taylor hawkins was the pulse of foo fighters�* music. # the best, the best, the best of you... # when hejoined foo fighters in 1997, he was their third drummer. but his connection with dave grohl was instantaneous. he's an amazing drummer. we have a mutual respect for each other. it's awesome, you know. born in texas but raised in california, hawkins fell in love with the drums the first time he sat behind a kit in his neighbour's garage at the age of ten. i took to it immediately. that day, there was a lightning bolt shot into me, and it was like... i was like, i'm a drummer, that's what i'm going to do. he came to prominence playing with alanis morissette, before