Charlie Colin, bassist and founding member of Train – the ’90s pop-rock band that is best known for their hits “Drops of Jupiter” and “Hey, Soul Sister” – has died after slipping in the shower. The musician was 58. His sister confirmed his death to the Associated Press on Wednesday. The cause of death comes from his mother, according to a TMZ report that shares that he slipped and fell in the shower while house-sitting for a friend in Brussels, Belgium (where he had been living and teaching music at a conservatory). No one had realized Colin died until his friends returned home from their trip on Friday May 17. Colin grew up in California and Virginia and attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He played in a group called Apostles after college with guitarist Jimmy Stafford and singer Rob Hotchkiss until he moved to Singapore for a year to write jingles. Eventually,...
- 5/23/2024
- TV Insider
Charlie Colin, the founding bassist of the pop-rock group Train who featured on the band’s Grammy-winning hit “Drops of Jupiter,” has died at the age of 58.
Colin’s sister confirmed the bassist’s death to Variety, which reports that Colin slipped and fell in the shower while house-sitting for friends in Brussels, Belgium; he was found dead when his friends returned home five days ago.
“When I met Charlie Colin, front left, I fell in love with him,” Train’s Pat Monahan wrote in a statement posted on social media Wednesday.
Colin’s sister confirmed the bassist’s death to Variety, which reports that Colin slipped and fell in the shower while house-sitting for friends in Brussels, Belgium; he was found dead when his friends returned home five days ago.
“When I met Charlie Colin, front left, I fell in love with him,” Train’s Pat Monahan wrote in a statement posted on social media Wednesday.
- 5/22/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Charlie Colin, the founding bassist of Train who played with the band from 1994 to 2003, has died from a falling accident at the age of 58.
Per TMZ, Colin was housesitting for some friends in Belgium when he slipped and fell in the shower. The musician was found when his friends returned home five days later, and his mother confirmed to TMZ that he had passed.
Colin, a Berklee College of Music grad, played with guitarist and fellow alum Rob Hotchkiss in the rock band Apostles in the early ’90s. Hotchkiss eventually formed Train with Pat Monahan in 1994 alongside Colin, guitarist Jimmy Stafford and drummer Scott Underwood. He played on the band’s first three studio albums from 1998 to 2003, which included hits like “Meet Virginia,” “Drops of Jupiter,” and “Calling All Angels.”
Colin was forced out the band in 2003 due to substance abuse issues, but continued his music career throughout the last two decades.
Per TMZ, Colin was housesitting for some friends in Belgium when he slipped and fell in the shower. The musician was found when his friends returned home five days later, and his mother confirmed to TMZ that he had passed.
Colin, a Berklee College of Music grad, played with guitarist and fellow alum Rob Hotchkiss in the rock band Apostles in the early ’90s. Hotchkiss eventually formed Train with Pat Monahan in 1994 alongside Colin, guitarist Jimmy Stafford and drummer Scott Underwood. He played on the band’s first three studio albums from 1998 to 2003, which included hits like “Meet Virginia,” “Drops of Jupiter,” and “Calling All Angels.”
Colin was forced out the band in 2003 due to substance abuse issues, but continued his music career throughout the last two decades.
- 5/22/2024
- by Paolo Ragusa
- Consequence - Music
Charlie Colin, the founding bassist of pop-rock band Train, has died. He was 58 years old.
According to TMZ, who spoke to the musician’s mother, the California-bred artist died after slipping and falling in the shower while house-sitting for a friend in Brussels, Belgium. His mother said it’s unclear when Colin passed away, as his body was found only after his friends returned from their trip approximately five days ago.
His mom also told TMZ that the musician had moved to Brussels to teach a music masterclass at a conservatory and was working on new music for a film at the time of his death. Colin had been documenting his time abroad on Instagram, where he declared that the locale was his “officially [his] favorite city” in a March post.
Colin helped form Train with lead singer Pat Monahan, Rob Hotchkiss, Jimmy Stafford and Scott Underwood in the ’90s. Before...
According to TMZ, who spoke to the musician’s mother, the California-bred artist died after slipping and falling in the shower while house-sitting for a friend in Brussels, Belgium. His mother said it’s unclear when Colin passed away, as his body was found only after his friends returned from their trip approximately five days ago.
His mom also told TMZ that the musician had moved to Brussels to teach a music masterclass at a conservatory and was working on new music for a film at the time of his death. Colin had been documenting his time abroad on Instagram, where he declared that the locale was his “officially [his] favorite city” in a March post.
Colin helped form Train with lead singer Pat Monahan, Rob Hotchkiss, Jimmy Stafford and Scott Underwood in the ’90s. Before...
- 5/22/2024
- by Hannah Dailey, Billboard
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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