Founding Train bassist Charlie Colin dies aged 58 after slipping in the shower

Charlie Colin, the original bassist of pop rock band Train, has died after slipping in the shower, his mother confirmed to TMZ.

The accident is said to have taken place in Brussels, where Colin was house-sitting for a friend.

"When I met Charlie Colin, front left, I fell in love with him,” read a statement from the band posted to social media.  "He was THE sweetest guy and what a handsome chap. Let's make a band, that's the only reasonable thing to do.

"His unique bass playing and beautiful guitar work helped get folks to notice us in SF (San Francisco) and beyond. I'll always have a warm place for him in my heart. I always tried to pull him closer, but he had a vision of his own.”

 

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The 58-year-old was a founding member of the band, who formed in San Francisco in 1993. He recorded numerous hits with the group, including ‘Drops of Jupiter’,  which peaked at no.5 on Billboard’s Hot 100 in June 2001. It also won 2 Grammys for Best Rock Song and Best Arrangement.

He was reportedly forced to part ways with Train in 2003 due to substance abuse issues, six years prior to the group recording their most well-known hit, ‘Hey, Soul Sister’