Founding member of Train discovered dead after falling in shower: Report
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(WJW) — One of the founding members of the pop rock act Train has died at 58 years old in a reported tragic accident.
TMZ confirmed that Charlie Colin, who started out with the San Francisco band in 1993 but left the group 10 years later, was found dead after slipping in falling in a shower. His mother told the outlet the bass player was house sitting in Brussels, Belgium, when the incident occurred.
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It was not exactly clear when the accident took place, but friends returned to the home about five days ago.
Members of the rock group Train, Rob Hotchkiss, left, Patrick Monahan, Scott Underwood, Jimmy Stafford and Charlie Colin pose in New York, Feb. 15, 2002. Train pulls into this year’s Grammys with an eye-opening five nominations, including Song of the Year and Record of the Year. The band also is to perform, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, at the internationally televised Grammy ceremony on Feb. 28. Train’s sophomore album, “Drops of Jupiter,” has sold 3 million copies so far, eclipsing their 1999 Columbia debut, “Train.” (AP Photo/Jim Cooper) IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DRUG COURT PROFESSIONALS – The American Vinyl All Star Band: Barry Goudreau, left, of Boston, Danny Beissel of Foster Child, Charlie Colin of Train and Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter of Steely Dan/Doobie Brothers during the opening ceremony of The National Association of Drug Court Professionals’ 20th Annual Training Conference, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif., Thursday, May 29, 2014. (Eric Reed/AP Images for The National Association of Drug Court Professionals)
He’d reportedly moved to Brussels for a teaching opportunity and doing other music work.
Colin was around for the band’s first foray into success, when the band had big hits with “Drops of Jupiter,” and “Meet Virginia.”
He was not with the band when they again hit it big with 2009’s “Hey, Soul Sister.” In recent years, Colin had played with other groups.
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