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US Musician Jon Wysocki, best known as the founding drummer of rock band Staind, has died aged 56.
His current bandmates Tonya LeeAnne and Cody Denton from Lydia’s Castle confirmed the news and did not provide a cause of death.
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The announcement comes after friends revealed online that Wysocki was hospitalised due to a problem related to his liver.
“Jon passed away surrounded by family and friends that loved him dearly,” LeeAnne and Denton told Entertainment Weekly.
His Lydia’s Castle bandmate LeeAnne said on social media that Wysocki was hospitalised on Sunday.
“Jon is currently in the ICU. He has been having issues with his liver that requires him to be under the attention of medical professionals to ensure that he is treated properly,” she said on Instagram.
LeeAnne said “while he has been struggling” there were signs of recovery.
The Staind official Instagram page released a statement on Monday, confirming he had died.
“We first met Jon through mutual friends in 1994. We came together with Mike (Mushok), Aaron (Lewis), and Johnny April in 1995 and founded Staind,” the Instagram caption read.
“The 17 years that followed were some of the best memories of our times together.
“From practice in Ludlow, Mass (Massachusetts) to touring around the world, Jon was integral to who we were as a band.
“Our hearts go out to Jon’s family, and fans around the world who loved him.”
Staind reached worldwide success in 1997 with the release of their album Dysfunction.
Some of the band’s biggest hits include It’s Been Awhile, Outside, So Far Away and Something to Remind You.
Wysocki played with the band until 2011 and was replaced by Sal Giancarelli.
He went on to join the band Lydia’s Castle in 2021 and played with the group up to his death.