so, for those that don't know Steve Harwell of smash mouth went to high school with a woman who watched me grow up and is like an aunt to me and he spent some time at her house when we'd be there for shindigs or w/e

he was a really cool dude. very Adam sandler in the way that he had no entourage and never even mentioned his success if it wasn't a part of an ongoing conversation

he was just a genuinely laid back easy going human being

I'm sad to hear of his passing even though the family got a heads up when he moved into hospice care about two weeks ago

I was like 15-16 the last time I saw him and he was still just the same very cool respectable and chill

not many people know him outside of Shrek but I'll know him as the guy that chased away some neighborhood douchebag that was known for dating underage girls saying "we ain't got cool aid here," and just generally being a respectable influence.

I'm sure he's got his share of bad publicity but I really appreciated him and his presence will definitely be missed.

I was devastated when I heard about him today. I know their entire first album by heart, my parents had it on CD. I listened to it so much growing up.

Thank you for sharing how you knew him. <3 It is bittersweet, but touched my heart to read.

gonna put some fush yu mang on tonight

thank you for sharing

ɪʟʟᴜꜱᴇɴ : hope it makes you feel connected with him/his music again.

StupidSexyV⚠der : hahah i don't like talking about these things sometimes bc the stories just feel so strange but i thought the world should know he was good people. at least my young self thought so and got that sense.

it absolutely did <3

it's great tho

I'm happy to hear these stories. Thank you for sharing and I'm sorry for your loss

I know its been awhile since youve seen him but still

yeah it's a sad loss no matter what. i wasn't as close to him persay as my mom and that friend i grew up around but we need every good person on this planet as we can have tbqh