Taylor Hawkins: confirmed to have died of a drug overdose

According to the official statement from the Attorney General’s Office, the famous Foo Fighters drummer, Oliver Taylor Hawkins, died this Friday, March 25, due to an overdose of heroin mixed with antidepressants, benzodiazepines and opioids. The prosecuting body confirmed that 10 types of substances were found in the musician’s body.

Forensic tests that were performed on Hawkins’ body also reportedly came back positive for marijuana. In addition, that in total in the toxicological test about 10 types of psychoactive substances were reported.

Likewise, the Prosecutor’s Office indicated that Legal Medicine is conducting medical studies to clarify the facts and determine what led to the musician’s death.

The reactions of the followers

Followers of the American group Foo Fighters gathered this Saturday in front of the Bogotá hotel where the band’s drummer, Taylor Hawkins, died on Friday hours before giving a concert at the Estéreo Picnic Festival.

Bouquets of flowers, candles and banners with messages in memory of the star of the drumsticks accumulate at the doors of the hotel, where fans of the Seattle band have also placed photos of the musician in this tribute that is expected to last all year. day.

Among those who came to pay tribute to the iconic drummer was Esther Farfán, a former Colombian model, wife of the former manager of the Rolling Stones band, Andrew Loog Oldham, and dozens of people of all ages.

Social networks were also flooded with messages in tribute to the 50-year-old musician, a native of Fort Worth, in the state of Texas (USA).

The feeling of regret and sadness are the protagonists of the day, from the hand of some followers who continue to be shocked by the news that many of them found out about last night when they were at the Estéreo Picnic, on the outskirts of Bogotá, waiting for The band came out on stage.

Foo Fighters was one of the headliners at the Estéreo Picnic, where their presentation was scheduled to close on the first day of the festival.

Hawkins was one of the most visible figures in the band alongside ex- Nirvana Dave Grohl. At concerts, he used to leave the drums to sing rock classics like Under Pressure, by Queen and David Bowie, or Rock n ‘roll, by Led Zeppelin.