Alison Hawkins Biography – Alison Hawkins Wiki
Alison Hawkins is the wife of the late Taylor Hawkins who was an American musician, widely known as the drummer for the rock band Foo Fighters, with whom he recorded eight studio albums between 1999 and 2021. Before joining the band in 1997, he was the touring drummer for Sass Jordan and for Alanis Morissette, as well as the drummer in the progressive experimental band Sylvia.
In 2004, Hawkins formed his own side project, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, in which he played drums and sang, releasing three studio albums between 2006 and 2019. He formed the supergroup NHC with Jane’s Addiction members Dave Navarro and Chris Chaney in 2020, where he also took on lead vocal and drumming duties. The band’s sole album is due for release in 2022.
Hawkins was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021 as a member of Foo Fighters. He was voted “Best Rock Drummer” in 2005 by the British drumming magazine Rhythm. He died on March 25, 2022, in Bogotá, Colombia, after emergency services were called to his hotel room, where Hawkins had been suffering from chest pain.
Alison Hawkins Age
Her age is unknown. Her husband was born on February 17, 1972, in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, and died on March 25, 2022, in Four Seasons Hotel Casa Medina Bogota, Bogotá, Colombia. He was 50 years old.
Alison Hawkins Husband
She was married to her husband, Taylor Hawkins. The couple got married in 2005 and lived together until his death on March 25, 2022. Together they were parents of three children: Oliver, Annabelle, and Everleigh. They resided in Hidden Hills, California, after moving from Topanga Canyon in 2012.
Alison Hawkins Children
With her husband, she had three children: Oliver, Annabelle, and Everleigh. They resided in Hidden Hills, California, after moving from Topanga Canyon in 2012.
Alison Hawkins – Taylor Hawkins Death
On March 25, 2022, emergency services were called to the Casa Medina hotel in Bogotá, Colombia, where Hawkins was suffering from chest pain in his hotel room. Health personnel arrived and found Hawkins unresponsive; they performed CPR, but he was declared dead at the scene. No cause of death was given. The following day, Colombian authorities announced that a preliminary urine toxicology test indicated that Hawkins had ten substances in his system at the time of his death, including opioids, benzodiazepines, tricyclic antidepressants, and THC, the psychoactive compound in cannabis.
On March 27, 2022, Colombian news magazine Semana reported that Hawkins’ heart, at more than 600 g (21 oz), was around twice the weight of a typical adult male’s heart. It said that investigators concluded Hawkins had “suffered cardiovascular collapse” after ingesting a “cocktail of narcotics”.
On the night of his death, Hawkins was scheduled to perform with the Foo Fighters at the Estéreo Picnic Festival as part of their ongoing South American tour; the festival stage was turned into a candlelight vigil for Hawkins. Miley Cyrus paid tribute by honoring her Lollapalooza performance to Hawkins. During Liam Gallagher’s concert in London, he dedicated “Live Forever” to Hawkins. Jill Biden, the first lady of the United States, mourned Hawkins through a tweet. Tributes were paid to Hawkins, through Twitter, by many celebrities including Ringo Starr, Conan O’Brien, David Letterman, Questlove, Axl Rose, Ozzy Osbourne, Lenny Kravitz, Mick Jagger, Steven Tyler, Brian May, Slash, and many others.
Taylor Hawkins Cause of Death
It said that investigators concluded Hawkins had “suffered cardiovascular collapse” after ingesting a “cocktail of narcotics”.
