When did Taylor Hawkins leave Alanis Morissette?
Isabella Bartlett
Updated on June 06, 2026
Hawkins agreed to join Foo Fighters because Morissette was going in another direction. Suddenly in 1997, Hawkins heard that Foo Fighters' drummer had left. Then, he faced a dilemma. Stay with Morissette, who helped kick start his career, or go be Foo Fighters' drummer and truly melt some faces like he always wanted.