Saliva guitarist Wayne Swinny died Wednesday (March twenty second) on the age of 59 after struggling a mind hemorrhage. His demise was confirmed by the band’s consultant, in addition to its singer, Bobby Amaru, and different associates.
Previous to information of Swinny’s passing, the band wrote on Fb, “Our pricey brother Wayne Swinny was found Tuesday morning in medical misery and paramedics had been referred to as. He was transported to a hospital the place he was recognized with a Spontaneous Hemorrhage in his mind. He’s at the moment within the ICU as we await additional information. We ask that you just preserve him in your ideas and prayers right now.”
On Wednesday, a rep for the band said, “It’s with nice disappointment that we report the passing of Wayne Swinny, the guitarist of Saliva. Wayne handed away this afternoon from a spontaneous mind hemorrhage whereas on tour.”
Amaru wrote, “I’m not even positive what to suppose or easy methods to really feel proper now. My coronary heart aches for Wayne’s household, his buddies, and anybody who had the enjoyment of being round him. My coronary heart aches for his daughter Nikki. He cherished that little woman a lot. He was a guitar hero onstage with all of the rock ‘n’ roll swag that almost all guitar gamers dream of.”
He continued, “Offstage he was a proud father, an Historical Aliens skilled, and an unbelievable human who had zero enemies! He would exit of his strategy to be sure to had fun. I’m grateful that I received to share nearly 12 years of my life with Wayne on the stage and most significantly off the stage. He was the older brother I by no means had. I discovered a lot from him and we had a fucking blast collectively! I’ll cherish all of it for the remainder of my life! God bless you, Wayne. I do know we’ll meet once more!!”
Swinny based Saliva in 1996, and remained within the band till his passing. With unique singer Josey Scott, Saliva hit it large within the 2000s with such rock hits similar to “Your Illness,” “Click on Click on Increase,” “All the time,” “Survival of the Sickest,” “Girls and Gentleman” and extra. Their sophomore album, 2001’s Each Six Seconds, has been licensed platinum.
Our condolences exit to Wayne Swinny’s household, buddies, and bandmates throughout this troublesome time.
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