FOO FIGHTERS: 'We're Going To Be A Different Band Going Forward' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET

FOO FIGHTERS person vowed to transportation connected arsenic "a antithetic band" pursuing the passing of drummer Taylor Hawkins.

The Dave Grohl-fronted outfit addressed its aboriginal portion sharing a New Year's Eve connection earlier contiguous (Saturday, December 31) connected societal media.

The FOO FIGHTERS wrote: "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.

"FOO FIGHTERS were formed 27 years agone to correspond the healing powerfulness of euphony and a continuation of life. And for the past 27 years our fans person built a worldwide community, a devoted enactment strategy that has helped america each get done the darkest of times together. A spot to stock our joyousness and our pain, our hopes and fears, and to articulation successful a chorus of beingness unneurotic done music. Without Taylor, we ne'er would person go the set that we were — and without Taylor, we cognize that 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."

Hawkins was recovered dormant this past March successful a edifice country successful Colombia, soon earlier FOO FIGHTERS were owed to play a festival successful Bogotá. He was 50 years old.

No origin of decease was announced, though a toxicology study showed traces of 10 substances successful his body, including opioids, marijuana and anti-depressants.

Investigators did not accidental whether the premix of drugs was a factor.

Hawkins had been the FOO FIGHTERS drummer for the past 25 years, taking implicit from archetypal drummer William Goldsmith successful 1997. He is survived by his woman Alison and their 3 children.

FOO FIGHTERS staged 2 tribute concerts successful grant of Hawkins. The archetypal tribute performance took spot September 3 astatine London's Wembley Stadium. A Los Angeles performance was held connected September 27 and raised wealth for Musicares and Music Support charities and served arsenic a farewell enactment for Hawkins's adopted hometown.

Other notable tributes to travel successful the months pursuing Hawkins's decease included a conception astatine this year's Grammy Awards, a drum ellipse successful Taylor's hometown, and a unrecorded show of the FOO FIGHTERS opus "My Hero" by much than 1,000 musicians.