- He is an American musician, best known as the drummer of the rock band Foo Fighters.
- Prior to joining the band in 1997, he was the touring drummer for Alanis Morissette on her Jagged Little Pill and Can't Not tours, as well as the drummer in a progressive experimental band called Sylvia.
- His cousin, Kevin Harrell, introduced him to Dave Grohl after camping with him for several weeks in the Ozarks. Hawkins would eventually become the drummer for Grohl's band, Foo Fighters.
- He was voted "Best Rock Drummer" in 2005 by the UK drumming magazine Rhythm.
- In 2004, Hawkins formed his own side project, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, in which he plays drums and sings. (From Wikipedia.com)