Crazy Town lead singer Shifty Shellshock - whose real name is Seth Binzer - has sadly passed away at the age of 49. According to the , the beloved vocalist was found dead in his home in Los Angeles on Monday (June 24), although no cause of death has been given. Throughout his life, the musician has struggled with drug addiction, and famously appeared in the reality TV show Celebrity Rehab and Sober House.
Back in 2012, Binzer suffered a terrifying ordeal when he was admitted to hospital after losing consciousness. The star was placed in a coma before he was released from hospital. The musician recently opened up about getting sober and his struggles with substance abuse.
Eight weeks before his death, he took to Instagram to share a candid update about his challenges. He wrote: "I’m a lover than a fighter ..
.but the one I need to love more Instead of fight with is myself ..
mr shifty true Love # Sober alive and grateful (sic)" The hitmaker first met Bret 'Epic' Mazur back in 1992, with the pair initially performing under the name Brimstone Sluggers. It wasn't until 1999 that they co-founded Crazy Town, and a year later they were due to tour as part of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne's Ozzfest. However, Binzer was arrested shortly before the tour after he threw a chair out of a window while intoxicated.
The band were best known for their 2000 smash hit Butterfly, which soared to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for two non-consecutive weeks. Away from the US, the song topped t.