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Steve Harwell, former lead vocalist and co-founder of rock band Smash Mouth, known for its 1999 hit “All Star,” died Monday at his home in Boise, Idaho, just days after entering hospice for complications of liver failure, the New York Times reported. He was 56.
A manager for Harwell confirmed to TMZ over the weekend that the singer “has been struggling with alcohol abuse throughout his life — and now, he’s reached the final stage of liver failure.”
Harwell is one of the founders of Smash Mouth which was formed in 1994. The rock band is famously known for its hit song “All Star” which was featured in the band’s 1999 album Astro Lounge. It was nominated for a Grammy Award and was heard in numerous films, including in the opening credits of the Oscar-nominated Shrek. “All Star” also was included in the soundtrack for the 1999 film Mystery Men.
“We had no clue how big ‘Shrek’ was going to be,” Harwell said in a 2019 interview with Rolling Stone.
Harwell also praised “Walkin’ on the Sun”, saying the song “changed music. It changed the way people listen to music,” he told Rolling Stone in the same 2019 interview. “It was so different and it was so unusual, and it was so special. It just had that sound that we created. Ask anybody that’s tried to copy us, you can’t. You just can’t.”
The band’s other hit songs included “Can’t Get Enough of You Baby” and “I’m a Believer.”
Harwell left the band in 2021, announcing his retirement due to health issues. Smash Mouth, which still performs, has released new singles, including “Underground Sun” this year, with a different lead singer.
Harwell was a featured cast member in the sixth season of the VH1 reality show The Surreal Life in 2006. He appeared on several other television shows,
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Smash Mouth is reacting to Kim Kardashian‘s recent post.
Kim Kardashian is a true All Star.
Fans aren’t exactly sold on Kim Kardashian’s tribute to Steve Harwell.
Tributes have been pouring in for Smash Mouth’s Steve Harwell after it was revealed he died on Monday at age 56.
The lead singer of American band Smash Mouth has died of liver failure.
Smash Mouth’s Steve Harwell has died at age 56.
Longtime Smash Mouth lead singer Steve Harwell has died.
Smash Mouth's former frontman Steve Harwell has passed away at age 56, according to the band's manager.
Smash Mouth vocalist Steve Harwell has died at the age of 56.The singer was admitted to a hospice earlier this week to receive care in the final stages of liver failure.Band manager Robert Hayes confirmed the news of Harwell’s death in a statement to Rolling Stone, saying that the singer died at his home in Boise, Idaho “surrounded by family and friends”.Hayes added that the musician “passed peacefully and comfortably”. He didn’t clarify the cause of death to Rolling Stone, however Harwell had been in hospice care following medical complications.“Steve’s iconic voice is one of the most recognisable voices from his generation,” Hayes continued in his statement.
Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell has sadly died at the age of 56, as fans of the rock band have shared an outpouring of tributes for the band and the star's family. Steve passed away on Monday morning, September 4, after suffering from liver failure.The rock star had been residing in a hospice receiving palliative care.
Michaela Zee Steve Harwell, the former lead singer and frontman for Smash Mouth, has died. He was 56. Harwell died at his home in Boise, Idaho, on Monday morning.
Steve Harwell, the lead singer for Smash Mouth, has sadly died.
confirmed in a statement to Rolling Stone on Monday. Smash Mouth’s manager Robert Hayes said he “passed peacefully and comfortably” at home in Boise, Idaho “surrounded by friends and family.”The group’s former lead singer was in hospice care and, as TMZ reported, on his “deathbed” on Sunday.The ex-frontman, who struggled with alcoholism, had suffered liver failure and was told he only had days left to live, his manager said.“Steve is resting at home being cared for by his fiancé and hospice care,” Hayes told People.Harwell’s family and friends reportedly visited him at home where he was in hospice, the manager said, after his liver disease progressed too far.“Even though 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 live on through the music,” he added.Two years ago, Harwell announced his retirement from the band which formed in San Jose, Calif.
Steve Harwell, known for being the lead vocalist of Smash Mouth, has entered hospice care following liver complications.
Smash Mouth lead singer Steve Harwell‘s family and friends have reportedly gathered at the “All Star” hitmaker’s bedside to say their final goodbyes. News began spreading this weekend that the singer had been placed in Hospice Care with stage four liver failure.Fans are heartbroken today, according to TMZ, after learning that Smash Mouth’s singer has just days left to live.
TMZ reported, citing a conversation with the rocker’s manager. Harwell, 56, struggled with alcoholism for much of his life and had previously received treatment for his liver at a hospital, but the disease had progressed too far, his manager told the outlet.
Steve Harwell, the former lead singer of Smash Mouth, is on his deathbed.