Steve Harwell, the previous lead singer of the rock group Smash Mouth, has died, his supervisor tells CNN. He was 56.
No reason behind dying was shared, however Harwell had been receiving hospice care over the weekend.
He died on Monday at his residence in Boise, Idaho, with household and pals by his aspect, in response to Robert Hayes, the supervisor of Smash Mouth.
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“Steve Harwell was a true American Original. A larger than life character who shot up into the sky like a Roman candle,” Hayes mentioned in a press release to CNN.
“Steve should be remembered for his unwavering focus and impassioned determination to reach the heights of pop stardom.
“And the truth that he achieved this near-impossible objective with very restricted musical expertise makes his accomplishments all of the extra exceptional.
“His only tools were his irrepressible charm and charisma, his fearlessly reckless ambition, and his king-size cajones.”
Harwell was a founding member and longtime lead singer of Smash Mouth, finest identified for its chart-topping singles All Star and I’m a Believer.
During Harwell’s profession, the band was nominated for a Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group for All Star, a tune which later achieved cult standing after its look on the sound observe of the 2001 animated movie Shrek.
“It’s weird, people ask me, ‘Do you get bored of playing these songs?’ I’m like, ‘Why would I get bored of playing them? This is what puts bread and butter on my table,'” Harwell advised Vice of the group’s finest identified hits in a 2014 interview.
“You know, there’s always somebody in the crowd who hasn’t heard it. Or hasn’t seen it live. When I go out onstage, I look at it that way. Once that classic song starts, people just go bananas. Has ‘Free Bird’ ever got old?”
Harwell himself went to nice lengths to spice up the band’s early fame – personally taking their Astro (*56*) album to radio stations throughout the nation to get it performed throughout the airwaves.
“We never do anything traditional,” Harwell mentioned in 1999.
“We never go through the front door. It’s always the back door, or an open window or something, to get our stuff played.”
Since Harwell left the band in 2021 over well being points, the group has continued to carry out with new lead vocalist Zach Goode.
“Steve lived a 100 per cent full-throttle life. Burning brightly across the universe before burning out,” Hayes mentioned.
“Good night Heevo Veev. Rest in peace knowing you aimed for the stars, and magically hit your target.”
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