The previous lead singer of Smash Mouth Steve Harwell has reportedly entered hospice care and was just days away from death on Sunday.
The ex-frontman has just per week or so to live after suffering liver failure, TMZ reported, citing a conversation with the rocker’s manager.
Harwell, 56, struggled with alcoholism for much of his life and had previously received treatment for his liver at a hospital, however the disease had progressed too far, his manager told the outlet.
His family and friends gathered at his home where he has been under hospice care over the past three days as he entered the ultimate stage of liver failure, in keeping with his manager.
The news of his ailing health comes nearly two years after the singer announced his retirement from the band which formed within the Nineties and gave the world popular hits including “All Star,” “Walkin’ on the Sun” and a canopy of the Monkees’ “I’m a Believer” — a lot of which were featured within the movie “Shrek.”
Harwell decided to step down as lead singer after a troubling performance at an upstate Recent York music festival where he slurred his words, threatened the audience and made crude gestures to fans.
A source near the singer said that he had one in every of his “episodes” related to his long-term health issues while performing.
Harwell was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy 10 years ago and has suffered from heart failure and acute Wernicke encephalopathy. The latter condition has greatly impacted his motor functions including speech and impaired his memory.
Lots of his ailments stemmed from Harwell’s various addictions through the years, The Post reported on the time.
