Loopy City frontman Shifty Shellshock has died on the age of 49. He’s greatest recognized for the 2001 hit single “Butterfly” and likewise collaborated with DJ Paul Oakenfold on “Starry Eyed Shock.”
Born Seth Binzer, he based Loopy City in 1995. He struggled with dependancy his total life and mentioned his situation on actuality reveals like Celeb Rehab and Sober Home.
He was discovered lifeless in his Los Angeles house on Monday, June 24, on the age of 49. The reason for dying has not but been launched.
Extra about Shifty Shellshock
Born Seth Binzer in 1974, Shifty Shellshock grew up within the music business. His father, Rollin Binzer, directed the live performance movie “Women And Gents: The Rolling Stones” and designed album covers for Chess Information, whereas his mom, Leslie Brooks, was a mannequin.
Impressed by the Beastie Boys’ album “Licensed to Ailing,” Binzer turned to rap music and fashioned Loopy City after assembly Bret “Epic” Mazur within the early Nineteen Nineties.
Loopy City was initially conceived as a hip-hop group with a full instrumental backing band, however quickly confronted setbacks.
Their first two singles from their debut album “The Present Of The Sport” did not chart and so they withdrew from the 2000 Ozzfest competition after Binzer was arrested for drunkenly throwing a chair out of a window.
Regardless of these challenges, their album contained the music “Butterfly,” which turned an immediate stumble on its launch in 2001.
The laid-back love music featured a catchy refrain and featured a riff from the Crimson Scorching Chili Peppers’ “Fairly Little Ditty.”
