Steve Harwell.Photo: Gary Miller/GettySmash Mouth’s Steve Harwell is taking a brief hiatus from the band due to heart health issues.“Steve did take a couple weeks off but he is feeling great and will be back on stage with the band this Thursday in Jackson Mississippi,” a Smash Mouth rep confirms to PEOPLE. The group is also scheduled to perform in Bethel, New York on Saturday.Harwell was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy in 2016 and “very successfully controls his condition with medication,” his rep tells PEOPLE.Smash Mouth in 2016.Tiffany Rose/WireImageCardiomyopathy is a form of heart disease that affects the heart muscle and makes it difficult to pump blood to the rest of the body, according to theAmerican Heart Association.TMZwas the first to report.Amid Harwell’s absence, the band had a substitute lead singer for a few shows, leading to speculation that Harwell was fired.A fan asked the band on Monday whether or not he was fired and Smash Mouth replied on Twitter, “nobody got firedbut anytime you wanna come sing ‘All Star’ with us we’re down.“Harwell was hospitalized in 2017 for his heart condition, TMZ reported at the time.Steve Harwell.Tommaso Boddi/WireImageNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.In a statement toBillboard, the rock singer’s manager said, “Whenever he is not feeling great we take precautionary measures just to make sure everything is OK, especially while he is on the road touring.““The doctor is running some tests but he appears to be just fine and intends to resume the tour,” the manager added.
Steve Harwell.Photo: Gary Miller/Getty
Smash Mouth’s Steve Harwell is taking a brief hiatus from the band due to heart health issues.“Steve did take a couple weeks off but he is feeling great and will be back on stage with the band this Thursday in Jackson Mississippi,” a Smash Mouth rep confirms to PEOPLE. The group is also scheduled to perform in Bethel, New York on Saturday.Harwell was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy in 2016 and “very successfully controls his condition with medication,” his rep tells PEOPLE.Smash Mouth in 2016.Tiffany Rose/WireImageCardiomyopathy is a form of heart disease that affects the heart muscle and makes it difficult to pump blood to the rest of the body, according to theAmerican Heart Association.TMZwas the first to report.Amid Harwell’s absence, the band had a substitute lead singer for a few shows, leading to speculation that Harwell was fired.A fan asked the band on Monday whether or not he was fired and Smash Mouth replied on Twitter, “nobody got firedbut anytime you wanna come sing ‘All Star’ with us we’re down.“Harwell was hospitalized in 2017 for his heart condition, TMZ reported at the time.Steve Harwell.Tommaso Boddi/WireImageNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.In a statement toBillboard, the rock singer’s manager said, “Whenever he is not feeling great we take precautionary measures just to make sure everything is OK, especially while he is on the road touring.““The doctor is running some tests but he appears to be just fine and intends to resume the tour,” the manager added.
Smash Mouth’s Steve Harwell is taking a brief hiatus from the band due to heart health issues.
“Steve did take a couple weeks off but he is feeling great and will be back on stage with the band this Thursday in Jackson Mississippi,” a Smash Mouth rep confirms to PEOPLE. The group is also scheduled to perform in Bethel, New York on Saturday.
Harwell was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy in 2016 and “very successfully controls his condition with medication,” his rep tells PEOPLE.
Smash Mouth in 2016.Tiffany Rose/WireImage
Cardiomyopathy is a form of heart disease that affects the heart muscle and makes it difficult to pump blood to the rest of the body, according to theAmerican Heart Association.
TMZwas the first to report.
Amid Harwell’s absence, the band had a substitute lead singer for a few shows, leading to speculation that Harwell was fired.
A fan asked the band on Monday whether or not he was fired and Smash Mouth replied on Twitter, “nobody got firedbut anytime you wanna come sing ‘All Star’ with us we’re down.”
Harwell was hospitalized in 2017 for his heart condition, TMZ reported at the time.
Steve Harwell.Tommaso Boddi/WireImage
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.
In a statement toBillboard, the rock singer’s manager said, “Whenever he is not feeling great we take precautionary measures just to make sure everything is OK, especially while he is on the road touring.”
“The doctor is running some tests but he appears to be just fine and intends to resume the tour,” the manager added.
source: people.com
