Charlie Collinone of many founders of Prepare, died in a tragic accident … TMZ has realized.
The musician’s mom tells us Charlie died after slipping and falling within the bathe whereas caring for a good friend in Brussels, Belgium … nevertheless it’s unclear precisely when he fell.
She tells us that nobody discovered Charlie till his pals obtained house from their journey about 5 days in the past.
Charlie moved to Brussels, the place he taught a music grasp class at a conservatory … in keeping with his mom. She says he was additionally working within the studio ending up the music for the movie.
Charlie, the bassist, helped kind the band in San Francisco within the mid-’90s with pals OG Pat Monahan, Rob Hotchkiss, Jimmy Stafford and Scott Underwood.
They hit it huge with their self-titled debut album ‘Prepare’ in 1998 – and have been identified for his or her hits… corresponding to ‘Drops of Jupiter’, ‘Meet Virginia’ and ‘Hey, Soul Sister’.
The band gained 2 Grammy Awards in 2002 – one for Greatest Rock Track and the opposite for Greatest Instrumental Association by Vocalist(s). Charlie left the band in 2003.
His mom paid emotional tribute to her son … calling him a good looking man.
He was 58.
REST IN PEACE