Bradley Nowell

Bradley James Nowell was an American musician who served as the founder, lead singer, and guitarist of the band Sublime. He died at the age offrom a heroin overdose in San Francisco, California, shortly before the release of Sublimes selftitled major label debut.

Bradley Nowell and his sister, Kellie, were born and raised in the Belmont Shore neighborhood of Long Beach, California to Jim and Nancy Nowell. As a child, he enjoyed surfing and sailing, often participating in boat races. Nowell became a difficult child and was often hyperactive and disruptive his mother recalled that he was very emotional, very sensitive, very artistic, but he was needy...He was always testing just to see what he could get away with. After his parents divorce when he was ten, Nowells behavior worsened. His mother was awarded custody, but found him too difficult to control, and at the age of ten he had moved in fulltime with his father.

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