Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell has died aged 56.

The rock star died on Monday morning, surrounded by his family and friends at his dwelling in Boise Idaho, his agent confirmed to Sky News.

Harwell had just lately been receiving hospice take care of liver failure and had additionally suffered from coronary heart and neurological situations in recent times.

His supervisor Robert Hayes instructed Sky News the singer was "a true American Original," calling him: "A larger than life character who shot up into the sky like a Roman candle".

Content Source: information.sky.com