The New York Occasions reviews that former Smash Mouth lead singer Steve Harwell has died on the age of 56.
The paper confirmed his loss of life at his Boise, Idaho house with the band’s agent Robert Hayes, who didn’t give a selected explanation for loss of life.
Final night time, Robert additionally confirmed to People who Steve, who formally departed Smash Mouth two years in the past, had “a short while” left to life, and was “resting at house being cared for by his fiancé and hospice care.”
“Though Steve is right here with us nonetheless, sadly it can solely be for a short while,” Robert beforehand mentioned within the assertion. “My solely further remark is that we might hope that individuals would respect Steve and his household’s privateness throughout this tough time.”
Steve and Smash Mouth had been a reasonably large deal of their heyday, and even in case you did not actively comply with the band lately, you had been positively conscious of their music.
The band’s 1997 single “Walkin’ on the Solar” was an enormous hit and was answerable for the band’s debut album Fush Yu Mang going double-platinum.
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Their 1999 follow-up Astro Lounge went triple-platinum and featured what might be the band’s most well-known hit at this level, “All Star” — which was featured in movies like Thriller Males and Shrek.
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The Shrek associations did not finish there: Smash Mouth additionally lined the Monkees’ “I am a Believer” for the enduring animated movie’s soundtrack. The self-titled 2001 album it additionally appeared on went gold as nicely.
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“Despite the fact that Steve has not been with Smash Mouth for 2 years now, and the band continues to tour with new vocalist Zach Goode his legacy will stay on by means of the music,” Robert’s assertion additionally mentioned. “With Steve, Smash Mouth has bought over 10 million albums worldwide and topped the charts with two #1 hit singles, 5 Prime 40 singles, three Sizzling 100 singles, 4 Billboard 200 albums, and a Grammy nomination, to not point out the lots of of movie and tv placements and naturally these musical options in Shrek!”
“Steve’s iconic voice is among the most recognizable voices from his era. Steve cherished the followers and cherished to carry out.”
