Alt-country singer Todd Snider has died at the age of 59.
"Where do we find the words for the one who always had the right words, who knew how to distill everything down to its essence with words and song while delivering the most devastating, hilarious, and impactful turn of phrases?" the message said.
"Always creating rhyme and meter that immediately felt like an old friend or a favorite blanket. Someone who could almost always find the humor in this crazy ride on Planet Earth. He relayed so much tenderness and sensitivity through his songs, and showed many of us how to look at the world through a different lens."
No cause of death was specified.
People.com said the Oregon native had been arrested for disorderly conduct, threat of violence and trespassing earlier this month.Shortly after he was released from jail and taken to a hospital for treatment he sustained in an altercation.
A Nov. 3 post on his Instagram account explained that he sustained "severe injuries as the victim of a violent assault outside of his hotel."
