{"id":98455,"date":"2023-09-04T17:01:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T17:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=98455"},"modified":"2023-09-04T17:01:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T17:01:27","slug":"smash-mouth-singer-steve-harwell-dead-at-56","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/world-news\/smash-mouth-singer-steve-harwell-dead-at-56\/","title":{"rendered":"Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell dead at 56"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Steve Harwell dead at 56: Smash Mouth singer passes away at home surrounded by family and friends a day after revealing he entered hospice following battle with alcohol abuse<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The lead singer of 90s rockers Smash Mouth has died at the age of 56 after battling a series of medical problems\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>Steve Harwell, 56, retired from music in 2021 after being diagnosed with neurological\u00a0problems as well as alcoholism\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>According to his manager, Harwell passed away surrounded by family and friends at his home in Boise, Idaho\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Steve Harwell, the lead singer of 90s rockers Smash Mouth, has died at the age of 56 &#8211; just a day after\u00a0it was announced that he had entered hospice care as a result of years of alcohol abuse.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to Mail Online,\u00a0Harwell&#8217;s manager Robert Hayes said that the singer passed away &#8216;peacefully and comfortably&#8217; surrounded by &#8216;friends and family.&#8217;\u00a0At the time of his death the singer was being cared for by his fianc\u00e9e Annette Jones.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The statement described Harwell as &#8216;iconic&#8217; and credited him as having &#8216;one of the most recognizable voices from his generation.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;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,&#8217; Harwell&#8217;s manager said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Although his official cause of death has not been confirmed, Hayes noted on Sunday he was in the final stages of liver failure when he was moved to hospice care.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/04\/16\/75032523-0-image-a-27_1693840372533.jpg\" height=\"418\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>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<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/04\/16\/75046917-12479379-image-a-36_1693842479220.jpg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He shot to stardom after lending his voice to iconic track &#8216;Hey Now&#8217;, which became a family favorite after it was featured in 2001 movie &#8216;Shrek&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Formed in 1994, his band shot to fame for the song &#8216;All Star&#8217;, which became an instant family classic when it was featured in the 2001 hit movie Shrek. The animated hit also included his cover rendition of the Monkee&#8217;s hit song &#8216;I&#8217;m a believer.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With Harwell at the mic, Smash Mouth sold over 10 million copies worldwide.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tributes have poured in for the singer, who landed two no.1 hit singles and a Grammy nomination during his career but was best known as the voice behind Shrek hit &#8216;Hey Now.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;His legacy will live on through the music&#8217; said Hayes, who noted that the band is set to continue touring under new vocalist Zach Goode.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Steve should be remembered for his unwavering focus and impassioned determination to reach the heights of pop stardom.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And the fact that he achieved this near-impossible goal with very limited musical experience makes his accomplishments all the more remarkable.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;His only tools were his irrepressible charm and charisma, his fearlessly reckless ambition, and his king-size cajones. Steve lived a 100 percent full-throttle life. Burning brightly across the universe before burning out,&#8217; it concluded.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/04\/16\/75019871-12479379-image-a-28_1693841021955.jpg\" height=\"411\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The band is remembered best for the song All Star which was featured in the 2001 hit movie Shrek<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/04\/16\/75046915-12479379-image-m-41_1693842928944.jpg\" height=\"701\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Smash Mouth sold over 10 million albums worldwide with Harwell at the mic. He is pictured performing in California with bandmate Greg Camp in September 1997<\/p>\n<p>Harwell&#8217;s official cause of death has not been made public, but it comes two years after the singer retired from performing in 2021 due to a series of alcohol related health issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He ended his career after an\u00a0infamous performance in Bethel, New York, where Harwell slurred through songs and verbally attacked fans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to People magazine at the time, he heartbreakingly announced his retirement as his reps\u00a0 admitted he was dealing with &#8216;long-term medical issues.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Ever since I was a kid, I dreamed of being a Rockstar performing in front of sold-out arenas and have been so fortunate to live out that dream,&#8217; he said. &#8216;To my bandmates, it\u2019s been an honor performing with you all these years and I can\u2019t think of anyone else I would have rather gone on this wild journey with.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>His manager told the New York Post\u00a0at the time that the singer was diagnosed with Wenicke encephalopathy, a condition that impacts motor skills and brain functionality.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He also reportedly suffered from cardiomyopathy, where weak heart muscles results in deteriorated speech and memory.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Harwell suffered heartbreak as his band was finding success, when his son Presley died of leukemia at just six months old in 2001.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/04\/17\/75045929-12479379-image-a-43_1693843481514.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Smash Mouth earned legions of followers for their pop-punk style, before Harwell left the group two years ago due to his ailing health<\/p>\n<p>Harwell lent his voice to many of the group&#8217;s hits, including &#8216;Walking on the Sun&#8217; in 1997, as their second studio album &#8216;Astro Lounge&#8217; made its way into the Billboard Hot 100 list in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released the day before his death, Hayes said the singer was in the final stages of liver failure.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Although Steve is here with us still, sadly it will only be for a short time,&#8217; Hayes said in a statement. &#8216;We would hope people would respect Steve and his family\u2019s privacy during this difficult time.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Harwell&#8217;s vocals are known the world over, most notably due to their use in the opening scene of the film Shrek. The scene spawned numerous internet memes in recent years, and &#8216;All Star&#8217; has close to a billion streams on Spotify.<\/p>\n<p>As the song was used more and more in parodies across social media, Harwell admitted he was taken by surprise when it spread rapidly across the internet in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;At first it was weird and we were a bit guarded and resistant,&#8217; Harwell told Polygon in 2017. &#8216;But as we dove into it more&#8230; we started getting into it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Alongside &#8216;I&#8217;m a Believer&#8217;, which reached the US Top 30, Smash Mouth was known for its successful covers of other hit songs, including &#8216;Why Can&#8217;t We Be Friends?&#8217; by War and &#8216;Can&#8217;t Get Enough of You Baby&#8217; by The Mysterians.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12479379\/Smash-Mouth-singer-Steve-Harwell-dead-56.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steve Harwell dead at 56: Smash Mouth singer passes away at home surrounded by family and friends a day after<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":98454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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