Saliva guitarist Wayne Swinny is dead at 59 after being rushed to the hospital following a brain hemorrhage
- Swinny co-founded Saliva in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1996
- The band released 11 studio albums during his tenure on lead guitar
- He missed touring with the group in August 2022 due to a Covid-19 bout
Wayne Swinny, one of the founding members of the hard rock band Saliva, has died after suffering a brain hemorrhage.
The guitarist was 59 at the time of his death on Wednesday.
DailyMail.com has reached out to a representative for Saliva for comment.
The band’s representative previously told TMZ: ‘It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Wayne Swinny, the guitarist of Saliva. Wayne passed away this afternoon from a spontaneous brain hemorrhage while on tour.’
Just hours earlier, the band had shared the Swinny was in the hospital’s ICU following a medical emergency.
Diminuendo: Wayne Swinny, one of the founding members of the hard rock band Saliva, died on Wednesday after suffering a brain hemorrhage. The guitarist was 59; seen in 2009 in Columbus, Ohio
Bobby Amaru, the current lead singer for Saliva, also shared his memories of his fallen comrade.
‘I’m not even sure what to think or how to feel right now. My heart aches for Wayne’s family, his friends, and anyone who had the joy of being around him. My heart aches for his daughter Nikki. He loved that little girl so much,’ he said.
‘He would go out of his way to make sure you had a good time. I’m grateful that I got to share almost 12 years of my life with Wayne on the stage and most importantly off the stage.’
Amaru went on to describe Swinny as the ‘older brother’ he never had.
‘I learned so much from him and we had a f***ing blast together! I will cherish it all for the rest of my life! God Bless you Wayne. I know we’ll meet again!!’ he added.
Earlier on Wednesday, Swinny’s bandmates announced that he had been taken to the hospital after being discovered in ‘medical distress’ on Tuesday morning.
The wife of Josey Scott, the original Saliva lead singer, wrote on social media that the band was in ‘complete shock and heartbreak’ following Winny’s shocking death.
Statement: The band’s representative previously told TMZ : ‘It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Wayne Swinny, the guitarist of Saliva. Wayne passed away this afternoon from a spontaneous brain hemorrhage while on tour’; seen in 2019
Bandmates: Bobby Amaru (L), Saliva’s lead singer, called Swinny the ‘older brother’ he never had. ‘I learned so much from him and we had a f***ing blast together!’
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