Steve Harwell, the previous lead singer of Smash Mouth, is on his deathbed.
In response to TMZ on Sunday, a supervisor for the 56-year-old musician revealed he has left the hospital and is now receiving hospice care at house. The rep revealed, the All Star artist reached the ultimate stage of liver failure after battling alcohol dependancy all through his life. Since leaving the hospital, the outlet reported that family and friends have visited Steve for the previous few days since he doubtless “has solely every week or so to reside.”
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Rep Robert Hayes confirmed the hospice information to CBS Information Sunday, saying he’s being cared for by his fiancé right now:
“My solely extra remark is that we’d hope that folks would respect Steve and his household’s privateness throughout this tough time.”
This information comes after Steve retired from music in 2021 shortly after a troubling and controversial incident the place he slurred his speech, yelled on the viewers, and appeared to offer the Nazi salute at one level. He mentioned on the time:
“Ever since I used to be a child, I dreamed of being a Rockstar performing in entrance of sold-out arenas and have been so lucky to reside out that dream. To my bandmates, it’s been an honor performing with you all these years and I can’t consider anybody else I’d have reasonably gone on this wild journey with. To our loyal and superb followers, thanks, all of this was potential due to you. I’ve tried so laborious to energy via my bodily and psychological well being points, and to play in entrance of you one final time, however I simply wasn’t in a position to.”
On the time, sources advised TMZ he was battling a number of medical points, together with cardiomyopathy, coronary heart failure, and Wernicke’s encephalopathy. He was additionally battling substance dependancy, which reportedly led to his declining state. Unhappy stuff.
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