Wayne Swinny Saliva

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Saliva Guitarist Wayne Swinny Dead at 59 From Brain Hemorrhage (Rolling Stone)

Wayne Swinny, guitarist and last remaining original member of Memphis rock band Saliva, has died at the age of 59, representatives for the band have ...

He continued: “I’m grateful that I got to share almost 12 years of my life with Wayne on the stage and most importantly off the stage. My heart aches for Wayne’s family, his friends, and anyone who had the joy of being around him,” Saliva frontman Bobby Amaru, who joined the band in 2011, wrote in a statement. His cause of death has been attributed to a brain hemorrhage suffered while on tour supporting the band’s latest single “High on Me.”

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Wayne Swinny Dead: Saliva Guitarist Dies at 59 (Billboard)

Wayne Swinny, guitarist and co-founder of Saliva has died at 59 after suffering a brain hemorrhage.

“He was transported to a hospital where he was diagnosed with a Spontaneous Hemorrhage in his brain. Amaru referred to Swinny — the only remaining original member of the group — as the older brother he never had in his statement. “I learned so much from him and we had a f—ing blast together!,” he said. My heart aches for Wayne’s family, his friends, and anyone who had the joy of being around him. The news was confirmed by the band in a [Facebook post](https://www.facebook.com/Saliva/posts/pfbid02XkxaPTUhCtQFCsuj12CG4ZZ9awNp168iHNbRuFaBPySWxxUq6B2c4PC1974SdQT3l?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZWofrCJzgZ4ZC76B_MxmBMCRWVeq3RzMgvyEVuBZ-aGFDzix9v9vI6J8mFIWgvyR8gsWxZcwhsWuAdkemSphTn7up8tHO3V1LJoikC98o5_jrFFN_qOs113Nt5znu7cZZeZ5CbsLUuY1UQwChXOAX_t&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R) on Wednesday (March 22) in which they wrote, “It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our brother Wayne Swinny. [Saliva](https://www.billboard.com/artist/saliva/) has died at 59 after suffering a brain hemorrhage while on tour with the group.

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Saliva guitarist Wayne Swinny dies after suffering brain ... (NME.com)

Saliva guitarist Wayne Swinny has died aged 59 after suffering a brain haemorrhage on tour, the band has announced.

“Playing music, and writing music with a man like Wayne Swinny, for as long as we did, like we did, in all those places we did, is so very intimate. “He was transported to a hospital where he was diagnosed with a Spontaneous Hemorrhage in his brain. “Swinny is the best there is, was, & ever will be outta Memphis,Tn. “RIP Wayne, see you on the other side! It was a love we shared together, and I will go into eternity holding on to that love, and those memories. “Our dear brother Wayne Swinny was discovered Tuesday morning in medical distress and paramedics were called,” the band explained in a statement.

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Wayne Swinny, the guitarist of Saliva, dies aged 59 (Far Out Magazine)

Following a brain haemorrhage earlier in the week, on Wednesday, it was reported that Saliva founding member and guitarist, Wayne Swinny, passed away aged ...

My heart aches for Wayne’s family, his friends, and anyone who had the joy of being around him. He was transported to a hospital where he was diagnosed with a Spontaneous Hemorrhage in his brain. A representative of the band and frontman, Bobby Amaru, confirmed his death.

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Wayne Swinny Dead: Saliva Guitarist, 59, Suffered Hemorrhage on ... (Variety)

Salvia's lead guitarist and founder, Wayne Swinny, died from a brain hemorrhage after performing on the first three dates of a band tour.

I found out last night that he was fighting for his life. Tuesday, after he was admitted to the ICU, the rest of the band had gone on to do a show in the Pittsburgh area, with a fill-in guitarist. “I was supposed to do an interview with him yesterday, but was told to put it on hold. I’m grateful that I got to share almost 12 years of my life with Wayne on the stage and most importantly off the stage. He was a guitar hero onstage with all the rock ‘n’ roll swag that most guitar players dream of. “My heart aches for Wayne’s family, his friends, and anyone who had the joy of being around him.

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Wayne Swinny death: Saliva guitarist dies aged 59 after suffering ... (The Independent)

In a statement shared on Facebook on Wednesday (22 March) afternoon, the Grammy-nominated Tennessee rock band announced that Swinny had died during their Spring ...

Their most recent single “High On Me” was released in November 2022. Swinny formed the “Click Click Boom” group with former bandmates Josey Scott Sappington, Todd Poole, Dave Novotny and Chris D’Abaldo. We played with you guys a few years ago and he hung out with us after the show.

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Wayne Swinny: Saliva band guitarist dead at 59 - cause of death ... (NationalWorld)

Wayne Swinny, the guitarist for rock band Saliva, has passed away at age 59 after experiencing a brain haemorrhage while on tour.

“Our dear brother Wayne Swinny was discovered Tuesday morning in medical distress and paramedics were called,” the band said in a statement prior to Swinny’s death. Throughout his career with Saliva, Swinny received several accolades, including two Grammy nominations for Best Hard Rock Performance for the songs ’Your Disease’ and ’Rest In Pieces’. Over the next two decades, Swinny played on all of Saliva’s albums, with some of the band’s most popular songs featuring his guitar work including ‘Click Click Boom’, ‘Always’, ‘Your Disease’, and ‘Rest In Pieces’. Swinny officially joined Saliva in 1997, and the band released their debut album, ’Saliva’, in 1997. Here is everything you need to know about him. Advertisement

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Saliva guitarist Wayne Swinny dies aged 59 (Guitar World)

The Click Click Boom and Always hitmaker has passed away suddenly following a brain hemorrhage.

“Playing music, and writing music with a man like Wayne Swinny, for as long as we did, like we did, in all those places we did, is so very intimate. It was a love we shared together, and I will go into eternity holding on to that love, and those memories. I will cherish it all for the rest of my life! He was a guitar hero onstage with all the rock ‘n’ roll swag that most guitar players dream of. “He was transported to a hospital where he was diagnosed with a spontaneous hemorrhage in his brain,” read an earlier announcement from the group. On the morning of March 21, following the band’s Nashville show, Swinny was reported to have been found in “medical distress”.

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