graciousness.



“He went up to every single one of us and gave us each our moment. Like every
single one of us, man, down to my assistant,” Kelly shared. “He’s such a
beautiful soul.”

Kelly added that he wanted to thank Hawkins and let his kids know how he
impacted them.

“He made us feel so confident in ourselves and loved,” he said. “Your father is
a great, great man. And we were all lucky to know him.”



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STEVIE NICKS, JILL BIDEN, MORE REMEMBER HAWKINS

Stevie Nicks paid tribute to Hawkins alongside black-and-white photos of the
two.

"Taylor was very handsome and he was very cute,” she wrote. "Sometimes that
combination is way better than ‘beautiful.’ I think it’s everything. He had a
huge heart and a glorious smile. When he walked in the room, everyone looked up.
When he left the room, everyone was sad…"



The Fleetwood Mac singer ended her post with a touching poem about losing her
friend: "I am sad now / I am really sad / It’s like rolling thunder / Yes,
that’s what I said," one verse read.



First lady Jill Biden also mourned the "ferocious drummer, dedicated father, and
dear friend gone far too soon."

"Sending love to Taylor Hawkins’ family and fans of the Foo Fighters
everywhere," she wrote.

Actor John Stamos shared what he said was the last text he and the drummer
exchanged, which was a poignant message about spending time together "before we
die." 

Stamos, whose close friend Bob Saget died this year, wrote on Twitter: "Another
one gone too soon."



Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger wrote on Twitter: "So incredibly sad to hear
of the passing of Taylor Hawkins. My thoughts are with his family and the band
at this time."

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tour

Rage Against the Machine rocker Tom Morello posted a selfie with Hawkins
and wrote on Twitter, "God bless you Taylor Hawkins. I loved your spirit and
your unstoppable rock power. Rest In Peace my friend." 



Miley Cyrus dedicated her Brazil show to "my friend and legend."

Fellow drummer Questlove called Hawkins the "coolest dude ever" in tribute.

"I’m so sad about this man. coolest dude ever. god bless & comfort his family,
his bandmates, his friends & all his loved ones. Taylor Hawkins. Rest In Beats.
#TaylorHawkins," he wrote. 

Another fellow drummer, Roger Taylor, wrote it was like losing a younger
favorite brother. "He was a kind, brilliant man and an inspirational mentor to
my son Rufus and the best friend one could ever have. Devastated," he wrote.

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker also shared words on Instagram. "You gave me so
much hope and determination," he wrote, sharing that they toured together in
Australia. "I have the best memories of smoking cigarettes in the restroom of
flights we were on together and watching your set every night. To say I’ll miss
you my friend isn’t enough."



Hawkins joined Foo Fighters in 1997, taking over for original drummer William
Goldsmith. On Friday, the band was scheduled to play at the Festival Estéreo
Picnic in Bogotá, Colombia. Their next show was scheduled for Lollapalooza
Brasil in São Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday, and they were also set to perform at the
April 3 Grammy Awards. 



Guns N' Roses lead vocalist Axl Rose wrote that he was looking forward to seeing
him at the Rockville Festival where both he and the Foo Fighters are set to
perform. 

"Shocked n’ saddened to hear of the passing of Taylor Hawkins. He was a really
great guy, drummer n’ family man. Was always great to see him! Was looking
forward to seeing him n’ everyone in Daytona," he wrote. "Truly saddened." 



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After Dave Grohl, Hawkins was the most recognizable Foo Fighters member,
appearing alongside the lead singer in interviews and playing prominent, usually
comic, roles in the band’s memorable videos and their recent horror-comedy film,
“Studio 666.”

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yourself to lose'

In Grohl’s 2021 book “The Storyteller,” he called Hawkins his “brother from
another mother, my best friend, a man for whom I would take a bullet.”

“Upon first meeting, our bond was immediate, and we grew closer with every day,
every song, every note that we ever played together,” Grohl wrote. “We are
absolutely meant to be, and I am grateful that we found each other in this
lifetime.”

Contributing: Charlie Trepany, USA TODAY; The Associated Press










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