Earlier this year came the shocking news from Grammy winning group Foo Fighters that their longtime drummr Taylor Hawkins had passed away unexpectedly while they were on tour in South America. Now just a few months later, his wife Alison Hawkins has released a statement about her late husband and what the support from fans and fellow musicians has meant to her and their children in the time since. Her statement, a sincere thank you to the fans of Taylor’s music around the globe, comes in tandem with the Foo Fighters themselves announcing they are putting together tribute concerts in honor of their late drummer.

A Message from The Hawkins Family pic.twitter.com/mOOI9PXtJD

For our dear friend, our badass bandmate, our beloved brother…Foo Fighters and The Hawkins family bring you the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts. https://t.co/8gNTw2uxWl pic.twitter.com/N8mDZgJ2kk