Washington, Feb. 8 -- Brad Arnold, the lead singer of Grammy-nominated rock band '3 Doors Down', passed away on Saturday at the age of 47, months after revealing he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer.
The band said in a statement, "He passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, in his sleep after his courageous battle with cancer."Formed in Mississippi in 1995, 3 Doors Down received a Grammy nomination four years later for their breakout hit "Kryptonite," which Arnold wrote in math class at age 15, according to the band's statement.
Their debut album, The Better Life, sold over six million copies. Arnold earned a second Grammy nomination in 2003 for the song "When I'm Gone."The band said Arnold "helped redefine mainstream...