The late Mad City singer Shifty Shellshock, aka Seth Brooks Binzer, talked about sobriety in just one of his remaining interviews just before his accidental overdose, in footage acquired by TMZ.
In the job interview, the singer was at a Rock to Recovery gain concert past August at the Fonda Theater in Hollywood, and told Mayra Dias Gomes, “I’m emotion excellent. Sober, joyful.”
He ongoing, “I consider tunes has held me alive, I assume it always is the light that presents me….that and my youngsters inspire me to live. Songs has normally been my remedy it is aided me get through everything.”
He additional that recovering addicts “have been to the darkest places and designed it back…we always have excellent written content.”
The frontman of the rap group Mad City – who battled habit for yrs – died at age 49 on June 24, at his residence in Los Angeles. The band’s supervisor Howie Hubberman stated the result in of loss of life was an accidental overdose.
Hubberman spelled out that Shellshock died just after having a deadly “combination of prescription medicine and road obtained prescription drugs,” he told Folks.
“Seth Binzer, after having difficulties with dependancy and Crazy Town’s quick achievement with ‘Butterfly,’ by no means was equipped to reach out on a more successful amount to deal with his addictions,” Hubberman told the outlet.
Hubberman identified as the troubled rocker a “friend” he wished he could have “fixed,” but “unfortunately, no a person experienced the specific applications to do this, myself provided.”
Nuts Town was formed in 1995 by Shellshock and fellow rapper Bret “Epic” Mazur, and rose to fame with their 2000 solitary “Butterfly.” Other customers included DJ Rick A person, Mark White, Adam Bravin and Charles Lopez.
Shellshock, who was open up about his struggles with habit, appeared on “Celebrity Rehab” twice and its observe up exhibit, “Sober Residence.”
In 2012, the rapper was reportedly arrested for battery and cocaine possession.
He was also arrested for a DUI in Los Angeles in 2022. He was charged with one more DUI in Myrtle Seashore, South Carolina, in April 2023, according to TMZ.
Shellshock is survived by his three little ones, Halo, Gage and Phoenix.
“To Seth, the environment was art—he cherished each individual portion of it, from tunes and fashion to graffiti, skateboarding and his hometown of Los Angeles,” his spouse and children said in a statement immediately after his loss of life. “He liked his 3 boys additional than anything at all, and his commitment to his tunes and supporters in no way wavered.”
“God is familiar with he tried out so really hard to beat his demons but regrettably he lost his battle,” they ongoing. “Our hearts are shattered by his decline. Seth’s greater-than-lifetime presence touched so many. Seth was a troubled soul but he was a gorgeous a single and he experienced a coronary heart of gold.”
“He will live on by means of his 3 sons who were being his proudest accomplishments. Halo Gage and Phoenix,” the statement concluded.
David Arquette also paid out tribute to Shellshock following his loss of life.
“I’m sending all my enjoy to my brother Seth @therealcrazytown and his household. Shifty as I understood him when we initially fulfilled throughout a graffiti fight in an LA yard,” Arquette captioned a montage of pictures and videos by using Instagram.
“He was these kinds of an unbelievable gentleman with a large heart. We shared a whole lot of the exact same struggles and I want his loved ones to discover really like and healing in the course of this agonizing time,” he ongoing. “Love you kid.”
Soleil Moon Frye paid out tribute to Shellshock following his death also.
The “Punky Brewster” star, who realized Shellshock considering that center college and dated him from 2021 to 2022, posted on Instagram, “My coronary heart is whispering a million I adore you’s for the way you liked my youngsters and I so unconditionally,” together with an assortment of images of the pair.
“So for now I will use just about every bit of power you showed me to hold on to those words you asked me in your stunning morning [gravelly] voice on the seashore though covering me with kisses. ‘to the men and women we have dropped we will see them once again down the road, proper?’ I consider we will Seth…” she wrote. “and when we do, the most charming terrible ass tattoed angel in mismatched sneakers, who taught me how to consume up lifetime all over again will be standing there with the greatest smile.”
“I will promptly see your moon on fireplace cheek welcoming your family, buddies, enthusiasts and loved kinds beneath loving double rainbow arches… I appreciate you permanently and constantly. Your Moonfire xx.”
