TAYLOR HAWKINS

'Oliver Taylor Hawkins' (born on February 16, 1972 at Harris Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas) is an American musician, best known as the drummer of the rock band Foo Fighters. Hawkins also recorded the drums on Coheed and Cambria's 4th album, .
Prior to joining the band in 1997, he was the touring drummer for Alanis Morissette on her Jagged Little Pill tour, as well as the drummer in a short-lived experimental band called Sylvia. He started a band named Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, in which he plays drums and sings. His spare time is spent creating more music in the 1970s' cover band Chevy Metal with Achim Dangerfield and Wiley Hodgden.
Hawkins has said that his drumming has been influenced by Roger Taylor of Queen and Stewart Copeland of The Police. He was voted "Best Rock Drummer" in 2005 by UK drumming magazine, Rhythm.
At Live Earth in 2007, Hawkins was part of SOS All-Stars with Roger Taylor of Queen and Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers

Contents

Foo Fighters

Equipment

Trivia

See also

External links

Foo Fighters

After touring through the spring of 1996, the band entered a Seattle studio with producer Gil Norton to record its second album. Conflict erupted between Dave Grohl and then drummer, William Goldsmith, eventually causing Goldsmith to leave the band. The band regrouped in Los Angeles and almost completely re-recorded the album with Grohl on drums. The album, ''The Colour and the Shape'', was released on May 20, 1997. In need of a drummer, Grohl contacted Alanis Morissette's touring drummer Taylor Hawkins to see if he could recommend anybody. Grohl was surprised when Hawkins volunteered himself. Hawkins made his Foo debut in time for the album's release. He has remained the band's drummer since then.
In addition to his drumming duties with the Foo Fighters, Hawkins co-wrote and sang on the band's latest double-album, ''In Your Honor''. Live, he occasionally provides backing vocals and at times lead vocals while Dave Grohl plays drums.
Hawkins sings lead vocals on the track "Cold Day in the Sun" on the acoustic side of ''In Your Honor''.
Hawkins also recently recorded some of the drum tracks for the upcoming Coheed and Cambria .

Equipment

★ 'Taylor's Current Tour Kit:'

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★ Gretsch Drums and Zildjian Cymbals
Hawkins also uses DW, Tama or Yamaha Hardware, Remo drum skins, Shure drum microphones and Zildjian 'Taylor Hawkins Signature' sticks.By watching the new foo fighters video, you can see taylor hammering on his new kit.You can also see the changes that he has made to his cymbal set up, including some a customs.His new choice of hardware is still unknown.

Trivia

★ He is a fan of the band Queen, and its late lead singer, Freddie Mercury. Hawkins also played on a track called "Cyborg", from Queen guitarist Brian May's 1998 solo album, ''Another World'', and also @ VH1's Rock Honors 2006 While Queen performed We Will Rock You. He and Dave Grohl both played drums for the song.

★ Sang lead vocals on the Foo Fighters' songs "Cold Day In The Sun," the band's covers of Joe Walsh's "Life of Illusion," Pink Floyd's "Have a Cigar," and Cream's "I Feel Free".

★ After leaving the Orange County-based band Altered State, joined up as drummer for Sass Jordan.

★ Left Sass Jordan to act as drummer for Alanis Morissette.

★ Worked as a retail salesman/cashier for the Guitar Center located in Lake Forest, California.

★ Once dated ''Good Will Hunting'' actress Minnie Driver.

★ Appeared briefly in Alanis Morissette's video for "You Learn" during the pie fight scene.

★ He is a close friend of Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith.

★ He can also play the Piano and guitar, and during concerts has been known to change places with Dave Grohl.

★ In the demo version of Alanis Morissette's song Unsent from the 1998 album, ''Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'', a verse is dedicated to the friendship and rumored relationship between Hawkins and Morissette.
:"Dear Taylor I missed you a lot there was a period of time when I was too mad to even bring up your name and it killed me to hear you discount the time we spent together I knew all along that we had different tastes in moderations and we couldn't hang out forever and while it lasted it was hilarious."

★ While spending time with a few other bands in 1997 at an amusement park he was accidentally shot by Tre Cool with a BB gun.

★ His 2001 collapse after the V festival was not a result of heroin as rumored. It was in fact due to an overdose of prescribed painkillers combined with alcohol.

★ Is a smoker

★ He and his wife Alison are expecting a baby

★ Has insulted Sylvester Stallone for his involvement in the Rambo series, referring to the Rambo series as a fine display of "Hawt Hawt Pu Secks"

★ His name is incorrectly displayed as "Tyler Hawkins" in a "bubble" on the Pop-up Video edition of Alanis Morissette's music video for "Jagged Little Pill"

See also

★ Foo Fighters

External links

★ taylorhawkins.com

★ Hawkin's Poor Brain - a collection of Taylor's interviews