Crazy Town lead singer, Seth Binzer, who shot to public recognition with the song Butterfly under the stage name Shifty Shellshock, has died. He was 49.
Binzer founded the band in Los Angeles around 1999 alongside Brett Mazur. He died on Monday, the LA Medical Examiner has said according to the department website.
Crazy Town is best known for their third single, Butterfly, which reached number one in the U.S. singles chart and number three in the UK singles chart.
It also charted at number one in several other countries including Austria, Denmark, and Norway.
It quickly became a 00s anthem, as SKY News notes.
The singer, who battled addiction for years, passed away at his residence in Los Angeles.
A cause of death has yet to be confirmed, according to the New York Post.
Binzer was open about his struggles with…
