Foo Fighters spoke out in the United States after the death of Taylor Hawkins in Colombia

It has been five days since Colombian authorities confirmed the death in Bogotá of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins at age 50, hours before the band's scheduled performance at the Estéreo Picnic Festival. That March 25 will be remembered by fans as the day when, from one moment to another, their joy turned into sadness.

The band returned to Los Angeles as quickly as possible and from there they made the first decisions about their immediate fate as a group, after the sudden loss of their partner. Local media recorded some images of Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, Chris Shiflett, Rami Jafee, Samantha Sidleyen, and company, in which they can be severely affected. In one of them, reviewed by TMZ, Dave can be seen hugging a man who seems to be his manager, John Silva. His face is completely broken.

@RockAndNorte's twitter account replicated the image:

Following the ruling of the Institute of Legal Medicine in Bogotá, the drummer's body was handed over to his colleagues. The prosecution noted that Hawkins had traces of opioids, marijuana and antidepressants in his body. On Sunday, March 27, already in the United States, after performing at various festivals in Latin America and not being able to do so in Colombia, the band published their first words about what happened and on Tuesday they announced the cancellation of their tour in order to mourn the death of their “brother”.

“We will take time to grieve, heal, get close to our loved ones and appreciate all the music and memories we have together,” they say. Devastated, their fans make themselves felt through social media. They are still shocked by what happened and, even more so, at the possible decision that the band may make not to play again.

Paraguay and Brazil were his immediate destinations, in addition to Colombia, but a storm prevented the visit to the former, and the second could not be due to the drummer's death. “It is with great sadness that Foo Fighters confirms the cancellation of the next dates of his tour, in light of the unexpected loss of our brother Taylor Hawkins. We are sorry and we share the disappointment of not seeing each other as planned.” The band will not attend the more than 50 performances they had scheduled in 2022.

The exact details of the drummer's death are still unknown. According to some of the medical examiners' opinions, Hawkins' heart was a size that was not normal, taking into account the weight that the organ should have in a person his age. According to Legal Medicine, the drummer's heart weighed about 600 grams. In addition, it was twice the size of an average adult.

This caught the attention of forensics, since the approximate weight of a human heart is between 250 and 350 grams. With this, one of the hypotheses regarding Hawkins' death suggests that the drummer's heart would have grown in the face of drug use, which would have aggravated the effects of an overdose. So far, the version that the death would have occurred due to overdose followed by heart failure is maintained, taking into account the artist's history of antidepressants and narcotic drugs.

Hawkins is leaving this world as one of the most important figures in rock in recent times. He was with the band for more than two decades. He joined the group after they recorded the album The Color and the Shape (1997). Just a few years earlier, Dave Grohl had formed the band. It was in 1994, a time after Nirvana broke up after Kurt Cobain's suicide.

Before being with the Foo Fighters, Hawkins was the drummer for Alanis Morissette. He began his journey in music inspired by Roger Taylor and Stewart Copeland, from Queen and The Police, respectively. At first he played the guitar and little by little he adopted the drums. Congratulations, because he would end up being one of the best drummers of this century.

The penalty will stay with all his fans, friends and family, just like music. Without Hawkins present in body and soul, it will be the only way to keep him alive.

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