Bob Heathcote, a Former Suicidal Tendencies Bassist, Is Unfortunately No More after a Motorcycle Accident

Bob Heathcote was globally renowned for his fabulous performance in Suicidal Tendencies’ famous 1988 album “How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can’t Even Smile Today.”

Following a motorcycle accident, Bob Heathcote, a former bassist for Suicidal Tendencies, passed away over the weekend. The former musician was 58 years old.

The musician’s son posted on Facebook on Sunday to confirm the depressing news, saying,  “I cannot put words together other than the fact that this is a loss I will hardly recover (if ever), and the fact that he was a hard working father who raised five children, including me. His interests included music, traveling, race cars and attending race tracks. He was also a supporter of the Dodgers.”

The younger Heathcote continued by remembering his father’s time spent with the thrash metal group, revealing that he was asked to play bass on their 1988 album ‘How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can’t Even Smile Today, which featured the singles “Trip at the Brain” and the title track.

The post from the former musician’s son continued, “Those two songs garnered airplay from Headbangers Ball on MTV and active rock radio stations, including the defunct legendary Long Beach-based radio station 105.5 KNAC. After that album, he left S.T. and the band would replace him with future Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo.”

Heathcote also contributed to three songs on the group’s 1989 fourth album, ‘Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Sh-… Déjà vu,’ despite not receiving credit at that time.

The concluding part of the post by Heathcote’s son read “Each and every moment I’ve shared with my dad will forever remain as a treat. Thank you dad for everything you did for me and my family. I will miss not only your keen sense of humor, but you and me doing a lot of things we loved doing together, including talking about or listening to music, traveling, going to the beach, going to Mexican restaurants, attending Dodger games, etc. R.I.P. Robert Monroe Heathcote[,] May 27th, 1964 – July 24th, 2022.”

Suicidal Tendencies hasn’t released an official comment on any of their social media platforms yet. On the other hand, the year 2018 saw the release of their most recent music album, ‘Still Cyco Punk After All These Years.’

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