LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brad Arnold, the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, has died. He was 47. Arnold’s death comes months after he announced that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer.
The band says in a statement that Arnold died Saturday “surrounded by loved ones, in his sleep.” 3 Doors Down formed in Mississippi in 1995 and four years later received a Grammy nomination for the breakout hit “Kryptonite.” The band says Arnold wrote the song in math class when he was 15 years old. The group’s debut album, “The Better Life,” sold over 6 million copies.