Taylor Hawkins' death may be drug related, according to Colombian police.
The 50-year-old Foo Fighters drummer died in a hotel room at the Casa Medina in the north of the country’s capital Bogota.
The Metropolitan Police of Bogota, in a statement carried by several Colombian newspapers, said: “The cause of death has yet to be established.
“According to those close to him, the death could be related to the consumption of drugs.”
Local reports in Colombia said hotel staff called the emergency services after Taylor complained of suffering chest pains.
He was already dead by the time medical responders arrived at his hotel room.
Like many musicians, Taylor had become a drug user during his career, and he once opened up about overdosing on heroin in 2001.
He said on Beats 1 in 2018: "I was partying a lot. I wasn't a junkie per se, but I was partying. There was a year where the partying just got a little too heavy.
"Thank God on some level this guy gave me the wrong line with the wrong thing one night and I woke up going, 'What the f**k happened?' That was a real changing point for me."
He made a huge impact on the music industry and will be sorely missed by his fans and fellow artists.
During his career, he released nine albums with Foo Fighters, three with Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders and one with another side project, The Birds of Satan.
The Foo Fighters announced that they won't be performing at Festival Estéreo Picnic in the capital following the tragedy.
One heartbroken fan said of Taylor: "50 years of a great life and of making us laugh and cry and feel all the emotions with the beat of his drums. He'll be missed. May he rest in peace!"
While another wrote: "The audio book of Dave’s memoir have been my companion lately on long drives. And his love for Taylor resonated through his words. What an awful loss. I am so sorry."
And one tweeted: "I am heartbroken for Taylor, his family and the whole band family. Dave Grohl - you and Taylor Hawkins are the only ‘celebrities’ that I feel this way about. My heart goes out to all of you."
