Brett Tuggle Cause of Death Tragic: David Lee Roth Band Founding Member Dead at 70

Brett Tuggle, a renowned keyboardist and founding member of the David Lee Roth Band, died. He was 70.

Tuggle's son, Matt, confirmed his death to Rolling Stone, expressing how much the family loves the late musician. He disclosed that his father died on June 19.

"He was loved by his family so much. His family was with him throughout the entire time of his illness. He was a lovely father. He gave me music in my life," Matt said.

The news outlet also confirmed that Brett Tuggle's cause of death was complications related to cancer.

It remains unknown what exactly the type of cancer he was diagnosed with. But the American Cancer Society shared a long list of cancer-related side effects, including bowel and bladder problems, depression, delirium, lymphedema, infections, seizures., and sleep problems, to name a few.

Meanwhile, his colleagues and fans took their time to remember his contributions to the music industry while paying tribute to him.

Brett Tuggle's Music Legacy

His love for music started when he got into the rock genre at a very young age.

Before his death, he told Rolling Stone's Unknown Legends interview series in 2020 that he got sucked in by the "surf scene."

"The Beach Boys were a huge influence in junior high. I got sucked into the harmony thing with them. And like everybody else, pretty much, I saw the Beatles on TV, and things were never the same," he said.

After scoring inspiration from Steve Winwood's works, he began playing the keyboards when he was a teenager. In 1970, he landed his first professional gig after Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels hired him for a tour.

He also worked with them on the band's LP "Detroit."

Tuggle was later recruited by Steppenwolf and John Kay before teaming up with Rick Springfield.

He has received high-profile gigs since then, like when he joined Roth's touring band in 1986. He continued working with Roth in his debut full-length "Eat 'Em and Smile" and in the lead single "Just Like Paradise" of the "Skyscraper" album.

In 1997, he joined Fleetwood Mac and started sharing keyboard duties with John McVie. But he fully took over the role a year later.

But after 21 years, he was out from the Fleetwood Mac. Tuggle believed that his dismissal was due to the fact that Nicks thought Tuggle was close to Lindsey Buckingham, who was also recently ousted.