Todd Snider Dead: Al-Country Singer Passes Away 59 After Being Hospitalized as 'Victim of a Violent Assault'

Todd Snider has sadly passed away.

On Friday (November 14), the alt-country singer’s team shared in a statement posted to Todd‘s social media accounts that he has died at the age of 59, just weeks after he sustained “several injuries” in an alleged assault.

Keep reading to find out more…“Aimless, Inc. Headquarters is heartbroken to share that our Founder, our Folk Hero, our Poet of the World, our Vice President of the Abrupt Change Dept., the Storyteller, our beloved Todd Daniel Snider has departed this world,” the statement began. “Where do we find the words for the one who always had the right words, who knew how to distill everything down to its essence with words and song while delivering the most devastating, hilarious, and impactful turn of phrases? Always creating rhyme and meter that immediately felt like an old friend or a favorite blanket. Someone who could almost always find the humor in this crazy ride on Planet Earth.”

The statement continued, “He relayed so much tenderness and sensitivity through his songs, and showed many of us how to look at the world through a different lens. He got up every morning and started writing, always working towards finding his place among the songwriting giants that sat on his record shelves, those same giants who let him into their lives and took him under their wings, who he studied relentlessly. Guy Clark, John Prine, Kris Kristofferson, Jerry Jeff Walker.”

“How do we move forward without the one who gave us countless 90 minute distractions from our impending doom? The one who always had 18 minutes to share a story,” read the statement. “We’ll do it by carrying his stories and songs that contain messages of love, compassion, and peace with us. Today, put on one of your favorite Todd Snider records and “play it loud enough to wake up all of your neighbors or at least loud enough to always wake yourself up.” We love you Todd, sail on old friend, we’ll see you again out there on the road somewhere down the line. You will always be a force of nature.”

Earlier this month, Todd was arrested in Salt Lake City and booked on charges of disorderly conduct, threat of violence and trespassing, according to People. He was released hours later and taken to a local hospital to be treated for injuries.

Todd then revealed that he was the “victim of a violent assault out of his hotel” while announcing the cancellation of his Lonesome and Then Some Tour on social media.

Hours before his death was announced, Todd‘s family and friends shared that he had been diagnosed with walking pneumonia after he “began having trouble breathing” upon his return from the hospital.

Our thoughts are with Todd Snider’s loved ones during this difficult time. RIP.