As music fans have already lamented, Taylor Hawkins, drummer of the Foo Fighters, passed away this past week.
The band issued a simple, thoughtful statement concerning his passing:
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.
