Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins is to become a dad for the second time - his wife Alison is pregnant.

The couple, who married in 2005, previously welcomed a baby boy, Oliver Shane, in August 2007.

And now they are set to expand their brood once again.

The news comes shortly after his Foo Fighters bandmate Dave Grohl announced his partner, Jordyn Blum, will give birth to their second child later this year.

And Hawkins admits the band's growing families are having an effect on their rock 'n roll lifestyle.

He tells People.com, "Backstage banter is not what it used to be. (Now) it's like, 'What school is your kid going to?!' It's great."

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