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Brad Nowell (born February 22, 1968) is a singer and guitar player of Sublime (1989-1997).

Years back, his friends Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh met in 1979 and later started their garage punker band, consisting of drums, bass and vocals in 1989. Their band was called Sublime.

In 1996, Sublime disbanded after Nowell died of a heroin overdose in a San Francisco hotel. Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh founded Long Beach Dub Allstars in 1997.