Ethan Zane Browne, the son of rockstar Jackson Browne, has died aged 52.
The news was shared via a post on Jackson’s Instagram account, reading: “It is with deep sorrow that we share that on the morning of November 25, 2025, Ethan Browne, the son of Jackson Browne and Phyllis Major, was found unresponsive in his home and has passed away.
“We ask for privacy and respect for the family during this difficult time. No further details are available at this moment.”
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Jackson Browne is mourning the loss of his son Ethan, pictured here in 2004. (Getty)
The Los Angeles Coroner’s Office has listed the cause of death as “deferred”, as per Variety.
Ethan was born on November 2, 1973 to Jackson and his partner, model Phyllis Major.
In 1974, at just six months old, he made his debut on the cover of Rolling Stone with his father.
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Jackson and Ethan starred on the cover of Rolling Stone. (Rolling Stone)Jackson and son Ethan at the Los Angeles premiere of Batman Returns in 1992. (Penske Media via Getty Images)
Jackson and Major wed in December 1975, though Major died by suicide four months later in March 1976. Their son was only two years old at the time.
Ethan became a model, DJ, musician and actor, appearing in projects such as the 1995 Angelina Jolie and Jonny Lee Miller film Hackers, the 2004 Kate Hudson movie Raising Helen, and the 2002 TV series Birds of Prey.
He modelled for designers such as Isaac Mizrahi, and was part of the musical duo Alain Zane. They released their debut album in 2022, titled Right Before Your Eyes.
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Jackson has another son, Ryan, whom he shares with ex-wife Lynne Sweeney.
The eight-time Grammy nominee spoke in 2021 about balancing fatherhood with music.
“I only had two things that I hoped I could fit together: being a songwriter and a father,” the the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee told Route Magazine.
Ethan Browne (left) in the music video for his duo Alain Zane’ song Kite. (YouTube/Alain Zane)
“I looked at it like this; if I have to only be a father, I hope I’ll know it, and just do that. But life’s not like that and you don’t get a notice in the mail saying you’re blowing it as a parent.
“You think you have the advice and the help you need, and sometimes you don’t, or you don’t heed it. The mistakes I’ve made as a parent are still with me. I think about them fairly often.
“It’s not that you’re not trying the whole time. It’s not that I wasn’t trying then. You’re just distracted by other things and some things don’t occur to you. Or maybe you ignore advice that you should have taken, because you’re overconfident.”
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