Blending a love of dance-hall and rock-steady reggae rhythms with an aggressive punk ethic, sublime spread its garagehall gospel all across America, creating a rabid, grass-roots following everywhere they went, especially in the surf/skate/snowboard communities. The tragic death of singer/guitarist Brad Nowell cut the band's goal of a long-term career short.
Brad Nowell, the singer, guitarist and chief songwriter for the Long Beach trio Sublime was found unconcious at 11:30AM on May 25,1996, after a night of partying, in a motel room at the Ocean View Motel in San Francisco, where the band was on tour. He was pronounced dead at 12:28PM. The cause of death was an accidental heroin overdose.
Brad is survived by his wife Troy; his son Jakob; his parents Jim Nowell, Nancy Watilo and his stepmother Jane Nowell; his Sublime bandmates Floyd "Bud" Gaugh and Eric Wilson; Skunk Records co-founder Michael; and his many friends and fans.
Nowell's family request that donations be sent to the: Jakob James Nowell Trust Fund, 275 Redondo Ave., Long Beach, CA 90803.
