When Alanis Morissette’s drummer Taylor Hawkins joined Foo Fighters in 1997, it may have seemed like a daunting gig: Not only was he replacing a previous drummer, he was joining a band fronted by one of the greatest and most famous drummers in rock. But Hawkins’ boundless energy, skill, humor and musical omnivourousness made this a non-issue from the jump, and he went on to spend the next 25 years making people nearly forget Dave Grohl ever sat behind a drum kit to begin with. And during that time as the driving force behind the biggest hits from one of the world’s biggest bands, he also made time to indulge his ‘70s rock obsessions with his solo project, Taylor Hawkins & the Coattail Riders as well as his metal chops on the Foos’ 2022 Dream Widow side project. In between, he backed everyone from Nancy Wilson to Coheed and Cambria. Hawkins died in March 2022 at age 50.