STATIC-X Frontman WAYNE STATIC Dead At 48 *Updated*
Update (11/4/14): In a new press release from VQPR, it was said that drugs did NOT play a role in Wayne Static's death. Here's what was said:
Today is a sad day in the music industry – Front-man and founding member WAYNE STATIC of STATIC-X passed away quietly in his sleep at his home last night. The couple [Wayne Static and Tera Wray] was getting ready to leave for a Fall/Winter tour this morning. They were to have left the night before on Halloween, but decided they would head out early in the morning November 1st. The couple, known for partying heavy, had left hard drugs in 2009 and had not touched them since. Static’s first solo album – Pighammer – was a tribute to his new non-drug life and hoped it would help others to get clean from hard chemical drugs. More official information about his passing will be released in the following days. This is not a drug related incident or an O.D. Please be courteous to his family and wife and leave positive messages.Credit to KFMX.com for the info. More details when they are released. Original story: Late last night, some sad news was announced. Wayne Static passed away at the young age of 48. He was the lead singer of the band Static-X. While no cause of dead was announced, some of his friends and associates believe drugs may have played a part in his death. We here at FLH would like to send our deepest sympathies to Wayne's friends and family. You can read a press release, news article, and see a tweet sent out by ICP below. Press Release:
November 1, 2014 - Platinum selling musician Wayne Richard Wells, better known as WAYNE STATIC, passed away at the age of 48. WAYNE STATIC was the enigmatic former frontman and namesake of Static-X, who later forged a successful solo career. Wayne was scheduled to co-headline tours with Powerman 5000 and Drowning Pool over the next several months. No additional information is available at this time.From Blabbermouth:
ICP's Tweet: https://twitter.com/icp/status/528788542822965249Singer/guitarist Wayne Static (born Wayne Richard Wells) of the industrial metal band STATIC-X has passed away at the age of 48. His death was confirmed by Wayne's publicists at FiXT Publicity. No further details are currently available, but some of Wayne's associates have indicated that his passing may have been the result of a drug overdose.
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