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Former Weezer Bassist Mikey Welsh Dies

Mikey Welsh, the bassist for Weezer between 1998 and 2001, died yesterday. He was 40. No further details are known at the moment.

We are deeply saddened to announce that Mikey Welsh passed away unexpectedly today. He will forever be remembered as an amazing father, artist, and friend. May he rest in peace.

We are shocked and deeply saddened to hear the awful news, our friend and fellow weez rocker @mikeywelsh71 has passed away. We love u Mikey.

Read some eerie tweets from two weeks ago below.

dreamt i died in chicago next weekend (heart attack in my sleep). need to write my will today.

@JVittitow correction – the weekend after next