“Walkin’ on the Sun” and “All Star” vocalist announced his retirement in 2021

“Walkin’ on the Sun” and “All Star” vocalist announced his retirement in 2021

STEVE HARWELL, WHO cofounded the band Smash Mouth in 1994, has died at the age of 56, band manager Robert Hayes confirmed. The musician, best known for hits like “All Star” and “I’m a Believer,” died at his home in Boise, ID “surrounded by family and friends.”

Harwell had been in hospice care following medical complications. The cause of death was liver failure, Hayes told Rolling Stone.

Hayes said Harwell “passed peacefully and comfortably.” In a statement to Rolling Stone, he offered a lengthy tribute to the artist, who was a staple of ’90s rock music and saw success with multiple albums and singles.

  • mysoulishome@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1322·
    1 year ago

    Alright, he’s a violent racist if that makes you happy. The internet is so in love with labeling someone all bad or all perfect…

      • Rodeo@lemmy.ca
        1·
        1 year ago

        He’s like my aunt. You can’t say a single word of criticism for anything around her, or she’ll attack you for not being positive.

        It’s very negative behavior, but she says the word positive a thousand times a day so she must be better than us!

    • zaph@sh.itjust.works
      124·
      1 year ago

      If we’re not allowed to call people who go to rallies that white supremacists attend and throw up nazi signs, when are we allowed to call someone racist. FFS I’m tired of this “stop calling people racist” bullshit. Stop acting racist and people won’t call them racist.

        • zaph@sh.itjust.works
          56·
          1 year ago

          It was the yearly bike rally in Sturgis. It’s not entirely a white supremacist rally but it’s quite easy to find them there as they typically have flags and tattoos that help you spot them. If it was at his own concert there’s the tiny chance it could be some extreme mental break but he went were he felt welcome for this one.

            • zaph@sh.itjust.works
              32·
              1 year ago

              I might have it mixed with the covid rant but I’m going off memory and I’m pretty sure Sturgis was 2017