In early 1997, the Foo Fighters were still relatively unknown and played club gigs or opened for bigger, more established bands like the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Afterward, she told Hawkins, "Dave's gonna ask you to join them someday." That was a year before Grohl called Hawkins. While they were touring in support of her behemoth hit album Jagged Little Pill, they met the Foo Fighters. Ironically (see what we did there?) it was Alanis Morissette who predicted Hawkins' next move. Mike Lawrie/Getty Images Career with The Foo Fighters Taylor Hawkins officially joined Foo Fighters on March 18, 1997.
Much to Grohl's surprise, Hawkins said he wanted the gig. At the time, Alanis Morissette was the biggest name in rock, and in no way did Grohl think Hawkins would leave her tour to join Foo Fighters. Grohl called Taylor Hawkins to see if he could recommend a drummer. Grohl, after hearing Goldsmith's drum tracks, completely re-recorded the album with Grohl on drums. Conflict during recording erupted between Dave Grohl and then-drummer William Goldsmith. In 1996, Foo Fighters entered the studio to record the band's second album The Color and the Shape. He appeared in a number of Morissette's music videos including "You Oughta Know," "All I Really Want," and "You Learn." Hawkins played for Alanis Morissette for 18 months before he got a fateful phone call from Dave Grohl. Hawkins was the drummer for Canadian musician Alanis Morissette for her "Can't Not" tour in 19. He then left Sass Jordan to tour with Alanis Morissette. Hawkins spent time in a number of bad bands that, in his words, "tried to sound like Jane's Addiction." He joined the experimental band Sylvia however, he left the Orange County-based band to become the drummer of Sass Jordan. Hawkins' and Davison's paths diverged after their high school days playing in Heavy Industry. The band played high school dances and a wedding.
The two knew each other since they were kids and played in several groups together, the best of which was the cover band Heavy Industry. Jon Davison, the current singer with prog giants Yes, is a childhood friend of Hawkins'. As a teenager, he was influenced by the Police's Stewart Copeland and was a big fan of Queen's Roger Taylor and Jane's Addiction. Hawkins has two siblings, Jason and Heather. In 1976, his family relocated to California and settled in Laguna Beach. Oliver Taylor Hawkins was born on February 17, 1972, in Fort Worth, Texas.
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