Foo Fighters: How Did Taylor Hawkins Die?

About this episode

The episode explores the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins and delves into the history of the Foo Fighters.

How is it that one of the most famous drummers on the planet died four years ago and we still don’t have an official cause of death? We have some ideas. Plus, we get into the story behind one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands to ever do it, Dave Grohl’s Foo Fighters. To see the full list of contributors, see the show notes at  www.disgracelandpod.com . To listen to Disgraceland ad free and get access to weekly bonus content and more, become a Disgraceland All Access member at disgracelandpod.com/membership . Sign up for our newsletter and get the inside dirt on events, merch and other awesomeness - GET THE NEWSLETTER Follow Jake and DISGRACELAND: Instagram YouTube X  (formerly Twitter)  Facebook Fan Group See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Jake

Topics covered

• Taylor Hawkins
• Foo Fighters
• rock music
• death investigation
• drumming
• music history

Keywords

• Taylor Hawkins
• Foo Fighters
• Dave Grohl
• drummer death
• rock music
• true crime
• music culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Foo Fighters

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