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.
A post to his Instagram account announced the 59 year old’s passing.
“Aimless 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,” a post Saturday on his Instagram read.
The lengthy statement closed with, “We love you Todd, sail on old friend, we’ll see you again out there on the road somewhere down the line. You’ll always be a force of nature.”
Fans were heartbroken to receive the news.
“We are devastated that Todd has left us way too soon,” one person replied. “He 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.”
“I really thought he would recover,” another wrote. “I’m 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.”
“Todd Snider saved my life,” another replied. “I 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!”
There were plenty more comments like that and you can see them here.
Snider’s death came after a concerning update on Friday.
“We have some difficult news to share,” a post to his Instagram account read. “After 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.
“Our beloved brother’s condition has become more complicated, and he’s since been transferred for additional treatment,” the statement continued. “His care team and those closest to him are by his side and doing everything they can. Right now we’re 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’ve carried him through so much over the years, and he needs that from all of us now more than ever.”
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’s show that night was cancelled, and his team announced via his Instagram that he was violently assaulted outside of his hotel.
“We are heartbroken to announce the cancellation of the High, Lonesome and Then Some 2025 Tour dates,” the statement read. “Ahead of Todd Snider’s show in Salt Lake City, Todd sustained severe injuries as the victim of a violent assault outside of his hotel.
“Todd will be unable to perform for an undetermined amount of time,” the statement continued. “We 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.”
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.
“He was assaulted like last night,” the person told police. “He was just discharged from one of our sister hospitals about 12:30. He came today and I just straight up asked him, ‘What is it that you want us to do for you that they haven’t already done for you?’ 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’re going to have to find some place else. That is when everything escalated.”
The person from the hospital said that Snider was “being loud and obnoxious.” A security guard said that Snider said he wanted to “kick my ass.”
Video showed police reading an emotional Snider his rights.
“I just want to be treated,” he said. “I need to be in the hospital not in the jail. Please! I checked out and I tried to check back in.”
Police then told Snider that the hospital said he was looking for a bed, and he can’t stay there.
“I’m sick,” he pleaded. “Where can I stay?”
That is when police asked him if he was homeless.
“I’m not homeless,” Snider said. “I live in Nashville. I have a band. I’m famous.
“I’m not a bad person,” he added. “I promise. I promise you can check my record. I just need help.”
Police asked Snider where his pain was.
“It’s in my neck and my back, my arms and my legs and my stomach,” he said. “It’s everywhere. It’s excruciating.”
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