This one really stinks. Last night Taylor Hawkins, the drummer of the Foo Fighters, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 50. Tributes are rolling in from everywhere and each one is more touching than the last. I think the thing I will always take away from him is how much he loved being a rockstar. He was one of those cats that knew he won the lottery and celebrated accordingly. The first time I was lucky enough to meet him we played foosball backstage singing our favorite Cheap Trick songs to eachother. I remember walking away from that thinking, “hes no rockstar, he’s just a dude. A really really cool dude.” I can’t believe he’s gone. To honor him, here are a few of the Foo Fighters songs that will be on repeat for me and on your radio all weekend long.

“There goes my hero, watch him as he goes. There goes my hero, he’s ordinary.” That lyric will never not remind me of Taylor Hawkins. Rest easy, friend.