{"id":2021400,"date":"2023-09-04T12:46:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T16:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/smash-mouth-singer-steve-harwell-dead-just-hours-after-shocking-announcement\/"},"modified":"2023-09-04T15:35:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T19:35:54","slug":"smash-mouth-singer-steve-harwell-dead-just-hours-after-shocking-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/smash-mouth-singer-steve-harwell-dead-just-hours-after-shocking-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Harwell, lead singer of Smash Mouth, dies shortly after surprising announcement."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsmash-mouth-singer-steve-harwell-dead-just-hours-after-shocking-announcement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2021400&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former Smash Mouth Frontman Steve\u2064 Harwell Dies<\/h2>\n<p>Former Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell died on Monday \u2063morning, a \u2062day after he was reported to have been put under hospice care.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/09\/04\/entertainment\/steve-harwell-death\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> reported the 56-year-old <a title=\"Jimmy Buffet, 76, passes away.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-buffet-dies-at-76\/\">died surrounded<\/a> by his family \u200band friends at his home in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-weather-cancels-no-23-boises-first-responder-bowl-vs-bc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boise<\/a>, Idaho.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2023\/09\/03\/smash-mouth-steve-harwell-death-bed-days-to-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TMZ<\/a> \u200b reported Sunday evening that Harwell had been placed in hospice care after\u2063 he sought treatment for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-student-born-drug-alcohol-abuse-home-asks-school-board-can-white-privilege\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alcohol abuse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hours later, he\u2062 was \u200cdead.<\/p>\n<p>Harwell suffered \u2064from <a title=\"Steve Harwell, lead singer of Smash Mouth, dies shortly after surprising announcement.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/smash-mouth-singer-steve-harwell-dead-just-hours-after-shocking-announcement\/\">end-stage liver failure<\/a>, according to the reports, \u2064and nothing could be \u2062done to help him.<\/p>\n<p>TMZ reported the \u2063singer had struggled with alcohol abuse throughout his life.<\/p>\n<p>Smash Mouth manager Robert Hayes issued\u2063 a statement\u200c on Harwell\u2019s death to CNN \u2062on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSteve Harwell was a true American Original. A larger than life character who shot up \u200dinto the sky like a Roman candle,\u201d he \u200csaid.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Steve Harwell was a true\u200d American Original. A\u200c larger than life character who shot up into the sky like a Roman \u2062candle. Steve will be remembered for his unwavering focus and impassioned\u200b determination to reach the heights of pop stardom.<br \/>\nRest in peace knowing you aimed for the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qZDliiIl30\">pic.twitter.com\/qZDliiIl30<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Smash Mouth (@smashmouth)\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smashmouth\/status\/1698721853815283932?\">September 4, \u200c2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lead-singer-steve-harwell-smash-mouth-given-days-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harwell<\/a> left the band in October 2021 following a <a title=\"Mitt Romney Wears Disguises While In Florida To Avoid Trump Supporters\u2019 Anger: Book\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitt-romney-wears-disguises-while-in-florida-to-avoid-trump-supporters-anger-book\/\">viral video release<\/a> that \u2062showed he\u200b appeared intoxicated.<\/p>\n<p>In a \u200dstatement provided to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/10\/12\/smash-mouths-steve-harwell-retires-after-wild-onstage-rant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> \u2062 at the time, a representative said the\u2064 Smash Mouth frontman was retiring because \u2063of \u201clong-term medical issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs of today, Steve will be retiring from Smash Mouth to \u2063focus on his physical and\u00a0mental health,\u201d the person said.<\/p>\n<p>Harwell later issued his \u200bown statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEver\u2064 since I \u200cwas a kid, I dreamed of being a rock star, performing in front of sold-out \u200darenas and have been so fortunate to live out that dream,\u201d the singer\u200b said.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cTo my bandmates, it\u2019s been\u2062 an\u200b honor performing with \u200cyou all these years and I can\u2019t \u200dthink \u200bof\u200d anyone else I would have \u200brather gone \u2062on\u2062 this wild journey with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harwell suffered from <a title=\"Former GOP Sen. John Warner Dies at 94\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-gop-sen-john-warner-dies-at-94\/\">heart failure<\/a> and other <a title=\"Eczema May Be Linked to Potential for Other Health Problems\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eczema-may-be-linked-to-potential-for-other-health-problems\/\">cardiovascular issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/smash-mouth-singer-steve-harwell-dead-just-hours-shocking-announcement\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Smash Mouth Singer Steve Harwell \u2062Dead\u200b Just Hours After \u2064Shocking Announcement<\/a> \u2064 appeared first on \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell passed away on Monday morning, following reports of him being placed in hospice care. The 56-year-old singer died at his home in Boise, Idaho, surrounded by loved ones. TMZ had previously shared that Harwell sought hospice care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2006,"featured_media":2021401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Steve Harwell, lead singer of Smash Mouth, dies shortly after surprising announcement.","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2021400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Steve Harwell, lead singer of Smash Mouth, dies shortly after surprising announcement.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2021400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2006"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2021400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2021400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2021401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2021400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2021400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2021400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}