(born Wayne Richard Wells), the former frontman of , has died at the age of 48, according to
The Facebook post reads:
Platinum selling musician Wayne Richard Wells, better known as WAYNE STATIC, passed away at the age of 48.
WAYNE STATIC was the enigmatic former frontman and namesake of Static-X, who later forged a successful solo career. Wayne was scheduled to co-headline tours with Powerman 5000 and Drowning Pool over the next several months.
No additional information is available at this time.
Static-X was originally founded in 1994 and released six albums over the next decade until the band went on hiatus in 2010. After the band went on hiatus Wayne Static launched his own solo career.
Smashing Pumpkins frontman and former bandmate of Static’s, Billy Corgan, offered a few words about the late musician on Twitter.
He was a real gentleman, and loved music (and KISS, Ace in particular). Even had his the hood of his car painted with the KISS logo
— Billy Corgan (@Billy)
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