Train, led by lead singer Pat Monaghan, has responded to the death of their late former bassist, Pat Monaghan.
Sharing a photo of the band's original members Pat, Charlie, Jimmy Stafford, Rob Hotchkiss and Scott Underwood, one of the band members spoke out on behalf of the group and shared an emotional post on Train's Instagram page. shared a memorial comment.
“When I met Charlie Collin, I fell in love with him. He was the sweetest guy and such a handsome guy. It was the only logical thing to do, let's form a band. .”
“His unique bass playing and beautiful guitar work helped put us on the map in San Francisco and beyond,” the unattributed post continued.
“There will always be a warm place in my heart for him. I always tried to keep him close but he had his own vision. You're a legend, Charlie. Keep charming the pants off the angels.”
The musician's mother told TMZ that the musician slipped and fell in the shower while she was away at a friend's house in Brussels.
His body was discovered by a friend when he returned home over the weekend.
Colin, a founding member of the pop rock group, emigrated to Belgium where he taught music master classes.
He's been busy lately, working in a studio and composing music for movies.
Colin, Monaghan, Hotchkiss, Stafford, and Underwood formed Train in San Francisco in 1993.
Known for hits like “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me),” “Calling All Angels” and “Hey, Soul Sister,” the band enjoyed huge success in the late '90s and early 2000s, winning two Grammy Awards in 2002.
Colin left the group in 2003 after battling substance abuse issues.
“There were a lot of things that happened that led to me quitting, but it really escalated,” Collin said in a 2023 interview for the video podcast “Delphine's Circle.”
“We never took a break. We drove the tour bus into a recording studio parking lot to make our second and third records…We just never stopped.
“It's the kind of thing that feels too good to be true.”