Damn man...

Full article here.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/chuck-mosley-former-faith-no-more-singer-dead-at-57-w511563

Taken from Rolling Stone.com

14 hours ago

Chuck Mosley, the vocalist for the mid-Eighties run of pioneering alt-metal outliers Faith No More, died Thursday at the age of 57. The singer pioneered what would eventually become rap-rock on the band's first hit, 1987's snarky MTV breakthrough "We Care a Lot." He left the band shortly after and did a stint as the singer of Bad Brains in the early Nineties. After embarking on a solo career, he made a handful of onstage guest appearances in the years since Faith No More's 2009 reunion.

"After a long period of sobriety, Charles Henry Mosley III lost his life, on November 9th, 2017, due to the disease of addiction," Mosley's family wrote in a statement. "We’re sharing the manner in which he passed, in the hopes that it might serve as a warning or wake up call or beacon to anyone else struggling to fight for sobriety. He is survived by long-term partner Pip Logan, two daughters, Erica and Sophie and his grandson Wolfgang Logan Mosley. The family will be accepting donations for funeral expenses."

RIP CHUCK LOVE FNM

Wow at the news and wow at the statement. Asking for money in the same breath as announcing someone's death.

PatrickS77 said:

Wow at the news and wow at the statement. Asking for money in the same breath as announcing someone's death.

Some people make me think that their mothers just gave birth and let them raise theirselfs.

PatrickS77 said:

Wow at the news and wow at the statement. Asking for money in the same breath as announcing someone's death.

Well... some people mistakenly believe that being essential, influential, respected etc.... from an era would immediately equate with some financial security.

I truly doubt that the residuals from those tours did much more than to cover living expenses. Please keep in mind for however much you love and respect the guy, he had abuse problems AND no succesful music since the late 80's...and I'm certain that wasn't even much.

Prob came from a crap house, and wound up back with it. Being 57, maybe his family is on a fixed income..maybe some don't care...who knows? It's a practical thing to request financial assistance if they haven't got the funds.

[Edited 11/17/17 9:29am]

Hey! Thanks for making a sticky for this. Faith No More is my all-time favorite band, and they wouldn't have ever evolved and took such risks if it weren't for Chuck in the early, pre-Patton days of FNM.

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With that said, Mike Patton is the de facto frontman of FNM. Their greatest music was created with him on the mic. He could do things and go places musically with them that I dont personally think Chuck could have went to. However, those first 2 albums with Chuck are not only bad-ass, but clearly show the potential of this band and what they would later do in the future. Chuck's personality shines through, and his quirky, eccentric demeanor fit like a glove with FNM's musical stew. I mean, being an eccentric is a MUST if you wanna hang with the players in Faith No More.

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It was a real shock to see that he had passed, though. As far as I knew, he had been clean for years and years. He was touring pretty heavily again, and even did a couple gigs with the dudes in FNM sans Patton to celebrate the re-release of We Care A Lot (I seriously recommend you check out the Troubador show). The dude just seemed to be in a really great spot after years of nothing. It just goes to show that drug addiction is absolutely no joke, and that motherfucker will take your life quickly if you let it. I wish I hadn't of passed up the oppurtunities to see him when he hit Philly twice over the past couple years. OF COURSE I SHOULD HAVE WENT, WHAT WAS I THINKING? He was only the og singer of my ride-or-die band after all. God, what an asshole I am for skipping out on that. RIP Chuck, we fucking love you and appreciate you and what you contributed. Tell Anne to tell Vinnie to get away from that fridge...NOW!