So sad.
Weezer's old bassist from the late nineties and the early 2000's has passed away. He was only 40 years old.
Mikey Welsh was found dead in a hotel room from a suspected drug overdose:
According to Chicago police, Welsh was found unresponsive on the floor of his room at the Rafaello hotel after failing to check [...]
Brooklyn Vegan — "dreamt i died in chicago next weekend (heart attack in my sleep). need to write my will today." - Mikey Welsh, 9/26/11 "Mikey Welsh, most famously known as the bassist f... more info
Stereogum — Former Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh passed away in a Chicago hotel room over the weekend. Welsh was with the band during the period after original bassist Matt Sharp had le... more info
Guardian Music — Mikey Welsh, who left the US rock band in 2001, used Twitter two weeks ago to predict the date and location of deathMikey Welsh, the former bass player in the US rock ban... more info
Reuters — CHICAGO (Reuters) - Mikey Welsh, the former bass player for the alternative rock band Weezer, was found dead in a Chicago hotel, a police spokeswoman said on Sunday.
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Mercury News, California — Former Weezer bass player Mikey Welsh, who also found success in his second career as an artist, died in a Chicago hotel room, police said Sunday. more info
CNN Showbiz — Painter Mikey Welsh, most famously known as the bassist for the rock band Weezer, died Saturday, according to the band. He was 40.
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ContactMusic — Former Weezer star Mikey Welsh was found dead in his Illinois hotel room on Saturday 08Oct11 Welsh was set to check out of the Raffaello Hotel in Chicago but when the 40 ... more info
ContactMusic — Former Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh predicted he would die in Chicago Illinois just weeks before he passed away in a hotel room in the city on Saturday 08Oct11 The 40 year ... more info
ContactMusic — Former Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh has died - shortly after predicting his demise on twitter The 40-year-old musician-turned-artist was found dead in a hotel room in Chica... more info
ContactMusic — Former Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh passed away in Chicago on Sunday 9th October 2011 just days after predicting his own death on Twitter The musician who played with the r... more info
Perez Hilton — So sad.
Weezer's old bassist from the late nineties and the early 2000's has passed away. He was only 40 years old.
Mikey Welsh was found dead in a hotel room from a susp... more info
ContactMusic — Fans of the late Mikey Welsh former bassist with rock band Weezer have been left shocked after the musician predicted the time and place of his own death The musician was... more info
Perez Hilton — This is chilling!
As we told you earlier, the former bassist for rock band Weezer, Mikey Welsh, was found dead in his hotel room this past weekend.
The cause of death a... more info
Pop Crunch — Mikey Welsh, a former bassist for the rock band Weezer, has died. Welsh, 40, spookily predicted his own death on Twitter a couple of weeks ago, and was found dead [...]
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Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Chicago, IL police report that former Weezer bassist and artist Mikey Welsh was found dead in a Chicago hotel room. Police spokeswoman Laura Kubiak said Wels... more info
USA Today Music — Former Weezer bass player Mikey Welsh, who also found success in his second career as an artist, died in a Chicago hotel room, police said S ...
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Starpulse — Former Weezer star Mikey Welsh was found dead in his Illinois hotel room on Saturday. Welsh was set to check out of the Raffaello Hotel in Chicago, but when the 40 year ... more info
Starpulse — Former Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh predicted he would die in Chicago, Illinois just weeks before he passed away in a hotel room in the city on Saturday. The 40 year old ... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Mikey Welsh, the former bassist of Weezer who was found dead in a Chicago hotel room on Saturday, sent a number of odd Tweets in the weeks leading to his death. Mikey Wel... more info
DrownedInSound — Mikey Welsh, who was bassist for Weezer from 1998-2001, has died at the age of 40. The news was announced in a post Weezer's website late last night US time as well as on... more info
Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Mikey Welsh, the former bass player for the alternative rock band Weezer, was found dead in a Chicago hotel, a police spokeswoman said on Sunday. more info
Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Former Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh predicted he would die in Chicago, Illinois just weeks before he passed away in a hotel room in the city on Saturday. more info
MTV.co.uk News — Former Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh has been found dead at the age of 40…two weeks after predicting his own death on Twitter.Welsh, who quit Weezer back in 2001, was disc... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Mikey Welsh, the former bassist of Weezer was found dead in a Chicago hotel room on October 8 from a suspected drug overdose at the age of 40. Welsh, a father-of-two, was... more info
E! Online — As Weezer fans know by now, the band's former bassist Mikey Welsh was found dead in a Chicago hotel this weekend from unexplained circumstances, though authorities have r... more info
Big Apple Music Scene — Former Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh was found dead in a Chicago hotel room on Sunday. No official cause of death has been given, but the police suspect drugs may have been ... more info