found ten different substances in his system. the cause of his death remains unknown. days before he died, hawkins made a 9-year-old drummer s night. he came downstairs to look for her in the crowd, after she was playing outside of his hotel in paraguay and impressed her with his skills. then when he found her, he took this picture. cnn s chloe melas has more on how this musical legend is being remembered. the news of taylor hawkins death has rocked the music industry. hawkins was the drummer for the foo fighters for more than two decades. the band announced the news in a statement shortly after they were to play a concert in columbia, saying that they were, quote, devastated. i spoke to a longtime friend of the band earlier today, music and tv executive, tom calderon. my recollection with taylor is simply one word. it s simply join. there are people smarter than me that can talk about what a great technique drummer he was. but when you re behind the drum
about what a great technique drummer he was and everything. but when you re behind the drum kit, it s hard to be a rock star, but he was a rock star. and he was one of those guys that just people 8 to 80 would just smile when they saw him. reporter: and that s what people are saying all over the world right now. vigils, you know, they were supposed to take the stage in bogota, colombia, at a music festival, pamela. and fans were standing out there, and just about ten minutes before they were set to take the stage, the foo fighters announced in a statement that they were devastated and that he died. and the main stage became a vigil with photos, i mean candles and people standing out there crying, and his name put up there saying taylor hawkins forever in spanish on all of the screens there. and it was incredibly emotional. and then fans gathering outside of his hotel. wow. i imagine it was such a shock to all the concertgoers who were
my recollection with taylor is simply one word. it s just joy. you know there are people smarter than me that can talk about what a great technique drummer he was and everything. but when you re behind the drum kit it s hard to be a rock star but he was a rock star. he was one of those guys that just people 78 to 80 would smile when they saw him. only days before his death, hawkins made a 9-year-old s drummer s night when he came down from the hotel in parring you a to meet her. she was playing outside his hotel and impressed hawkens with her skills. well he found her in the crowd and took this picture. you see right here. well here s what else we have for you this hour. the mersonarys known as putin s private army tasked with killing the ukrainian president. it s just unbelievable reporting from our david mackenzie coming up next. also ahead, don speaks to chef jose andreas as his non-profit helps feed the huge influx of