Former Weezer Bassist Mikey Welsh Found Dead

    The body of former Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh was discovered in his room at the Raffaello Hotel in Chicago on Saturday. Police say the 40-year-old was expected to check out around 1 p.m. yesterday, but it was around that time maid service found him unconscious and not breathing. An autopsy report is expected to be released by the Cook County Examiner's Office later today.

    Brian Abrams
    by Brian Abrams

    BuzzFeed Staff

    • A painter since the age of 19, Welsh took over for founding Weezer bassist Matt Sharp in 1998, al...

      A painter since the age of 19, Welsh took over for founding Weezer bassist Matt Sharp in 1998, although he quit the band in 2001 after suffering a nervous breakdown.  The band has left kind words about Welsh on their site, also pasted below.

    • (via CNN and CTV News )

      (via CNN and CTV News)