Current:Home > ScamsCrazy Town frontman Shifty Shellshock's cause of death revealed -WealthTrail Solutions
Crazy Town frontman Shifty Shellshock's cause of death revealed
View
Date:2025-04-16 11:41:14
More details have emerged on the death of singer Shifty Shellshock, who died in June at the age of 49.
The Crazy Town frontman, born Seth Binzer, died of the "effects of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine," according to USA TODAY's review of online records from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.
The manner of death was ruled accidental. No other medical conditions were listed as contributing to Shellshock's death. Shellshock died at a Los Angeles residence on June 24.
In a statement to The Sun published just days after Shellshock's death, the singer's family noted Shellshock's longtime battle with drug addiction.
"Seth struggled with addiction throughout his life. He did so on a very public platform, which was particularly challenging," the family said at the time. "God knows he tried so hard to beat his demons but sadly he lost his battle.
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
"Our hearts are shattered by his loss. Seth's larger-than-life presence touched so many. Seth was a troubled soul, but he was a beautiful one and he had a heart of gold."
Shifty Shellshock dies:Crazy Town frontman and 'Butterfly' singer was 49
Shifty Shellshock sought help for drug addiction with reality TV stints
Shellshock got candid about his struggles with sobriety when he appeared on the first season of VH1's "Celebrity Rehab" for cocaine addiction in 2008. He returned to the reality television series in Season 2 after producer and star Dr. Drew Pinsky learned of his relapse.
The singer also appeared on Seasons 1 and 2 of the short-lived spin-off "Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House" in 2009 and 2010.
More celebrity deaths:Richard Simmons' family speaks out on fitness icon's cause of death
Shellshock's band Crazy Town is best known for its 1999 hit "Butterfly," which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2001. The rap-rock group's debut album, 1999's "The Gift of Game," sold 1.6 million units.
The band broke up in 2003 after declining success in subsequent music projects.
Shellshock reformed Crazy Town in 2007 with co-founder Bret "Epic" Mazur, and they released an album in 2015. Mazur left the band in 2017, and Shellshock changed the group's name to Crazy Town X.
veryGood! (124)
Related
- PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day Wednesday August 7, 2024
- Missing postal worker's mom pushing for answers 5 years on: 'I'm never gonna give up'
- Montana is appealing a landmark climate change ruling that favored youth plaintiffs
- OCD affects millions of Americans. What causes it?
- Vance jokes he’s checking out his future VP plane while overlapping with Harris at Wisconsin airport
- A woman riding a lawnmower is struck and killed by the wing of an airplane in Oklahoma
- Tamar Braxton and Fiancé JR Robinson Break Up
- 'Reclaimed: The Forgotten League' takes a look into the history of the Negro Leagues
- Chief beer officer for Yard House: A side gig that comes with a daily swig.
- Wait, what? John Candy's role as Irv in 'Cool Runnings' could have gone to this star
Ranking
- 'Kraven the Hunter' spoilers! Let's dig into that twisty ending, supervillain reveal
- Typhoon Koinu strengthens as it moves toward Taiwan
- A former Family Feud contestant convicted of wife's murder speaks out: I'm innocent. I didn't kill Becky.
- US Rep. Matt Gaetz’s father Don seeks return to Florida Senate chamber he once led as its president
- Kehlani Responds to Hurtful Accusation She’s in a Cult
- Russ Francis, former Patriots, 49ers tight end, killed in plane crash
- Scientists say 6,200-year-old shoes found in cave challenge simplistic assumptions about early humans
- Robert Reich on the narrowly-avoided government shutdown: Republicans holding America hostage
Recommendation
IOC's decision to separate speed climbing from other disciplines paying off
'A bunch of hicks': Police chief suspended after controversial raid on Kansas newspaper
Brain surgery left TOKiMONSTA unable to understand music. Now every song is precious
Wait, what? John Candy's role as Irv in 'Cool Runnings' could have gone to this star
Costco membership growth 'robust,' even amid fee increase: What to know about earnings release
Man nears settlement with bars he says overserved a driver accused of killing his new bride
See Taylor Swift Bond With Travis Kelce’s Mom During Sweet Moment at Chiefs Game
Disney+ is cracking down on password sharing in Canada. Is the US next?