Tributes To FOO FIGHTERS Drummer TAYLOR HAWKINS Pour In - "Thank You For Lighting Up Every Room With Your Infectious Energy And Good Vibes"

It was revealed on March 25th that Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has died at the age of 50. The band was on tour in South America and was due to perform in Bogota, Colombia on Friday. Hawkins' cause of death has not been revealed.

The band released the following statement:

“The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins. His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever. Our hearts go out to his wife, children, and family, and we ask that their privacy be treated with the utmost respect in this unimaginably difficult time.”

Hawkins joined The Foo Fighters in 1997, having worked with both Sass Jordan and Alanis Morissette prior to that.

News of Hawkins' death has shocked the music world, and many of his peers and friends have paid tribute to him. Some of those tributes can be viewed below.