Seth Binzer, known by his stage name Shifty Shellshock and frontman of the band Crazy Town, was found dead in his Los Angeles home on Monday, June 24th. He was 49 years old.
Howie Hubberman, a representative for Binzer, disclosed to Rolling Stone that the singer had been grappling with substance abuse issues for an extended period.
“Seth has been struggling with substance abuse problems for quite some time,” Hubberman stated. “Seth was not happy with the daily struggle that’s called life. Some people cope in many different ways. It’s unfortunate we lose so many people to addiction and accessibility to harmful drugs. Shifty was a real-life tragedy. Too fast, too hard, too soon.”
Crazy Town rose to fame with their hit song “Butterfly,” which topped the U.S. Hot 100 singles charts for two weeks in March 2001.
