Smash Mouth’s Lead Singer Steve Harwell Dead at 56

Smash Mouth’s lead singer, Steve Harwell, has died … TMZ has realized.

The rock band’s longtime frontman — who was one of many unique founding members relationship again to 1994 — handed away Monday morning at his house in Boise, Idaho on account of liver failure — this in response to his supervisor.

We’re informed he was surrounded by household and pals and handed peacefully and comfortably.

TMZ broke the story … Steve had been in hospice and was given solely days to dwell this previous weekend. As such, he was receiving end-of-life care at house with pals/household. We would been informed he succumbed to his well being battles over alcohol abuse, amongst different illnesses.

Bear in mind, SH introduced he was retiring from performing a pair years in the past following a present by which he was discovered to have been slurring his phrases and appearing erratic onstage.

His passing marks a tragic day for Smash Mouth followers — of which there are numerous. His band skyrocketed to fame within the late ’90s and early 2000s, on account of their album “Astro Lounge” … which featured a few of their most well-known songs, like “All Star.”

After all, their involvement within the “Shrek” movie put them on one other stage of fame — as did their cowl of The Monkees’ hit tune ‘I am a Believer.’ Round this time, they had been large. Different notable tracks that Steve contributed to … ‘Walkin’ On the Solar,’ ‘Then the Morning Comes,’ ‘Cannot Get Sufficient of You Child,’ ‘Pacific Coast Occasion’ and ‘Why Cannot We Be Pals.’

Steve handled hardships by means of a lot of his life — his toddler son died at solely 6 months attributable to leukemia — and he himself had been identified with diseases over time too.

Regardless of this, he carried on with a smile and did what he cherished in music and performing … bringing pleasure to many, many listeners all through his profession. Steve was solely 56.