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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang

Chad Gilbert, New Found Glory’s founding guitarist, dies aged 45

a man plays guitar on stage, with blue stage lights behind him
Chad Gilbert performing at a New Found Glory concert at the Academy in Manchester, England, on 29 September 2017. Photograph: John Gilleese/Shutterstock

Guitarist Chad Gilbert – a founding member of the US rock band New Found Glory that doled out the early 2000s anthem My Friends Over You – has died aged 45.

Gilbert’s family announced his death on Sunday, saying that he “passed away peacefully in his sleep” and “left this world surrounded by friends and family and took his final breaths with his wife and mother by his side, just as he wished”.

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