Bradley Nowell | |
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 Nowell performing in the mid-1990s | |
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| Birth name | Bradley James Nowell |
| Born | February 22, 1968 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Died | May 25, 1996 (aged 28) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1984–1996 |
Bradley James Nowell (February 22, 1968 – May 25, 1996) was an American musician and the lead singer of the band Sublime.[1]
Born and raised in Belmont Shore, Long Beach, California, Nowell developed an interest in music at a young age. Nowell formed Sublime with bassist Eric Wilson and drummer Bud Gaugh, whom he had met while attending California State University, Long Beach. During his lifetime, Sublime released the albums 40oz. to Freedom and Robbin' the Hood to critical and commercial success. In 1996, Nowell died of a heroin overdose in a San Francisco hotel while Sublime was on tour.