Grohl, 53, appeared devastated as he hugged a man who appears to be his manager, John Silva, after the band returned to the US.
In his memoir, The Storyteller, Grohl referred to Hawkins as his “best friend and accomplice in crime,” someone who illuminated the rooms with a sparkling presence and a constant “toothed smile.”
Also photographed were guitarists Pat Smear and Chris Shiflett, Rami Jaffee and singer Samantha Sidley. They landed on a private plane before being photographed mourning the tragic loss.
An autopsy found that Hawkins’s heart weighed twice that of an average man his age and that the musician had suffered a “cardiovascular collapse” after consuming a cocktail of drugs such as heroin, marijuana and opioids.
Medical examiners said Hawkins’ ticker weighed “at least 600 grams” – twice the average of 300 to 350 grams – during an examination after his shocking death at a luxury hotel in the Colombian capital Bogota on Friday, the Colombian news magazine reported. Semana.
Authorities have confirmed that the Foo Fighters drummer had taken an overdose of heroin mixed with antidepressants and benzodiazepines, including anti-anxiety drugs known as benzos.
The emotional Dave Grohl cried as he hugged his friends at LAX on Saturday night, a day after the shocking death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.
Grohl, 53, appeared devastated as he hugged a man who appears to be manager John Silva after the band returned to the US from a tour of South America.
Also photographed were guitarists Pat Smear and Chris Shiflett, Rami Jaffee and singer Samantha Sidley. They landed on a private plane before being photographed mourning the tragic loss
Friends and friends of the tour exchanged hugs at the airport after the tragic death of Hawkins, which included a cocktail with at least 10 different drugs, according to the office of the Colombian Attorney General
Foo Fighters was created in 1994 by Grohl, the former Nirvana drummer, after the suicide of singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain.
Tour members and others hug outside LAX as Foo Fighters return to the US after the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins on Friday
Concerns about the drummer’s health first surfaced on Friday night, when he began complaining of chest pains before the band performed at the Estereo Picnic Festival in Bogota.
Hawkins’s last show was at Lollapalooza 2022 in Santiago, Chile on March 18 (above). The Foo Fighters were scheduled to play another Lollapalooza in Brazil on Sunday
The Colombian Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has already confirmed an initial autopsy on Saturday revealed traces of 10 different drugs in Hawkins’s urine, including opioids that can range from heroin to fentanyl and morphine.
In a statement, he also revealed that marijuana and antidepressants had been found.
Well-known Colombian journalist Luis Carlos Velez, director of the Bogota-based FM radio station, said earlier today that a police officer who entered Hawkins’s room at the Four Seasons Hotel Casa Medina told prosecutors he saw a cocaine-like white. powder.
However, AGO did not mention cocaine in its post-autopsy statement.
Concerns about the drummer’s health first surfaced on Friday night, when he began complaining of chest pains before the band performed at the Estereo Picnic Festival in Bogota.
His condition subsequently deteriorated and attempts to resuscitate him by a private doctor and emergency physicians in the city failed.
In a statement issued late Saturday, Colombia’s AGO said: “Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins was found dead in a hotel room in Bogota on Friday.
“After the completion of the initial forensic examination of the corpse, AGO would like to announce the following:
“1) Preliminary results of the urine toxicology test indicate the presence of 10 different substances: THX (Marijuana), tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines and opioids, among others.
“2) The National Institute of Forensic Medicine continues to conduct the necessary medical studies to determine the cause of death.
“3) AGO will continue to investigate and will duly update the findings of the forensic examinations in due course.
Taylor Hawkins (left), daughter Annabelle Hawkins (center) and wife Alison Hawkins (right) were photographed together at the premiere of Studio 666 in Los Angeles last month
Hawkins and his wife Allison were photographed at the State Department dinner for The Kennedy Center Honors on December 1 last year.
