Jason Kemper Sears (23 January 1968 – 31 January 2006) was an American punk rock vocalist from Santa Barbara, California, best known for his work with

Rich Kids on LSD Rich Kids on LSD (RKL) was a Californian hardcore punk band formed in 1982 in Montecito, California, a suburb of Santa Barbara. They were associated with the "Nardcore" scene that evolved out of nearby Oxnard. Their music expanded over the years ...

(RKL), from 1982 to their first breakup in 1990 and again from 1993 to 2006. He was also a nationally ranked snowboarder at one time and sponsored by Barfoot

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team. Sears was one of many singers to contribute to the album ''

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'', made in memory of

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, the late lead singer of the band

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. Sears provided vocals for the track "Until Next Time". In 2006, Sears died in a detoxification clinic in

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, Mexico, of pulmonary

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unrelated to the treatment. According to Mexican authorities he had been suffering from serious skin abscesses and an infection. He was being treated for addiction with

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, a psychoactive compound with anti-addictive properties that is illegal in the U.S.Cearley, Anna (3 February 2006).
U.S. man who died in Tijuana clinic was singer.
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'' Sears is remembered by

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in the song "Doornails" from the 2006 album '' Wolves in Wolves' Clothing'', a tribute to punk rock musicians from Southern California who have died. The Sears reference is in the line, "This Patrón's for Jason."

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* 1968 births 2006 deaths American punk rock singers Drug-related deaths in Mexico Respiratory disease deaths in Mexico Deaths from pulmonary thrombosis 20th-century American male singers Rich Kids on LSD members {{US-rock-singer-stub