Brad Arnold, the lead singer of the exhausting rock band 3 Doorways Down, has died.

The "Kryptonite" musician died on Saturday at age 47 after battling most cancers, the band introduced on its official Instagram account.

"Together with his beloved spouse Jennifer and his household by his aspect, he handed away peacefully, surrounded by family members, in his sleep," the announcement stated. "As a founding member, vocalist, and unique drummer of three Doorways Down, Brad helped redefine mainstream rock music, mixing post-grunge accessibility with emotionally direct songwriting and lyrical themes that resonated with on a regular basis listeners. Brad's songwriting turned a cultural touchstone for a era, producing a number of the most enduring hits of the 2000s."

The band's submit continued, "His music reverberated far past the stage, creating moments of connection, pleasure, religion, and shared experiences that may reside on lengthy after the phases he carried out on. Above all, he was a loyal husband to Jennifer, and his kindness, humor, and generosity touched everybody lucky sufficient to know him. These closest to him will bear in mind not solely his expertise, however his heat, humility, religion, and deep love for his household and pals."

Born in Escatawpa, Miss., in 1978, Arnold based 3 Doorways Down in 1996 alongside lead guitarist Matt Roberts and bassist Todd Harrell. On the time, Arnold served because the group's drummer in addition to the lead vocalist.

Arnold stated that he wrote the group's largest and most enduring hit, "Kryptonite," in a single algebra class throughout his senior yr of highschool.

"I might write lyrics on a regular basis in that class. I barely handed," he informed Songwriting Journal in 2022. "I wrote 'Kryptonite,' truly, on the drums. The very first thing that happened, the lick, was nothing extra than simply me tapping on my desk."

The singer stated that "Kryptonite" got here to him unusually rapidly.

"Folks simply can’t imagine we actually wrote that tune in a complete of — in between the time that I wrote it in an algebra class after which added to it at band follow — in all probability half-hour," he stated. "It was wonderful as a result of we’d spent days writing songs earlier than and you understand that one was similar to, ‘There it’s.’ As well as, it was in all probability solely the fifth or sixth tune that I ever wrote."

After recording a demo in 1997, "Kryptonite" turned a neighborhood hit in Mississippi, and the group added rhythm guitarist Chris Henderson to the fold in 1998.

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3 Doorways Down signed with Common Information and launched their debut album The Higher Life in 2000, with "Kryptonite" because the LP's opening observe. The tune peaked at #3 on the Billboard Scorching 100 chart, whereas follow-up singles "Loser" and "Be Like That" peaked at #55 and #24, respectively, on the identical chart. "Be Like That" additionally appeared on the soundtrack for American Pie 2. Arnold performed the drums on the studio recordings, however the band employed Richard Liles to play percussion on tour in order that the songwriter might deal with vocals throughout reside performances.

The band's sophomore album, Away From the Solar, went multi-platinum after its launch in 2002, and spawned the one "After I'm Gone," which earned Grammy nominations for Greatest Rock Tune and Greatest Rock Efficiency by a Duo or Group with Vocal. The album featured Josh Freese on drums, marking the tip of Arnold's tenure because the group's drummer.

3 Doorways Down's subsequent two albums, Seventeen Days and 3 Doorways Down, each peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The previous album, launched in 2005, included the singles "Let Me Go" and "Behind These Eyes," and noticed a visitor look from Bob Seger on the observe "Touchdown in London." The group's self-titled album, launched in 2008, launching the hit singles "It's Not My Time" and "Citizen/Soldier," the latter of which was a tribute to the Nationwide Guard.

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3 Doorways Down launched its personal charity, the Higher Life Basis, in 2003, and performed an annual profit present to lift cash for the group. In 2006, the musicians donated the proceeds from that profit present to Hurricane Katrina survivors.

The band additionally performed inauguration live shows for George W. Bush in 2005 and Donald Trump in 2017.

Arnold introduced that he had stage 4 clear cell renal cell carcinoma that had metastasized to his lung in Could. The prognosis compelled the band to cancel a tour deliberate for summer time 2025, however the singer remained unfazed.

"We serve a mighty God. And he can overcome something," Arnold stated in an Instagram video on the time. "So I’ve no concern. I actually, sincerely am not frightened of it in any respect."

Arnold is survived by his spouse, Jennifer.

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