Steve Harwell, singer and founder of rock band Smash Mouth, died on Monday, his manager announced.
Steve Harwell, lead singer and founder of American rock band Smash Mouth, has died. The announcement was made this Monday, September 4, by his manager, media reports across the Atlantic, as CNN. Aged just 54, he died at his home in Boise, Idaho, with family and friends by his side, according to Smash Mouth manager Robert Hayes.
“Steve Harwell was a pure product of America. Let us remember him for his unwavering focus and passionate determination to achieve pop star status,” read a statement posted to the company’s social media. rock formation, known particularly for having offered the song All-Star to the movie Shrek.
Steve Harwell was a true American Original. A larger than life character who shot up into the sky like a Roman candle. Steve will be remembered for his unwavering focus and impassioned determination to reach the heights of pop stardom.
Rest in peace knowing you aimed for the pic.twitter.com/qZDliiIl30— Smash Mouth (@smashmouth) September 4, 2023
If the precise causes of Steve Harwell’s disappearance have not yet been communicated, concern about the singer’s state of health has been growing in recent days, after the announcement of his placement in palliative care. . He had been forced to leave the group Smash Mouth in 2021, due to health problems. Steve Harwell suffered from several pathologies, in particular cardiac.
Steve Harwell had founded in 1994 the group Smash Mouth, whose notoriety had exploded thanks to singles like All-Star And I’m a Believer. The band was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Group/Duo for All-Stara song that became cult after its use in the original soundtrack of the animated film Shrekin 2001.