Brad Arnold, founding member and lead singer of three Doorways Down, has died. He was 47.
“With heavy hearts, we share the information that Brad Arnold, founder, lead singer, and songwriter of three Doorways Down, handed away on Saturday, February seventh, on the age of 47,” the band wrote in an Instagram publish.
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Arnold died of kidney most cancers.
“Together with his beloved spouse Jennifer and his household by his facet, he handed away peacefully, surrounded by family members, in his sleep after his brave battle with most cancers,” the publish continued.
The singer was identified for radio hits together with “Kryptonite,” “Right here With out You” and “After I’m Gone.” The band stated Arnold wrote “Kryptonite” whereas in his highschool algebra class.
“Brad’s songwriting grew to become a cultural touchstone for a technology, producing among the most enduring hits of the 2000s, together with the band’s breakout hit, ‘Kryptonite,’ which he wrote in his math class when he was simply 15 years outdated,” 3 Doorways Down stated within the publish. “His music reverberated far past the stage, creating moments of connection, pleasure, religion, and shared experiences that may reside on lengthy after the phases he carried out on.”
The band additionally performed “Kryptonite,” identified greatest for the lyrics “If I’m going loopy then will you continue to name me Superman?” at an occasion for President Donald Trump’s first inauguration in 2017.
The band’s enterprise supervisor, Angus Vail, stated on the time that the members come from “conservative households” and “have very completely different political views.”
The singer publicly introduced his most cancers prognosis in Could.
“I’ve been sick a few weeks in the past after which went to the hospital and obtained checked out,” Arnold stated on the time. “I really obtained the prognosis that I had clear cell renal carcinoma that had metastasized into my lungs. And that’s stage 4, and that’s not actual good.”
Arnold is survived by his spouse.