Charlie Colin, bassist and founding member of the band Train, best known for their early 2000s hits like “Drops of Jupiter” and “Meet Virginia,” has died at the age of 58.
Colin’s sister, Carolyn Stephens, confirmed his death to The Associated Press on Wednesday. According to TMZ, Colin passed away after slipping and falling in the shower while house-sitting for a friend in Brussels.
Colin grew up in Southern California and later attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. After college, he played in a group called Apostles with guitarist Jimmy Stafford and singer Rob Hotchkiss. When the band eventually dissolved, Colin spent a year in Singapore writing jingles.
Eventually, Colin, Hotchkiss, and Stafford relocated to San Francisco, where Train formed in the early ’90s with singer Pat Monahan. Colin recruited drummer Scott Underwood to complete the group, as recounted in an interview with Colin and Hotchkiss in Berklee’s alumni magazine.
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