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RIP Taylor Hawkins: Foo Fighters’ drummer’s life in photos

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Foo Fighters in black and white
Foo Fighters (left to right) Chris Shiflett, Taylor Hawkins, Dave Grohl in London, 1997. Getty Images
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Foo Fighters pose for picture
Foo Fighters, group portrait on West Broadway, New York, September 18, 1999. Left to right: Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Taylor Hawkins. Redferns
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Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters perform as part of the Bridge School Benefit 2000 at Shoreline Amphitheatre on October 29, 2000 in Mountain View California.
Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters perform as part of the Bridge School Benefit 2000 at Shoreline Amphitheatre on October 29, 2000 in Mountain View California. Getty Images
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Taylor Hawkins plays drums as he performs at the Riviera Theater, Chicago, Illinois on December 15, 2001.
Taylor Hawkins plays drums as he performs at the Riviera Theater, Chicago, Illinois on December 15, 2001. Getty Images
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Photo of FOO FIGHTERS
Taylor Hawkins plays drums with Foo Fighters Live at the Chapel in Melbourne, Australia, in 2002. Redferns
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Foo Fighters on Jay Leno
(Back, left to right) Musicians Chris Shiflett, Taylor Hawkins; Nate Mendel (front, left to right) Actor Seann William Scott, folk medicine expert Dick Frymire, and musician Dave Grohl during an interview with host Jay Leno on April 9, 2003. NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via
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Foo Fighters at Grammy Awards
Foo Fighters Christopher Aubrey, Dave Grohl, and Taylor Hawkins receive the Grammy for the Best Rock Album at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center on February 8, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images
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Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins in New York City
Dave Grohl (right) and Taylor Hawkins perform in a drum circle during MTV2’s “24 Hours Of Foo” outside the MTV Times Square Studios June 11, 2005 in New York City. Getty Images
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Taylor Hawkins smiling
Taylor Hawkins and Matt Cameron of Pearl Jam backstage at the 2008 VH1 Rock Honors honoring The Who at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion on July 12, 2008, in Los Angeles, California. WireImage
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Foo Fighters performing in disguise
(Left to right) Foo Fighters Chris Shiflett, Taylor Hawkins, Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel and Pat Smear perform on the Streets of Kansas City on September 16, 2011. WireImage
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Taylor Hawkins and Stevie Nicks perform in concert at the Sound City showcase at Stubbs BBQ during the South By Southwest Music Festival on March 14, 2013 in Austin, Texas.
Taylor Hawkins and Stevie Nicks perform in concert at the Sound City showcase at Stubbs BBQ during the South By Southwest Music Festival on March 14, 2013 in Austin, Texas. Gary Miller/FilmMagic
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Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohl with fists in the air
Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohl perform onstage during the 28th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on April 18, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. WireImage
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Taylor Hawkins gives a speech alongside Perry Farrell (left) and Dave Navarro (center) during a ceremony honoring Jane's Addiction with a Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 30, 2013.
Taylor Hawkins gives a speech alongside Perry Farrell (left) and Dave Navarro (center) during a ceremony honoring Jane’s Addiction with a Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 30, 2013. Jonathan Leibson/WireImage
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‘Foo Fighters’ Ride Bikes On The Gold Coast
(Left) Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins (2nd left), and some friends bike ride around the Gold Coast on February 23, 2015, ahead of their first Australian show in Brisbane. Newspix via Getty Images
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Taylor Hawkins performs at Guitar Center's 27th Annual Drum-Off at Club Nokia on January 16, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
Taylor Hawkins performs at Guitar Center’s 27th Annual Drum-Off at Club Nokia on January 16, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Ashley Beliveau
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Taylor Hawkins and wife smiling
Taylor Hawkins and his wife, Alison, at the Clive Davis and The Recording Academy’s 2016 Pre-Grammy Gala in Beverly Hills, California, February 14, 2016. AFP via Getty Images
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Taylor Hawkins on rising drum stage
Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins perform during Cal Jam 18 at the San Manuel Amphitheater on October 6, 2018, in San Bernardino, CA. FilmMagic
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Taylor Hawkins holding drum sticks
Taylor Hawkins performs onstage during Day 2 of the BeachLife Festival at Redondo Beach on May 4, 2019, in Redondo Beach, California. Getty Images
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Taylor Hawkins singing, wearing cowboy hat
Taylor Hawkins performs at 2019 KAABOO Del Mar with Chevy Metal at Del Mar Race Track on September 14, 2019, in Del Mar, California. WireImage
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Taylor Hawkins Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Taylor Hawkins (right) speaks onstage during the 36th Annual Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 30, 2021, in Cleveland, Ohio. Getty Images for The Rock and Ro
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Alanis Morissette and Taylor Hawkins talking
Alanis Morissette (right) accepts the Icon Award from Taylor Hawkins onstage during Billboard Women In Music 2019 on December 12, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images for Billboard
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Taylor Hawkins with his daughter and wife
(Left to right) Taylor Hawkins, daughter Annabelle Hawkins and wife Alison Hawkins attend the Los Angeles Premiere of “Studio 666” at TCL Chinese Theatre on February 16 in Hollywood, California. FilmMagic
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Taylor Hawkins on drums
Taylor Hawkins performs onstage at the after-party for the Los Angeles premiere of “Studio 666” at the Fonda Theatre on February 16, 2022, in Hollywood, California. Getty Images
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Foo Fighters performing in concert
Taylor Hawkins plays drums with Foo Fighters in one of his final performances during Lollapalooza Chile 2022 at Parque Bicentenario Cerrillos on March 20, 2022 in Santiago, Chile. Getty Images