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Popular singer\/songwriter Todd Snider died Saturday, just one day after his team announced that he had been hospitalized after a battle with walking pneumonia. <\/p>\n
A post to his Instagram account announced the 59 year old\u2019s passing. <\/p>\n
\u201cAimless Inc. Headquarters is heartbroken to share that our Founder, our Folk Hero, our Poet of the World, the Vice President of the Abrupt Change Dept., the Storyteller, our beloved Todd Daniel Snider has departed this world,\u201d a post Saturday on his Instagram read. <\/p>\n
The lengthy statement closed with, \u201cWe love you Todd, sail on old friend, we\u2019ll see you again out there on the road somewhere down the line. You\u2019ll always be a force of nature.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fans were heartbroken to receive the news.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are devastated that Todd has left us way too soon,\u201d one person replied. \u201cHe is now in the arms of Boundless Love. We will miss you friend in so so many ways. My whole family will continue to love you, hold you up and listen to the incredible body of work you created for all of us. You are in the best of company now with Guy, John, Jerry, Jeff and the troubadours who loved you as one of their very own. The Prine family send deep condolences to his family and all those who loved him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI really thought he would recover,\u201d another wrote. \u201cI\u2019m so sorry to hear this. He was one of a kind. Thank you for all the stories Todd Snider. You are an absolute legend and will be sorely missed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTodd Snider saved my life,\u201d another replied. \u201cI found him when I needed him most and I used his music to set my compass bk to safety. He guided me there. He kept me there. He helped me bring more across the great divides that often lay between the lost and the found. I will never stop loving Todd and having him save people with his words music and spirit. BUT I will always miss him and wish to see him again. TODD SNIDER (expletive) RULEZ!\u201d<\/p>\n
There were plenty more comments like that <\/b>and you can see them here. <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Snider\u2019s death came after a concerning update on Friday.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have some difficult news to share,\u201d a post to his Instagram account read. \u201cAfter Todd returned home to recover last week, he began having trouble breathing and was admitted to the hospital in Hendersonville, TN. We learned from his doctors that he had been quietly suffering from an undiagnosed case of walking pneumonia. <\/p>\n \u201cOur beloved brother\u2019s condition has become more complicated, and he\u2019s since been transferred for additional treatment,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cHis care team and those closest to him are by his side and doing everything they can. Right now we\u2019re asking everyone who loves Todd to hold him in your thoughts in whatever way feels right to you. Say a prayer, light a candle, roll one up, send strength, or just keep him close in your heart. You\u2019ve carried him through so much over the years, and he needs that from all of us now more than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n That came on the heels of police releasing bodycam footage of Snider, who appeared disoriented, being arrested outside of a Salt Lake City hospital back on Nov. 3. Snider\u2019s show that night was cancelled, and his team announced via his Instagram that he was violently assaulted outside of his hotel. <\/p>\n \u201cWe are heartbroken to announce the cancellation of the High, Lonesome and Then Some 2025 Tour dates,\u201d the statement read. \u201cAhead of Todd Snider\u2019s show in Salt Lake City, Todd sustained severe injuries as the victim of a violent assault outside of his hotel.<\/p>\n \u201cTodd will be unable to perform for an undetermined amount of time,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cWe deeply apologize for the cancellation and any inconvenience it causes. We appreciate your understanding as Todd receives needed medical treatment. We hope to have more information on new dates soon.\u201d<\/p>\n That was not the end of the story, though, obviously. Following that announcement, Snider was taken into custody, and in the bodycam footage a representative from the hospital explains that he had already been treated at one of their sister hospitals. <\/p>\n \u201cHe was assaulted like last night,\u201d the person told police. \u201cHe was just discharged from one of our sister hospitals about 12:30. He came today and I just straight up asked him, \u2018What is it that you want us to do for you that they haven\u2019t already done for you?\u2019 And he said his whole body hurts, and then he said he just wanted a place to sleep overnight. And I said that we are not a place you can sleep overnight. If you need a place to sleep overnight, you\u2019re going to have to find some place else. That is when everything escalated.\u201d<\/p>\n The person from the hospital said that Snider was \u201cbeing loud and obnoxious.\u201d A security guard said that Snider said he wanted to \u201ckick my ass.\u201d<\/p>\n Video showed police reading an emotional Snider his rights.<\/p>\n \u201cI just want to be treated,\u201d he said. \u201cI need to be in the hospital not in the jail. Please! I checked out and I tried to check back in.\u201d<\/p>\n Police then told Snider that the hospital said he was looking for a bed, and he can\u2019t stay there.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m sick,\u201d he pleaded. \u201cWhere can I stay?\u201d<\/p>\n That is when police asked him if he was homeless.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not homeless,\u201d Snider said. \u201cI live in Nashville. I have a band. I\u2019m famous. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not a bad person,\u201d he added. \u201cI promise. I promise you can check my record. I just need help.\u201d<\/p>\n Police asked Snider where his pain was.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s in my neck and my back, my arms and my legs and my stomach,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s everywhere. It\u2019s excruciating.\u201d<\/p>\n If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n