Allen Shellenberger, drummer for Orange County rock band Lit, was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in May 2008. He died Thursday, August 13, 2009.



Lit, which has been both a brotherhood and a band for over 20 years, has enjoyed multi-platinum success and chart-topping singles including My Own Worst Enemy and Miserable.



Allen Shellenberger: "I think I was naturally drawn to drums, because it's pretty much the most physical thing you could do musically, so that's probably one of reasons one of the reasons I was naturally attracted to drums. It's the most physical thing you can do and I was just drawn to it. Whenever a concert or a video came on TV, that was like my favorite thing to watch, was the drummer. My parents always wanted me to be involved in something, so I just took the drums on."