I had forgotten, but I actually met this guy once in about 2007 or so-- not surprisingly, on one of my rare trips to Williamsburg. I was hanging out with a friend who apparently knew him. Dude rolled up on his bike, they shot the shit for a few minutes, and he mentioned that he had to get to band practice. I was like, "oh, cool, what do you play, blah blah blah, you got any shows coming up?" He said yeah, a little private gig this weekend, then gave out some pounds and went on his way. My friend then looked at me like I was an idiot, and said, "do you seriously not know who that was? TV on the radio? They're playing Saturday Night Live this week..."
Anyway, Rest In Peace. Not my kind of music, but clearly a talented and humble guy. Also, a friend of Mikhail's, so a good guy in my book.