Lead singer of «The King and the Clown» Michael Gorshenev died in St. Petersburg on Friday night, according to the website of the group. Before his fortieth birthday, he did not live less than a month. The cause of death could be drug overdose. According to media reports, the police found in the hand of the deceased musician insulin syringe and spoon. In an interview, the musician has admitted that in the 90\’s had serious problems with drugs. According Gorshneva, because of addiction to heroin eight times he suffered clinical death. The group «The King and the Clown» said that all scheduled concerts are canceled. The date and place of the funeral, the musician will be known later. Russian rock band «The King and the Clown» appeared in 1987. The band\’s songs are small complete stories, often in a fantasy, mystical and historical manner.