Celebs pay tribute to Steve Harwell, the former Smash Mouth singer who has died aged 56

Accordingly TMZAccording to Harwell’s manager, the musician – who was the lead singer of Smash Mouth until his retirement in 2021 – died Monday morning at his home in Boise, Idaho, of liver failure resulting from health problems stemming from alcohol abuse. The sad news came just a day later TMZ reported that Harwell received hospice care at this home and was told he had only a few days to live.

After his death, stars and Smash Mouth fans took to social media to pay tribute to Harwell.

The Official Account of Smash Mouth passionate determination to reach the pop star’s heights. Rest in peace knowing that you have searched for the stars and magically reached your destination. Don’t worry.”

NSYNC Members Chris Kirkpatrick And Joey Fatone both shared their tributes on Instagram.

“Relax, my friend. I’m really sorry for the difficult battle you had to fight. You were a wonderful soul and we will miss each other dearly,” Kirkpatrick wrote alongside a photo of Harwell.

“I’ve known this guy for a long time. He DJed for NSync and was even my wedding singer at my wedding,” Fatone captioned his tribute, sharing a throwback photo of himself and Harwell together. “We had some good times! Sad that all things have to come to an end and sometimes too soon because things can’t be fixed anymore because too much damage has been done. But let’s face it, it’s never too late! Hopefully there are people out there struggling with addiction. Get the right help they need. It’s a crazy world we live in now. We are thinking/praying for everyone… RIP Steve!”

In the meantime, Guy Fieri also mourned Harwell on Instagram and shared a selfie of the two together.

“To my brother Steve. RIP. Today is a sad day, I will miss my boyfriend,” he captioned the post.

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Harwell formed Smash Mouth in 1994 with Kevin Coleman, Paul De Lisle and Greg Camp. The rock band, which debuted in 1999 with their album ” Astro Lounge — is best known for hits like “All Star,” “Then The Morning Comes,” and a cover of The Monkees’ “I’m a Believer” featured on the album Shrek soundtrack.