Taylor Hawkins, the longtime drummer of the band Foo Fighters, has died. He was 50. The rock band announced Hawkins' death on Twitter Friday. No cause of death was provided. "The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our Taylor Hawkins," read the band's statement. "His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever. Our hearts go out to his wife, children and family, and we ask that their privacy be treated with the utmost respect in this unimaginably difficult time." A representative for Hawkins told USA TODAY Friday that no further details are currently available. Hawkins joined Foo Fighters in 1997. Recently, Hawkins appeared alongside his fellow Foo Fighters — frontman Dave Grohl, bassist Nate Mendel, guitarist Pat Smear, lead guitarist Chris Shiflett and keyboardist Rami Jaffee — in the horror-comedy film "Studio 666," which came out in February.