Brad Arnold, the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, died Saturday, months after he introduced that he had been identified with Stage 4 kidney most cancers. He was 47.
The band mentioned in an announcement that Arnold “passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, in his sleep after his courageous battle with cancer.”
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3 Doors Down fashioned in Mississippi in 1995 and 4 years later obtained a Grammy nomination for the breakout hit “Kryptonite.” Arnold wrote the music in math class when he was 15 years previous, in response to the band assertion.
Their debut album, “The Better Life,” offered over 6 million copies. A second Grammy nomination got here in 2003, for the music “When I’m Gone.”
The band mentioned Arnold “helped redefine mainstream rock music, blending post-grunge accessibility with emotionally direct songwriting and lyrical themes that resonated with everyday listeners.”
3 Doors Down launched six albums, most just lately “Us And The Night” in 2016. Singles included “Loser,” “Duck and Run” and “Be Like That,” which appeared on the soundtrack for the 2001 movie “American Pie 2.”
While selling their fifth album, “Time of My Life,” Arnold mentioned he thought of himself fortunate to have carved out a profession within the music enterprise.
“If you do something as long as we’ve done it, you can’t help but get better at it, you know?” Arnold advised The Associated Press in 2011.
In 2017, 3 Doors Down carried out at the primary inauguration live performance of (*47*) Donald Trump.
Arnold introduced his most cancers analysis final May, saying clear cell renal carcinoma had metastasized to his lungs. The band was pressured to cancel a summer time tour.
“His music reverberated far beyond the stage, creating moments of connection, joy, faith, and shared experiences that will live on long after the stages he performed on,” the band mentioned.