FILE PHOTO: Steve Harwell (C) and other members of the band "Smash Mouth" accept the award for Alternative Artist of the Year during the WB Radio Music Awards show at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas October 28. Nominations for the new awards show are drawn by Mediabase, a computer system that tracks air play across the country. Final decisions are made by votes cast by 400 program directors from six radio formats in the top 50 markets. REUTERS/Ethan Miller/File Photo
Former Smash Mouth lead singer Steve Harwell died on Monday (Sept. 4).
The band’s manager Robert Hayes tells PEOPLE that Harwell died of acute liver failure at his home in Boise, Idaho. A source told PEOPLE in 2021 the singer “suffered profusely” with addiction over the years, which led to some medical and mental health issues.
Harwell former Smash Mouth with with drummer Kevin Coleman, guitarist Greg Camp and bassist Paul De Lisle in 1994. Their biggest hit was 1999’s “All Star”.
Harwell was 56.
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