Charlie Colin, former bassist and founding member of Train, dies at age 58

Charlie Colin, a founding member and former bassist of the band Train, has died at age 58, his sister confirmed to CBS News.

The particulars surrounding his demise have been scarce, however TMZ reported the musician slipped within the bathe and fell whereas housesitting in Brussels, Belgium. At the time of his demise, his social media profile stated he was dwelling in Belgium.   

“He was THE sweetest guy and what a handsome chap,” Train stated on social media. Let’s make a band that is the one cheap factor to do. His distinctive bass taking part in an exquisite guitar work helped get of us to note us in SF and past. I’ll at all times have a heat place for him in my coronary heart. I at all times tried to drag him nearer however he had a imaginative and prescient of his personal. You’re a legend, Charlie. Go allure the pants off these angels.”

Founded in San Francisco in 1993 by charismatic frontman Pat Monahan, Rob Hotchkiss, Jimmy Stafford and Scott Underwood, Train shot to stardom in 2001 with their album and single “Drops of Jupiter.”  The music and album garnered the band Grammy nominations for Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance. 

Colin left the band in 2003 as a result of substance abuse, according to Variety, however continued to carry out in different bands, together with with former bandmates Hotchkiss and Underwood.