‘Dead Kennedys’ Cofounder Jello Biafra in ’Stable Condition' After Suffering Hemorrhagic Stroke

Biafra served as lead vocalist and founding member of the punk rock band from 1978 until its disbandment nearly a decade later.

Singer Jello Biafra performs onstage during day 1 of the 2013 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif., on April 12, 2013. Karl Walter/Getty Images for Coachella

Jello Biafra, former punk rock frontman and co-founder of the band Dead Kennedys, has been hospitalized after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke.

According to his record label Alternative Tentacles, Biafra, 67, whose real name is Eric Reed Boucher, was rushed to the hospital on March 7 when he experienced the stroke, which his label said was caused by high blood pressure.