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The late Loopy City singer Shifty Shellshock, aka Seth Brooks Binzer, talked about sobriety in certainly one of his ultimate interviews earlier than his unintended overdose, in footage obtained by TMZ<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Within the interview, the singer was at a Rock to Restoration profit live performance final August on the Fonda Theater in Hollywood, and instructed\u00a0Mayra Dias Gomes, \u201cI\u2019m feeling good. Sober, glad.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued, \u201cI believe music has stored me alive, I believe it all the time is the sunshine that provides me\u2026 that and my youngsters encourage me to reside. Music has all the time been my remedy; it\u2019s helped me get by means of the whole lot.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n He added that recovering addicts \u201chave been to the darkest locations and made it again\u2026 we all the time have good content material.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Shifty Shellshock died at age 49. Getty Pictures for Rockefellas Studio<\/p>\n Recovering addicts \u201chave been to the darkest locations and made it again,\u201d Shifty Shellshock mentioned. Getty Pictures<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m feeling good. Sober, glad,\u201d Shifty Shellshock mentioned in certainly one of his ultimate interviews. Getty Pictures<\/p>\n The frontman of the rap group Loopy City \u2014 who battled habit for years \u2014 died at age 49 on June 24, at his residence in Los Angeles. The band\u2019s supervisor Howie Hubberman mentioned the reason for loss of life was an unintended overdose.\u00a0<\/p>\n Hubberman defined that Shellshock died after taking a lethal \u201cmixture of prescribed drugs and road bought medicine,\u201d he instructed People<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cSeth Binzer, after combating habit and Loopy City\u2019s fast success with \u2018Butterfly,\u2019 by no means was capable of attain out on a extra profitable degree to cope with his addictions,\u201d Hubberman instructed the outlet.<\/p>\n Hubberman referred to as the troubled rocker a \u201cpal\u201d he wished he might have \u201cmounted,\u201d however \u201csadly, nobody had the precise instruments to do that, myself included.\u201d<\/p>\n Loopy City was shaped in 1995 by Shellshock and fellow rapper Bret \u201cEpic\u201d Mazur, and rose to fame with their 2000 single \u201cButterfly.\u201d Different members included DJ Rick One, Mark White, Adam Bravin and Charles Lopez.\u00a0<\/p>\n Shifty Shellshock was open about his struggles with habit. Getty Pictures<\/p>\n Shifty Shellshock with Soleil Moon Frye. Instagram \/ @moonfrye<\/p>\n Soleil Moon Frye dated Shifty Shellshock from 2021 to 2022. Instagram \/ @moonfrye<\/p>\n Shellshock, who was open about his struggles with habit, appeared on \u201cMovie star Rehab\u201d twice and its follow-up present, \u201cSober Home.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n In 2012, the rapper was reportedly arrested for battery and cocaine possession.<\/p>\n He was additionally arrested for a DUI in Los Angeles in 2022. He was charged with one other DUI in Myrtle Seaside, South Carolina, in April 2023, in response to TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n Shellshock is survived by his three youngsters, Halo, Gage and Phoenix.<\/p>\n \u201cTo Seth, the world was artwork \u2014 he beloved each a part of it, from music and style to graffiti, skateboarding and his hometown of Los Angeles,\u201d his household mentioned in a press release after his loss of life. \u201cHe beloved his three boys greater than something, and his dedication to his music and followers by no means wavered.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGod is aware of he tried so laborious to beat his demons however sadly he misplaced his battle,\u201d they continued. \u201cOur hearts are shattered by his loss. Seth\u2019s larger-than-life presence touched so many. Seth was a troubled soul however he was a lovely one and he had a coronary heart of gold.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe’ll reside on by means of his 3 sons who have been his proudest accomplishments. Halo, Gage and Phoenix,\u201d the assertion concluded.<\/p>\n \u201cHe’ll reside on by means of his 3 sons who have been his proudest accomplishments,\u201d his household mentioned in a press release. Getty Pictures<\/p>\n David Arquette additionally paid tribute to Shellshock after his loss of life.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m sending all my like to my brother Seth @therealcrazytown and his household. Shifty as I knew him once we first met throughout a graffiti battle in an LA yard,\u201d Arquette captioned a montage of photographs and movies through Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was such an unbelievable man with an enormous coronary heart. We shared a whole lot of the identical struggles and I need his household to seek out love and therapeutic throughout this painful time,\u201d he continued. \u201cLove you child.\u201d<\/p>\n Soleil Moon Frye paid tribute to Shellshock after his loss of life too. <\/p>\n Soleil Moon Frye\u2019s tribute to her ex boyfriend, Shifty Shellshock. Instagram \/ @moonfrye<\/p>\n The \u201cPunky Brewster\u201d star, who knew Shellshock since center college and dated him from 2021 to 2022, posted on Instagram, \u201cMy coronary heart is whispering one million I like you\u2019s for the best way you liked my youngsters and I so unconditionally,\u201d alongside an assortment of photos<\/a>\u00a0of the pair.<\/p>\n \u201cSo for now I’ll use each little bit of energy you confirmed me to carry on to these phrases you requested me in your lovely morning [gravelly] voice on the seashore whereas masking me with kisses. \u2018to the folks we’ve got misplaced we are going to see them once more down the street, proper?\u2019 I imagine we are going to Seth\u2026\u201d she wrote. \u201cand once we do, essentially the most charming unhealthy ass tattoed angel in mismatched sneakers, who taught me how you can drink up life once more shall be standing there with the most important smile.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI’ll immediately see your moon on hearth cheek welcoming your loved ones, mates, followers and family members below loving double rainbow arches\u2026 I like you without end and all the time. Your Moonfire xx.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t