Taylor Hawkins

Taylor Hawkins
Hawkins with Foo Fighters in 2012
Background information
Birth name	Oliver Taylor Hawkins
Born	(1972-02-17) February 17, 1972 Fort Worth, Texas, US
Origin	Laguna Beach, California, US
Genres	Alternative rock, punk rock, post-grunge, alternative metal, progressive rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer, songwriter
Instruments	Drums, percussions, piano, vocals, guitar
Years active	1994–present
Associated acts	Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, Coheed and Cambria, Alanis Morissette, Eddie Fisher, Anyone, Slash, Eagles of Death Metal, Chevy Metal, Vasco Rossi, The Birds of Satan

Oliver Taylor Hawkins (born February 17, 1972) is an American musician, best known as the drummer of the rock band Foo Fighters. Prior to joining the band in 1997, he was the touring drummer for Alanis Morissette as well as the drummer in a progressive experimental band called Sylvia. In 2004, Hawkins formed his own side project, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, in which he plays drums and sings. He was voted "Best Rock Drummer" in 2005 by the UK drumming magazine Rhythm.

Discography

Foo Fighters

• There Is Nothing Left to Lose – (1999)
• One by One – (2002)
• In Your Honor – (2005)
• Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace – (2007)
• Wasting Light – (2011)
• Sonic Highways – (2014)
• Saint Cecilia (EP) – (2015)
• Concrete and Gold - (2017)

Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders

• Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders – (2006)
• Red Light Fever – (2010)

The Birds of Satan

• The Birds of Satan – (2014)

Coheed and Cambria

• Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow – (2007)

Solo

• KOTA (EP) (2016)