RIP: Steve Harwell, 56 - Smash Mouth founding singer

[thewayne]

Steve left Smash Mouth two years ago and has been in hospice recently, succumbing to liver failure. October '21 was his last performance with the band at a festival, his performance was erratic and he was described as having Wernicke encephalopathy, which is a neurological disorder caused by a collapse of B vitamins in your system - frequently caused by massive alcoholism.

Smash Mouth had a major hit with All Star, then the movie Shrek came out and it resurged. Myself, I think Walkin' on the Sun is much cooler song.

He was one of two founding members of Smash Mouth to be still with the band, at least up until his departure in '21.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/steve-harwell-smash-mouth-singer-dead-obituary-1234817636/

Comments

[dewline]

And of course, the Pandemic was one of the last straws for him. Despite his mocking it.

Dammit. I actually enjoyed a couple of their songs.

[silveradept]

56 is still too young for so many things. I liked early Smash Mouth, but the overplay of All Star and their Monkees cover kind of pushed them out of my desire to listen to them more. I think the thing I liked best that didn't get the radio play was Padrino, a "funny song about the Mob."

[disneydream06]

I don't think I knew any of their music, but wow, so young. :(
Terrible to say, but too much partying? :(
Hugs, Jon