Shifty Shellshock’s household has spoken out after the Loopy City frontman died of an unintentional drug overdose.
They remembered the late singer — whose actual title was Seth Binzer — in an emotional assertion to The Solar on Saturday.
“To Seth, the world was artwork—he cherished each a part of it, from music and vogue to graffiti, skateboarding and his hometown of Los Angeles,” the assertion started. “He cherished his three boys greater than something, and his dedication to his music and followers by no means wavered.”
Shifty Shellshock along with his household on the Eco Emmys Superstar Chateau on September 17, 2011. WireImage
The household famous that Shellshock “struggled with dependancy all through his life, he did so on a really public platform which was significantly difficult.”
“God is aware of he tried so laborious to beat his demons however sadly he misplaced his battle,” they continued. “Our hearts are shattered by his loss. Seth’s larger-than-life presence touched so many. Seth was a troubled soul however he was a wonderful one and he had a coronary heart of gold.”
“He’ll stay on by his 3 sons who had been his proudest accomplishments. Halo Gage and Phoenix,” the assertion concluded.
Shifty Shellshock performing on the Obtain Competition 2014. Redferns by way of Getty Pictures
Shellshock handed away at his residence in Los Angeles on June 24. He was 49.
Loopy City’s supervisor, Howie Hubberman, confirmed that the singer died of an unintentional drug overdose.
“Seth Binzer, after battling dependancy and Loopy City’s speedy success with ‘Butterfly,’ by no means was capable of attain out on a extra profitable stage to take care of his addictions,” Hubberman advised PEOPLE. “All of us tried, however finally all of us failed, or Shifty would nonetheless be right here.”
Shifty Shellshock on the 2013 Wavefront Music Competition. Getty Pictures
Shellshock’s struggles with dependancy had been placed on show to the general public when he appeared on Seasons 1 and a couple of of “Superstar Rehab with Dr. Drew.”
He was hooked on cocaine and stimulants when he was on the truth present.
He additionally appeared on each seasons of the “Superstar Rehab” follow-up present, “Sober Home,” in 2009 and 2010.
Shifty Shellshock on the he twenty fifth annual KROQ Nearly Acoustic Christmas on December 13, 2014. Gabriel Olsen
The “Butterfly” singer opened up about his dependancy and the way it affected his profession on “The Punk Rock MBA” podcast in March 2023.
“I believe I used to be too wild to stay round for a very long time,” Shellshock mentioned. “I managed to stay by quite a lot of loopy shit, and bought to the purpose the place I used to be like, ‘I’d prefer to stay.’ “
“That’s an entire new approach of stay that you need to slowly train your self,” he added. “To do it accurately, you’ve bought to do extra than simply need it. On a regular basis now’s nearly discovering internal peace and caring for your self.”