Former Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh dies age 40

Bassist Mikey Welsh dies unexpectedly on the 8th of October 2011 at the age of 40.

The news was announced by his family from his twitter account twitter.com/mikeywelsh71. the family tweeted "we are deeply saddened to announce that Mikey Welsh has passed away unexpectedly. He will forever be remembered as an amazing father, artist and friend. May he rest in peace."

The band also paid there respects via twitter "We are shocked and deeply saddened to hear the awful news, our friend and fellow Weezer rocker @mikeywelsh71 has passed away. We love you Mikey." He joined the band in 2000 and featured on hits such as "Hash pipe" and "Island in the Sun". He had a mental breakdown whilst in the band and also attempted suicide then left the band in 2001.

Interestingly in the week leading up to his death Mikey posted a number of suspicious tweets regarding his death such as tweeting "Dreamt I died in Chicago next weekend (heart attack in my sleep). Need to write my will today." on the 26 of September. He was found unresponsive in his hotel room floor at 2.50pm, the cause of Welsh's death is yet to be determined

                                                               Weezer -Hash Pipe

May Mikey Welsh rest in peace and his music live on ..