Original 3 Doors Down Guitarist Dead At 38

The original guitarist of veteran US rock band 3 Doors Down, Matt Roberts, has been found dead in a Wisconsin hotel.

As CNN reports, police confirmed in a statement that Roberts, who was one of the group's founding members, was found "either asleep or passed out in the hallway of his hotel". 

Roberts was later declared dead. He was 38 years old. 

Though the cause of death is yet to be confirmed, Roberts' father, Darrell Roberts, revealed that his son had battled with an addiction to prescription medicine and anxiety for some time.

"I know he had prescription drug addiction," Roberts said.

"He suffered greatly from anxiety. It's crazy as a performer; he never liked crowds or liked places he didn't know about as a baby, as a child, and this was his way of dealing with it and me and him talked about it often.

"I thought he had beaten it all."

Roberts was in town to perform at a charity event for veterans. 

After forming 3 Doors Down in 1996, Roberts quit in 2012 to focus on his health. 

The band released a statement regarding the news on Monday via Facebook. 

"Words cannot express our sadness as we hear of the loss of our brother, Matt," the statement reads.

"He was a truly talented artist and great friend. His memory will live on through the songs we all created."