Natasha Shneider of the band Eleven and also a frequent collaborator of Queens of the Stone Age, died earlier this week of cancer. In a message posted on myspace yesterday, former bandmate Troy Van Leeuwen posted:

“Natasha Schneider, musician extraordinaire, former actress, singer of the ground-breaking band Eleven, and one-time Queens Of The Stone Age keyboard player, died today at 11:11am of cancer. She was a brilliant, beautiful, and ballsy woman who will be missed deeply by all those who knew her. Send your loving thoughts her way in the universe.”

A memorial fund has been set up in her name. Shneider was only 52.

Rock Musician Natasha Shneider Dies At 52