1. Bradley James Nowell was an American musician and the lead singer of the band Sublime.
20 Facts About Bradley Nowell
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Bradley Nowell formed Sublime with bassist Eric Wilson and drummer Bud Gaugh, whom he had met while attending California State University, Long Beach.
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In 1996, Bradley Nowell died of a heroin overdose in a San Francisco hotel while Sublime was on tour.
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Bradley Nowell and his sister, Kellie, were born and raised in the Belmont Shore neighborhood of Long Beach, California, to Jim and Nancy Bradley Nowell.
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Bradley Nowell's mother was originally awarded custody, but found him too difficult to control, and at the age of 10 he moved in full time with his father.
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Music was an integral part of Bradley Nowell's upbringing on the part of both of his parents.
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Bradley Nowell attended the University of California, Santa Cruz before transferring to California State University, Long Beach to study finance.
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Bradley Nowell dropped out one semester shy of earning a degree.
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Around this same time, Bradley Nowell teamed up with longtime friend Gwen Stefani of No Doubt, to record the song "Saw Red".
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Several songs from the album detail Bradley Nowell's worsening drug addiction.
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In December 2023, Jakob Bradley Nowell joined Sublime as the band's lead singer.
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In February 1990, Bradley Nowell purchased a Dalmatian puppy from an old man for $500, and named him "Louie" after his grandfather.
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Bradley Nowell was leading the band, leading his fans, and he had to put on this persona.
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Bradley Nowell heard a lot of musicians say they were taking heroin to be more creative.
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However, while the band was staying at the Ocean View Motel in San Francisco, drummer Bud Gaugh awoke to find Bradley Nowell lying on the floor next to his bed.
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Bradley Nowell had tried awakening his fellow bandmates to go to the beach with him that morning, but they were too hung over and tired to get out of bed.
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Gaugh called for paramedics, but Bradley Nowell had died several hours earlier and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Bradley Nowell was cremated and his ashes were spread over his favorite surfing spot in Surfside, California.
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Bradley Nowell's widow wanted to make it clear that the goal of the concert was not to glamorize his death, but rather to promote drug awareness and prevention among fans.
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However, the band reunited in 2023 with Bradley Nowell's son serving as lead vocalist.