Train founder and former bassist Charlie Colin dead at 58
Former Bassist and Founding Member of Train, Charlie Colin, Dead at 58
Source: Charlie Colin arrives at the Friendly House Los Angeles Annual Awards Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 26, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Rodrigo Vaz/FilmMagic) / Getty
Charlie Colin, the former bassist and founding member of Train, is dead at 58. He was house sitting for a friend when he slipped and fell in the shower in Brussels, Belgium, according to TMZ.
He was reportedly found by his friends as they returned home from their trip five days ago. As of Wednesday afternoon there aren’t many other details on his passing.
Colin joined up with other founding members Pat Monahan, Rob Hotchkiss, Jimmy Stafford and Scott Underwood in San Francisco to form Train in 1993. Train landed their first top-20 hit with “Meet Virginia” in 1999. The band’s mainstream breakthrough came in 2001 with their album, “Drops of Jupiter,” and their song of the same name.
Colin was forced out of the band in October 2003 due to substance abuse issues.
Colin would go on to play bass for Days of the New in 2014. In 2015 he reunited with fellow Train founding member Hotchkiss to form Painbirds. In 2017 Colin helped form The Side Deal, with Luce vocalist Tom Luce, which he was a member of until his death.
Outside of his music career Colin was an art curator and collector, a homeless-artist activist and philanthropist. He had moved to Brussels and was teaching a music master class, according to his mother via TMZ.
Train will be coming to Houston as part of their tour with REO Speedwagon. The groups will be joined by Yacht Rock Revue at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on Aug. 25.
