Founding member of ‘90s pop-rock band dies at 58

NEW YORK — Charlie Colin, the bassist and founding member of the pop-rock band Train, has died. He was 58.

Carolyn Stephens, Colin’s sister, confirmed Wednesday that her brother died in Brussels, Belgium, after slipping and falling in the shower. He was in Brussels house sitting, she told The Associated Press.

The band posted a tribute to Colin on social media on Wednesday.

“When I met Charlie Colin, front left, I fell in love with him. He was THE sweetest guy and what a handsome chap. Let’s make a band that’s the only reasonable thing to do,” the post said. “His unique bass playing a beautiful guitar work helped get folks to notice us in SF and beyond. I’ll always have a warm place for him in my heart. I always tried to pull him closer but he had a vision of his own. You’re a legend, Charlie. Go charm the pants off those angels.”

Colin, singer Rob Hotchkiss, guitarist Jimmy Stafford, drummer Scott Underwood and singer Pat Monahan formed Train in the early ‘90s in San Francisco.

The group achieved some commercial success with its 1998 debut album, “Train,” and followed it up with two platinum albums before Colin left the band.

Train’s debut album carried the hit “Meet Virginia,” which spent 27 weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.

The band followed up with “Drops of Jupiter” and “My Private Nation,” two albums that both went platinum.

“Drops of Jupiter” was nominated for a Grammy Award as album of the year in 2002. The title song “Drops of Jupiter” spent 53 weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100, peaking at No. 5, and was nominated as song of the year.

“Calling All Angels” from the “My Private Nation” album was on the chart for 29 weeks.

Colin left Train in 2003 due to substance abuse, The Associated Press said.

“Charlie is one incredible bass player, but he was in a lot of pain, and the way he was dealing with it was very painful for everyone else around him,” Monahan told NBC San Diego in a later interview.