>> i don't necessarily miss being the drummer, because i have the greatest drummer in the world. >> at first it took me a while to find my place. it really did. but he never made it hard. >> reporter: last night, first responders removed his body from a hotel in bogota, colombia, where the band was scheduled to perform. ♪ ♪ ♪ hawkins was born in texas but raised in southern cornia where he dreamed of drumming to big crowds since he was 10 years old. among his first big breaks was playing with alanis morissette on the smashing "jagged little pill" tour. >> i wanted to be roger taylor, and i wanted to be in queen and, you know, i wanted to play stadiums. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: and he did just that, playing for the last time just six days ago in argentina with his foo brothers. news of his death gutted the rock music world. ringo starr tweeted, "god bless taylor." mick jagger, "so incredibly sad." with the foo fighters, taylor won 12 grammys, and the band was