An image of the late Taylor Hawkins is projected onto a screen during the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on 3 April 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Foo Fighters walked away with three awards on the night. Image: Rich Fury / Getty Images for The Recording Academy / AFP
An image of the late Taylor Hawkins is projected onto a screen during the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on 3 April 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Foo Fighters walked away with three awards on the night. Image: Rich Fury / Getty Images for The Recording Academy / AFP
The Foo Fighters won all three Grammys they were nominated for on Sunday, just over a week after the rock band’s drummer Taylor Hawkins died unexpectedly.
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No one from the band appeared at the Grammys, though a tribute to the 50-year-old Hawkins – who was found dead in a hotel in Bogota shortly before a planned performance – is anticipated during the televised gala.
On Sunday, the Foo Fighters won prizes for Best Rock Album, Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song.
The wins come just days after the group, founded by lead singer and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, cancelled all planned tour dates.
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Preliminary toxicology tests found that Hawkins had drugs including opioids in his system before he died, but Colombian investigators did not specify whether the mix caused his death.
As part of one of the world’s most influential and critically lauded alternative rock bands, Hawkins was known for his on-stage charisma and classic rock-inspired beats, which he once said were influenced by legends like Phil Collins and Queen’s Roger Taylor.
The Foo Fighters celebrated their 25th-anniversary last year in a pandemic-delayed tour and had most recently produced Studio 666, a rock-and-roll horror movie.
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