Dave Grohl recalls meeting Taylor Hawkins and Alanis Morissette

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl shared stories regarding his late drummer Taylor Hawkins during an appearance on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’. Grohl recounted their first meeting in 1995 at the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas festival, describing Hawkins as a blonde, surfer-like musician who immediately struck a chord with him.

Grohl noted that Hawkins was performing as the drummer for Alanis Morissette at the time. He recalled an anecdote where Morissette asked Hawkins how he would respond if Grohl asked him to join the Foo Fighters. Although Hawkins initially told Morissette he would never leave her band, he joined the Foo Fighters less than six months later and remained with the group for nearly twenty-five years until his death in 2022.

Grohl expressed gratitude toward Morissette, stating that her band provided the platform that helped launch Hawkins' career.