Taylor Hawkins family: Tribute to wife, Alison Hawkins in The Coattail Riders song
While it’s not the most well known song from Taylor Hawkin’s discography, the late Foo Fighters drummer penned a song to his wife in 2019.
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Taylor Hawkins was once inspired by his wife, Alison, to write a song about who has the “real power” in relationships.
The late Foo Fighters drummer, who passed away unexpectedly Friday night at the age of 50, previously revealed a song he wrote with his personal band, The Coattail Riders, was about relationships.
“I married Alison Hawkins in 2005. We have three children. There’s a song on Get the Money called ‘I Really Blew It’, which is for those men who think they can win an argument with their missus,“ he told The Sydney Morning Herald in 2021.
“I only speak for myself, but the man will always lose because the woman has the power.”
Hawkins married wife Alison in 2005. Together they have three children: Oliver, 16; Annabelle, 13; and Everleigh, eight.
The musician also revealed he once wrote a song for Annabelle called Middle Child.
“There’s a line, ‘you clean your mess up almost every night’, and she does,” he told the paper. “It’s tough being a middle child – but she is my win and I love her so much.”
Taylor Hawkins’ cause of death
Hawkins may have suffered a heart attack, health chiefs in Bogota appeared to signal Friday night.
The Secretariat of Health issued a statement that confirmed the famous music star had sparked a medical emergency after suffering “chest pains” leading to his death in a Colombian hotel room.
It came amid reports in local media that “white powder” had been found in the hotel room of the star – who had spoken previously about his drug addictions.
The Secretariat statement read at the time: “The city’s Emergency Regulation Centre received an alert about a patient with chest pain in a hotel located in the north of the city.”
The statement said that an ambulance had been sent and that a health professional attempted revival techniques to no avail. The patient was pronounced dead.
“The District Secretariat of Health regrets the death of this talented and world-famous drummer and sends a message of condolences to his family, bandmates and fans.”
Investigation continues
No drugs were mentioned in the statement, however, the country’s state prosecution service released their findings following an initial autopsy.
“That in the toxicology test on Taylor Hawkins’ urine 10 types of substances were preliminarily found, including marijuana, tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines, and opioids …” the statement read.
It continued: “2) The National Institute of Forensic Medicine is continuing its medical studies to be able to completely clarify the facts that led to Taylor Hawkins death.
“3) Colombia’s National State Prosecution Service will continue with its investigation and reveal the results obtained as part of this investigation as appropriate.”
Police who entered Hawkins’ hotel room previously told prosecutors that they saw a “cocaine-like powder” in the room along with a few opened alcoholic beverages, according to Colombian journalist Luis Carlos Velez.
Local reports had already referred to hotel staff at Casa Medina, the luxury hotel Hawkins was staying at, calling in emergency response teams after the drummer suffered chest pains.
The Metropolitan Police of Bogota said: “The cause of death has yet to be established.
“According to those close to him, the death could be related to the consumption of drugs.”
Foo Fighters react
The band said they were “devastated” by the tragedy, which forced them to pull out of a gig in Colombia and cancel their South America tour.
Shocked fans gathered outside the Casa Medina hotel north of the capital Bogota on Friday night as a coroner’s ambulance took away his body.
Local reports said the dad of three rocker suffered chest pains but was already dead by the time medical responders arrived.
The other members of his band – Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Rami Jaffee – told fans the shocking news on Twitter last night.
The band said: “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins.
“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.”
This post originally appeared on The Sun and has been republished with permission
Originally published as Taylor Hawkins family: Tribute to wife, Alison Hawkins in The Coattail Riders song
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