Taylor Hawkins is photographed with a young fan in Paraguay a few days before his death. Help 9-year-old Emma Sophia fulfill her dream of playing drums with his band, Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters hold candles lit outside Casa Medina today where band drummer Taylor Hawkins was found dead
The Colombian newspaper El Tiempo reported that a confidential report he was informed of showed hallucinogens – mind-altering drugs that may contain LSD – found inside the hotel room. (Image, archive image of a hotel room in Casa Medina)
Members of the Technical Investigation Corps (CTI) remove the lifeless body of Foo Fighters rock drummer Taylor Hawkins at the Casa Medina Hotel in Bogota, Colombia.
Hawkins, a father of three, suffered a heroin overdose in London in 2001, which left him stuck for about a week.
In an interview last year, he admitted: “Everyone has their own way and I went a long way. I was having a party in London one night, and I accidentally did something and it changed everything.
“I believed in his bullshit to live hard and fast, to die young.
“I am not here to declare that I do not take drugs, because I liked to take drugs, but I got out of control for a while and it almost took me.”
Following are the results of an initial autopsy in which AGO said it found “10 types of substances” in a toxicological test.
The statement added: “The Office of the Attorney General of Colombia may confirm the following after an initial autopsy on Taylor Hawkins’s body.
“Taylor Hawkins’s urine toxicology test initially found 10 types of substances, including marijuana, tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines and opioids.
“The National Institute of Forensic Medicine is continuing its medical studies to be able to fully clarify the events that led to the death of Taylor Hawkins.
“The Office of the Attorney General of Colombia will continue the investigation and disclose the results obtained as part of this investigation, as appropriate.”
An unconfirmed local report said several glasses were found inside the drummer’s room, sparking speculation that he was entertaining guests before his death.
The Colombian Public Prosecutor’s Office, in its first official comments on the tragedy, confirmed: dealing with emergencies and supporting research. ”
Prosecution officials have not yet made any official comment on the speculation that the musician’s death may be drug-related.
The drummer with a history of drug use died in a hotel room in the north of the Colombian capital.
The Bogota Metropolitan Police, in a statement broadcast by several Colombian newspapers, said: “The cause of death has not yet been determined. “According to people close to him, the death could be related to drug use.”
Local reports said hotel staff called emergency services after Hawkins suffered chest pains but was already dead when doctors arrived. The Foo Fighters were scheduled to perform at a concert in the Colombian capital.
Hawkins, a father of two teenage children, had openly discussed his battles over drugs and overdose years before what the band called his “tragic and untimely” death.
Taylor Hawkins was photographed with what is believed to be her last time on social media on Wednesday. Appears on a plane with band member Pat Smear (left) and Samantha Sidley (right) working for the band on Wednesday, March 23, 2022
White “cocaine-like” and hallucinogenic powders were reportedly found in the five-star Casa Medina hotel room of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died at the age of 50. (Above, archive image of a hotel room at Casa Medina in Bogota)
Four years after joining the Foo Fighters, Hawkins overdosed on heroin and ended up in a coma in 2001, which he later described as the result of “taking it too far”.
Colombian music and entertainment journalist Alejandro Marin wrote on Twitter following the news of the drummer’s death: “Do not start blaming the country because Taylor died in Colombia if he died of an overdose. “Do not be so foolish.”
Shortly after the announcement of Hawkins’s death, dozens of fans, along with journalists and videographers, began to gather outside the hotel where the band was staying. Many seemed to be in complete shock with the news with some candles burning.
Ambulances and police patrols can be seen outside the accommodation. Later Friday night, Hawkins’ body was finally transported from the hotel, placed in a medical examiner’s truck, and removed.
The band was scheduled to play at the Festival Estereo Picnic in the Colombian capital, where an announcement told concertgoers that the band would not be playing due to a “serious medical condition”.
Hawkins, who was married to illustrator Alison’s wife and father of three, Oliver, Annabelle and Everleigh, had just completed a tour of South America with the band last playing in San Isidro, Argentina, last year. Sunday.
The heads of health in Bogota …
