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- 10/10/2011
- by PopSugar
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Mikey Welsh, former bassist for the rock band Weezer, was found dead in a Chicago hotel room of a suspected drug overdose, the Chicago Tribune reports. He was 40. Welsh was pronounced dead at 2:50 p.m. Saturday. His body was discovered by staff at the Raffaello Hotel when he failed to meet the hotel's 1 p.m. checkout time. Welsh played with the band from 1998 to 2001. During that period the band released the 2001 album "Weezer" (commonly referred to as "The Green Album"), which contained the hits "Island in the Sun"...
- 10/9/2011
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Former Weezer bass player Mikey Welsh, who also found success in his second career as an artist, died in a Chicago hotel room, police said Sunday.
Chicago spokeswoman Laura Kubiak said Welsh was supposed to check out of the Raffaello Hotel at 1 p.m. Saturday. When he didn't, hotel staff went to his room, entered it and found him unconscious and not breathing, Kubiak said.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said autopsy results will be available Sunday afternoon. Kubiak said there's nothing to indicate foul play.
Welsh, 40, of Burlington, Vt., performed with Weezer from 1998 to 2001, leaving after suffering a nervous breakdown, according to the band's website. He eventually established himself in a second career as a painter.
"I'm taking a break from music," he told MetroWest Daily News in 2002. "I really feel the need to reinvent myself and move on, and I couldn't be happier painting. Music is...
Chicago spokeswoman Laura Kubiak said Welsh was supposed to check out of the Raffaello Hotel at 1 p.m. Saturday. When he didn't, hotel staff went to his room, entered it and found him unconscious and not breathing, Kubiak said.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said autopsy results will be available Sunday afternoon. Kubiak said there's nothing to indicate foul play.
Welsh, 40, of Burlington, Vt., performed with Weezer from 1998 to 2001, leaving after suffering a nervous breakdown, according to the band's website. He eventually established himself in a second career as a painter.
"I'm taking a break from music," he told MetroWest Daily News in 2002. "I really feel the need to reinvent myself and move on, and I couldn't be happier painting. Music is...
- 10/9/2011
- by AP
- Huffington Post
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