Foo Fighters: How Did Taylor Hawkins Die?
DISGRACELAND
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4.6 • 13.4K Ratings
🗓️ 28 April 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
How is it that one of the most famous drummers on the planet died four years ago and we still don’t have an official cause of death? We have some ideas. Plus, we get into the story behind one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands to ever do it, Dave Grohl’s Foo Fighters.
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| 1:00.2 | There are many insane stories about the foo fighters, and you've likely heard most of them. |
| 1:04.5 | And that's because Dave Grohl himself is an incredible storyteller. |
| 1:08.6 | But there are a few stories that the band doesn't want told. |
| 1:12.8 | Chief among them, how their drummer, Taylor Hawkins, died. |
| 1:19.1 | More specifically, the story behind the curious fact that it's been four years and we still don't have an official cause of death for one of the greatest drummers who ever lived. |
| 1:23.9 | Why not? |
| 1:25.1 | I have some ideas. |
| 1:27.0 | And none of them take away from the fact that Taylor Hawkins and the foo fighters made great music. |
| 1:32.8 | Unlike that music, I played a few at the top of the show. |
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