Smash Mouth’s Steve Harwell, the spikey haired singer whose hit single “All Star” was catapulted to fame thanks to the first Shrek movie, died Monday, September 4, of liver failure after a brief stint in hospice. He was 56.
“Steve Harwell was a true American Original,” the band’s manager, Robert Hayes, told USA Today.
“A larger than life character who shot up into the sky like a Roman candle. Steve should be remembered for his unwavering focus and impassioned determination to reach the heights of pop stardom. And the fact that he achieved this near-impossible goal with very limited musical experience makes his accomplishments all the more remarkable,” Hayes said about the singer who led the Bay Area band since 1994.
Smash Mouth’s “All Star” officially came out in May 1999 as the second single off the band’s 1999 sophomore album Astro Lounge. Although it is best known for appearing in the opening credits of Shrek in 2001, it first appeared in the films Mystery Men, Inspector Gadget and Rat Race.
read more at: Setlist.fm