Taylor Hawkins, drummer for rock band Foo Fighters has died at the age of 50, the band has announced.
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The band said it was "devastated by the untimely loss" and asked for the privacy of Hawkins' family to be respected.
"The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins," The Foo Fighters official account tweeted.
"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."
Australian Associated Press