Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell dead at 56

Steve Harwell, the lead singer of 90s rockers Smash Mouth, has died at the age of 56, just a day after it was announced that he had entered hospice care as a result of years of alcohol abuse. 

In a statement to Rolling Stone, Harwell’s manager Robert Hayes said that the singer passed in Boise, Idaho ‘surrounded by family and friends’ and that he died ‘peacefully and comfortably.’ 

The statement described Harwell as ‘iconic’ and credited him as having ‘one of the most recognizable voices from his generation.’

‘He loved the fans and loved to perform. Steve Harwell was a true American Original. A larger than life character who shot up into the sky like a Roman candle,’ the press release continued.