New York - Kevin Michael Allin, an East Village punk rocker known for his over-the-edge stage antics, has died. He was 37.
Mr. Allin, whose performing name was G.G. Allin, died of an apparent overdose, said Detective Kim Royster, a Police Department spokeswoman. His body was found at 9:30 a.m. Monday in an apartment on St. Mark's Place, she said.
Raised in Lancaster, N.H., Mr. Allin recorded with several bands, the latest called the Murder Junkies.
He was arrested two years ago in Orlando, Fla., after he defecated on stage and threw his feces at the audience. It was one of more than 50 times he was arrested during a performance.
Mr. Allin reportedly played his last show Sunday night at a bar called the Gas Station. He began fighting with the crowd, at one point smashing himself through a French door.
His brother Merle Allin, the band's bass player, said the singer had "been partying all day and all night" Sunday.
"I think it's safe to say he OD'ed," Merle Allin said. "Although with G.G. you never know."
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