https://www.foxnews.com/entert...h-singer-dead-56.amp

Drank himself to death. 56 years old. I don't feel sorry for him

^^^ Same. Brought it on himself.

I have always wondered why talented, successful people often opt to snuff themselves out with drugs or booze.
Heath Ledger for example.

It is a shame. I enjoyed their music.

Sounds like he had a number of other health and mental issues as well. Oh well, another one bites the dust. RIP.

Was never a fan of Smashmouth, but I had heard of the singer and his drinking, who was, by any definition, an extreme alcoholic . I remember a concert review from years ago that stated Harwell opened up 12 beers on stage and drank them all in his 90 minute set, and was still perfectly coherent at the end. And I'm sure he drank a lot more off stage. Years ago, he was diagnosed with Wernicke encephalopathy, basically an illness caused by malnutrition in alcoholics; those who don't eat much food, but get all of their calories from booze. That is a lot of drinking, and I'm a guy who enjoys the occasional cocktail, wine, or beer.

Harwell's death reminds of actor Richard Burton, who used to be married to Elizabeth Taylor. The guy was renown for drinking a case of beer and a couple of bottles of vodka everyday, for years. He too died in his late 50s.

You gots to take care of your liver. Everything else too, but if the liver goes you are done.

Scuttlebutt is that he never got over his kid dying of leukemia and his drinking only got worse.

Seems like yesterday I’d hear their songs on the radio
NOW it’s on the oldies station- what happened?

He and Smashmouth were on the Coolio/Lou Bega/Montell Jordan success train, where their residuals kept flowing-in despite having mild career success but for a catchy song or, two. They rode that train for all it was worth, from endless appearances, showing up on every MTV & VH1 show, every mall, thematic restaurant, every bar, elevator, waiting room, you heard All Star and Walking on the Sun

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Originally posted by rolin808:

NOW it’s on the oldies station- what happened?

30 years happened my man

When I was a kid listening with my Dad in his HVAC work van to what I used to joke as "moldy oldies" in the mid-1980's, I now realize those were mid-late 1950's classics like Bill Haley and The Platters.

Smash Mouth is that now.

Must have been a hell of a drinker from what I’m seeing here. Did it to himself and sure if he wanted help he would have and could have gotten it. Not all people necessarily view life as a thing to be cherished, regardless of wealth or celebrity.

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Originally posted by PASig:

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Originally posted by rolin808:

NOW it’s on the oldies station- what happened?

30 years happened my man

When I was a kid listening with my Dad in his HVAC work van to what I used to joke as "moldy oldies" in the mid-1980's, I now realize those were mid-late 1950's classics like Bill Haley and The Platters.

Smash Mouth is that now.

Ya kind of funny how that happens. I remember listening to the oldies station with my dad in the early and mid 90s and it was all 50s and 60s music. That same station now is playing 90s music I grew up listening to.