Band believes lead singer died from COVID-19

The Collaboration Band has lost a key player.

Their lead singer and guitarist Arnold “AJ” Mullins died Monday.

Until September 7th.On Sanibel Island, Rob Manch Fox4 in your corner.A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BAND HASBEEN HIT HARD BY THECORONAVIRUS.TWO MEMBERS OF THE COLLABORATIONBAND HAVE TESTED POSITIVE.AND THE LEAD SINGERARNOLD "AJ"MULLINS PRESUMABLY PASSED AWAYFROM THE VIRUS.TONIGHT BAND MEMBERS SHARE AMESSAGE WITH FOX 4’S RACHELLOYD.

RACHEL?:47 - :531:19 - 1:24LLINTRO: THOSE TWO MEMBERSWHO’VE TESTED POSITIVE FORCOVID-19 TOLD ME THIS IS A HARDTIME FOR THEM.

MOURNING THE LOSSOF THEIR FRIEND AS THEY FIGHTTHEIR OWN BATTLEALL THE MOREREASON FOR EVERYONE TO STAYVIGILANT AGAINST THECORONAVIRUS.THE COLLABORATION BAND HAS LOSTA KEY PLAYERTHEIR LEAD SINGERAND GUITARIST.

ARNOLD "AJ"MULLINS.AJ is the mostthe nicest,sweetest guy you ever want tomeet in your life.He was one of the greatestmusicians that I know.

It’s bea pleasure playing with him, youknow?

It’s heartbreaking,really, really heartbreaking.BANDMATES SAY MULLINS LIT UPEVERY ROOM HE WALKED INBUTCOULD BARELY GET THROUGH THEIRLAST PERFORMANCE AT NAUTI PARROTLAST WEEK DUE TO SHORTNESS OFBREATH.

SHOCKING TO BAND LEADERWILLIE MILLER WHO DESCRIBEDMULLINS AS A HEALTHY GUY.Sometimes he would take a 5 milewalk through the park, or he’dget on the bike, and do a10-mile bike ride.MILLER SPOKE TO ME FROM HIS CAPECORAL HOSPITAL BED AS HE BATTLESCOVID-19.

AJ WASN’T TESTEDBUTMILLER BELIEVES HE DIED FROMCORONAVIRUS CONSIDERING HISSYMPTOMS.And that’s the last show that wedid before I shut the bandcompletely down.AJ AND MILLER WEREN’T THE ONLYONES SUFFERING.

LAST WEEK BASEPLAYER ALONZO SMITH TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS AS WELL.I kept coughing.

It was likeonce it gets on a role, youcouldn’t stop it.MILLER CALLS THE LOSS OF HISBELOVED LEAD SINGERHEARTBREAKINGAND A WAKE UP CALLTO EVERYONE TO STAY GUARDEDAGAINST COVID-19.Wear a face covering, becausethat’s how this whole thingstarted with me.

I let my guardsdown one day.

And that’s all ittook was one day.LLTAG: I SPOKE TO THE NAUTIPARROT AND THEY SAID THEY’VESANITIZED THE SPACE AFTER THECOLLABORATION BAND PLAYED LASTWEEK.AND THEY’VE HIR