Taylor Hawkins Musical artist

Oliver Taylor Hawkins (born February 17, 1972) is an American musician, best known as the drummer of the rock band Foo Fighters.Prior to joining the band in 1997, he was the touring drummer for Alanis Morissette on her Jagged Little Pill and Can't Not Tour, as well as the drummer in a progressive experimental band called Sylvia. His cousin, Kevin Harrell, introduced him to Dave Grohl after camping with him for several weeks in the Ozarks. Hawkins would eventually become the drummer for Grohl's band, Foo Fighters. He was voted "Best Rock Drummer" in 2005 by the UK drumming magazine Rhythm.In 2004, Hawkins formed his own side project, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, in which he plays drums and sings.

Personal facts

Taylor Hawkins
Birth dateFebruary 17, 1972
Hometown
Texas
Fort Worth Texas
United States

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Musical artist

Career started1994
associated musical artist
Coheed and Cambria
Alanis Morissette
Slash (musician)
Foo Fighters
Anyone
Eddie Fisher (musician)
The Birds of Satan
Eagles of Death Metal
Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders
Vasco Rossi
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Punk rock
Alternative rock
Alternative metal
Post-grunge
instrument
Bass guitar
Drum kit
Flute
Guitar
Percussion instrument
Piano
Trumpet
Keyboard instrument
Violin
Avedis Zildjian Company
Singing
Latin Percussion
Remo
Gretsch
Drum Workshop

Taylor Hawkins on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/video.php?id=1683
  2. http://www.fooarchive.com/hpb
  3. http://www.taylorhawkins.com