The cause of death of Shifty Shellshock, the frontman of the rap rock band Crazy Town, has been revealed.
The star, who was born Seth Binzer, died of an accidental overdose, according to People. “Seth Bincher, after battling addiction and Crazy Town's rapid success with 'Butterfly,' has never been able to reach a more successful level to deal with his addictions,” Crazy Town's manager told the publication. “We all tried, but eventually we all failed, or Shifty would still be here.”
He continued, “The cause of death was a combination of prescription and street drugs. Shifty was a friend and he really wanted to sort himself out – unfortunately no one had the exact tools to do that, including me.”
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner is still waiting on a toxicology report for more information.
On Monday (June 24), it was revealed that Shellshock had died at home aged 49, according to Los Angeles County Coroner.
Shellshock met Crazy Town co-founder Bret Mazer in 1992, and the band continued to add various members, including Adam Goldstein (aka DJ AM, who died of an accidental overdose in 2009), Rust Epique, Antonio Lorenzo Valli , James. Bradley Jr., among others. The band released their debut album The gift of play in November 1999. It peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 all-genre chart dated March 3, 2001, and remained on the chart for 34 weeks.
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