Celebrity Death: Smashmouth Lead Singer Steve Harrell, 56

[Mario_is_BACK!!]

Only 56 years old, but a myriad of health issues (including substance abuse) have plagued him and seem to have caught up to him.

They’re an easy mark for mockery of the late 90s, early 2000s music scene but you couldn’t escape them. They left a mark and this feels like someone going way too soon.

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[GKJ]

Shit.

 

[S E P H]

Damn, I remember listening to their music non stop with my teammates in the lockerroom.

 

[PeteWorrell]

It's always sad to see people die young because they can't ever get over their addiction.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

Man that sucks. Final stage liver problem. He made excellent music, I hope he knows that he lived a good life making meaningful music for people like me.

Astro Lounge was the first album that I owned as a kid. Well, one of the first, I remember getting it from those subscriptions where you got to pick fifteen albums for like a dollar each. So I also got some Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, NSYNC* and the like, but Smash Mouth was the first thing I really connected to. Must've had good taste as a kid haha because that album has a lot of ska and reggae flavor if you go beyond 'Allstar'.

Smash Mouth is also from San Jose so that's cool.

 

[trojansoilers]

Man, that sucks.
I feel like they're mostly known for their songs in Shrek, but if you grew up in the late 90s you definitely heard of them.

For the record, when I saw the news...Walking in the Sun popped up in my head, with a voice over of Ethan Embry's character in Can't Hardly Wait describing Jennifer Love Hewitt holding his favorite pop tart

 

[BertCorbeau]

Damn that’s far too young

 

[Mrfenn92]

Shame to hear. Had some good songs.

 

[MMC]

 

[Terry Yake]

they were everywhere for a few years there in the early 00s after astro lounge came out and they had that one song featured in shrek. memes aside though, their debut album is actually a great listen

 

[Seedtype]

While I did think the memes were amusing, I genuinely did appreciate some of their music.

RIP. Far too young and more needs to be done to help people with substance abuse.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Damn. Guess the years do stop coming if your liver fails.

Smashmouth had some legit bops.
RIP

 

[beowulf]

Sadly another example of how addiction takes its toll. RIP

 

[RobBrown4PM]

Addiction sucks.

No one deserves the pain it brings.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

RIP

 

[Roo Returns]

Really sad. Way too young. Fush Yu Mang was a great debut. My friends would always be playing it in their car when we started driving so I go to know it really well.

 

[End on a Hinote]

Did a music video for "All-Star" with some friends for drama class back in high school. Great times, very nostalgic tunes for me. I recently experienced what its like losing someone close before their time, it's incredibly hard.

RIP

 

[Voight]

they were everywhere for a few years there in the early 00s after astro lounge came out and they had that one song featured in shrek. memes aside though, their debut album is actually a great listen

Seriously. You'd be hard pressed to find someone who hadn't heard All Star at least once a day during that run. Malls, food joints, radio - it was everywhere.

 

[S E P H]

It's always sad to see people die young because they can't ever get over their addiction.

What's the real sadness is that you got two people drinking the same, but one gets hardcore liver failure and the other one is able to live 30 years longer.

 

[PeteWorrell]

What's the real sadness is that you got two people drinking the same, but one gets hardcore liver failure and the other one is able to live 30 years longer.

It does mean that the person living 30 years longer is having a decent quality of life. A lot of people manage to hold on thanks to modern science while slowly spiraling down the drain.

 

[Mike C]

Help is out there if it is desired. What I've learned through being almost 27 years sober is that most alcoholics fail to take personal responsibility. Most of our problems are of our own making

Was just reading about Derek Sanderson--sober over 40 years.

If you WANT a drink, have one. If you NEED a drink, get help