Episode #271 | 4.28.26
Foo Fighters: How Did Taylor Hawkins Die?
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In this episode
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.
Sources
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music, by Dave Grohl (amazon.com)
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth (imdb.com)
Foo Fighters settle lawsuit against insurance companies (loudersound.com)
INSIDE TAYLOR HAWKINS’ FINAL DAYS AS A FOO FIGHTER (rollingstone.com)
The Foo Fighters’ AIDS denialism should be on the record (medium.com)
Taylor Hawkins’ Death: What to Know About the Foo Fighters Drummer’s Final Days (people.com)
What Led to Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins’ Fatal Overdose (fherehab.com)
What Was Taylor Hawkins Cause of Death? (musetreatment.com)
When it Comes to Todays Mega-Concerts, Insurance Takes the Spotlight (insurancejournal.com)
Credits
Hosted by Jake Brennan.
Written by Jake Brennan.
Copy edited by James Sullivan.
Mixed by Sean Cahalin.
Produced in partnership with the Exactly Right Network and iHeartPodcasts.
DISGRACELAND theme song, “Crenshaw Space Boogie,” written and produced by Jake Brennan. Performed by Jake Brennan, Bryce Kanzer, Jay Cannava, and Evan Kenney. Mixed and engineered by Adam Taylor.
*illustrations by Avi Spivak @avispivak