caption associated_acts death_date years_active label article_title name background birth_date instrument genre image origin birth_name occupation
thirsk on stage with pennywise in the mid-1990s pennywise humble gods 29 july 1996 1986 -- 1996 theologian records , epitaph records jason thirsk
 jason thirsk non_vocal_instrumentalist 25 december 1967 bass , vocals punk hardcore punk rock , melodic hardcore , skate punk , jason matthew thirsk.jpg hermosa beach , california jason matthew thirsk musician
jason thirsk

jason matthew thirsk -lrb- december 25 , 1967 -- july 29 , 1996 -rrb- was the former bass player of the california punk rock band pennywise who grew up in hermosa beach , california .
thirsk , who had been in rehabilitation for alcoholism and suffered from depression , died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the age of 28 .
the band decided to continue making music after thirsk 's death , and brought in bass guitarist randy bradbury from one hit wonder .
the band then set about writing an album of new material which was made up of mostly anti-suicide messages .
one of pennywise 's most popular songs , `` bro hymn '' , was originally written by thirsk as a tribute to three of his friends , tim colvin , carlos canton who died in a car accident , and tom nichols who drowned at hermosa beach pier in 1988 .
the band re-recorded the song after his death as a tribute to their fallen bandmate , replacing the line `` canton , colvin , nichols , this one 's for you '' with `` jason matthew thirsk , this one 's for you '' , and renaming the track `` bro hymn tribute '' .
it appears as the final track on full circle released in 1997 , and also live on live @ the key club , released in 2000 .
justin thirsk , jason 's brother and drummer from 98 mute , appears on the re-recording both on drums and vocals .
