3 Doors Down announced with “heavy hearts” that founder and lead singer Brad Arnold has died at age 47 following a battle with cancer.
Arnold helped shape 2000s rock with hit songs like “Kryptonite,” which he famously wrote when he was just 15 years old. Over the years, fans not only knew him for his music, but also for his bold Christian faith and powerful testimony.
After overcoming addiction and later facing stage IV cancer, Arnold openly spoke about how Jesus changed his life. During concerts, he would often pause to encourage crowds with messages about faith, hope, and God’s love.
At many shows, Arnold led audiences in declaring, “I am the one that Jesus loves,” while reminding people that “we serve a mighty God.” I was able to see him
Share this exact message at Ruoff Music Center near Indianapolis just a year before he passed. It was amazing to see an audience of 26,000 people hear a message about Jesus, seeing as they were likely largely secular.
Friends, fans, and fellow musicians are now remembering him as a man who used his platform not just for music, but to point people toward Christ.
“Absent from the body, present with the Lord.” 2 Corinthians 5:8
