Kim Shattuck, Lead Singer of The Muffs, Dead at 56

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Kim Shattuck, Lead Singer of The Muffs, Dead at 56
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The Muffs lead singer and songwriter, Kim Shattuck, has died after a two-year battle with ALS.

Another rock and roll heavyweight passed away on Wednesday, as The Muffs lead singer and songwriter Kim Shattuck died after a two-year battle with ALS., writing,"I am the man I am today because of her. She will live with all of us through her music, our shared memories and in her fierce creative spirit. I love you always my Kimmy. Thank you for sharing your life with me."

The singer, songwriter and guitarist was best known as the frontwoman of The Muffs -- whose cover of"Kids in America" was made famous in the iconic 1995 film-- however she also performed with The Pandoras and The Beards, collaborated on songs with NOFX and Bowling for Soup and toured with The Pixies in 2013, following the departure of Kim Deal.

Following the news of Shattuck's death, her former Muffs bandmate Melanie Vammen shared Sutherland's post, with the caption,"My heart is forever broken."

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