Crazy Town lead singer Shifty Shellshock has passed away at the age of 49.
by Los Angeles County Coroner’s WebsiteShellshock, whose real name was Seth Binzer, died on Monday.
The cause of death has not yet been revealed.
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Crazy Town frontman Shifty Shellshock passed away on Monday, June 24th. (Getty Images)
In April, the musician posted a cryptic message on Instagram saying, “The black sheep, the odd ones out, the outcasts, the loners, the lost and forgotten. These people often have the most beautiful souls.”
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In his final post on April 28, he captioned an image of a man dressed in black surrounded by people dressed in white with the words “Real is rare, fake is everywhere,” and added: “To those who stick around despite my best efforts to drive them away.”
Fans were quick to share their reactions on social media, commenting on Shellshock’s various Instagram posts.
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“You were such a beautiful soul. May you rest in peace now,” one fan wrote.
Shifty Shellshock’s real name was Seth Binzer. (Getty Images)
“I’m speechless… Rest in peace my childhood hero. I will miss you,” another user wrote.
“Rest in peace Shifty. Addiction sucks and I was really hoping that sobriety would make things better,” the follower added.
Shellshock had been open about his lifelong struggle with drug addiction, appearing on VH1’s “Celebrity Rehab” and “Sober House” around 2008.
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In a 2001 interview Rolling StoneShellshock, who was sober at the time, detailed the difficulties of staying sober while on tour.
The musician struggled with drug and alcohol abuse. (Getty Images)
“I thought I’d show them what happens when you get high, and everything falls apart and the band ends,” Shellshock said, recalling trying to read an AA book while the others were snorting cocaine. “I remember saying, ‘If you all won’t get sober with me, I’ll get sober and start a band,’ and I was smoking crack cocaine as I was saying that. I was just a giant fireball of chaos.”
“I was running from my emotions and wallowing in insanity,” he later said, “and enjoying it. To save myself, I had to work my ass off. I don’t think I could be such a professional drug user if I wasn’t a professional asshole who sold drugs. Someone might look at me and say, ‘He’s on a roll,’ and I am. At the same time, I have a really hard time staying on a roll. I have a drug problem.”
Crazy Town was formed in 1995 by Shellshock and Bret “Epic” Mazur. Other members included Charles Lopez, Mark White, DJ Rick One and Adam Bravin.
After releasing the single “Butterfly” in 2000, the group achieved great success.
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