Foo Fighters Moving Forward as Band After Taylor Hawkins' Death - TMZ

Foo Fighters End Of Year Tribute ... Moving Forward arsenic Band, Post-Taylor

12/31/2022 10:32 AM PT

Taylor Hawkins' decease has loomed ample successful the satellite of the Foo Fighters for overmuch of 2022 -- but arsenic the caller twelvemonth accelerated approaches, the set says they're moving guardant arsenic a unit.

A connection was posted to FF's socials Saturday, serving arsenic a tribute to their precocious drummer ... who died earlier this outpouring portion overseas. It's a heartfelt enactment honoring Taylor, but it besides seems to beryllium a motion of the adjacent section for Dave Grohl and co. arsenic they caput into 2023.

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Their station reads, "As we accidental goodbye to the astir hard and tragic twelvemonth that our set has ever known, we are reminded of however thankful we are for the radical that we emotion and cherish most, and for the loved ones who are nary longer with us."

They spell connected to explicate that their set was formed 27 years agone arsenic a practice of what it has travel to beryllium done their fanbase and peers -- a euphony assemblage for radical to explicit each the highs and lows of beingness ... for which Foo Fighters accidental they're eternally grateful.

FF adds, "Without Taylor, we ne'er would person go the set that we were -- and without Taylor, we cognize we're going to beryllium a antithetic set going forward. We besides cognize that you, the fans, meant arsenic overmuch to Taylor arsenic helium meant to you. And we cognize that erstwhile we spot you again -- and we volition soon -- he'll beryllium determination successful tone with each of america each night."

In different words, Foo Fighters is going to proceed performing ... and it appears they're going to regenerate Taylor connected percussion. As for who that whitethorn extremity up being, it remains to beryllium seen.

The set has been doing respective shows implicit the past fewer months to pay their respects for Taylor ... and determination person been a batch of drummers who've filled in, including Dave himself ... and adjacent Taylor's ain son, Oliver, stepped up during 1 performance.

The tribute shows person spanned the globe, but present ... it appears Foo Fighters is acceptable to crook the page. It's a pugnacious determination evidently -- portion they could conscionable arsenic easy shutter the band, the information is ... they're inactive incredibly fashionable and successful precocious request among euphony lovers.

Taylor died successful Colombia successful March. Medical experts accidental a fig of substances were found successful his system, and his decease was reportedly ruled arsenic an overdose by the authorities there.

He was 50.

RIP