Vine Star Adam Perkins' Brother Asks People to Stop Probing Cause of Death

While social media was filled with tributes and condolences, there were some who insisted on probing into the cause of Adam's death — which his brother Patrick had purposefully chosen to omit.

"i think i need to take this opportunity to explain something to you: it the cause of death is not released, there is a reason," he replied to one nosy commenter. "there is intention in every part of this. please respect both of us by not asking that question." [sic]

He told another asking the same question: "not sure how its not obvious that i didnt say for a reason. everything in this is intentional. please respect that."

Meanwhile Chili's, the restaurant name-dropped in Adam's most famous viral clip, paid tribute.

"We are saddened by the news of Adam Perkins passing," the chain tweeted, with a video montage. "He brought laughter to so many of us and will always be remembered and cherished. Rest In Peace, Adam."

TikTok and Vine star Adam Perkins has died, aged 24. His twin brother Patrick confirmed the sad news on Instagram on Tuesday.

"I can't even really put into words what this loss means for me," he wrote. "i'm often asked the question, 'what's it like to be a twin?' and my response is usually, 'what's it like to NOT be a twin?'"

"being a twin is a very central part of my identity. it's all i've known," he continued. "and i'm struggling to find the words to explain what it will be like for me to live in this world without him. my best friend."

Patrick did not reveal how his sibling died.

He said that in his honor he would be releasing his brother's album on the label they started, Plas Teg Records, "a label that will seek to fulfill his musical destiny that was so tragically cut short."

Adam had 20k followers on TikTok; he posted his final video in October. However his most famous moment came on its predecessor Vine, thanks to his viral "Welcome to Chili's!" clip, which was watched on the now-defunct platform more than 26million times, spawning countless parodies and remixes.

Among the many people paying tribute of social media was Adam's ex-boyfriend Kelton Elliot.

"This past weekend my forever best friend and ex-boyfriend passed, and I've been devastated," he wrote.

"We spent almost every day and night in 2020 and 2021 together in our little home until I temporarily relocated to Oregon. We were there for each other during the hardest year of our lives."

"I could and have talked about him for hours, but I'm just saying one thing right now: Me and him discussed how we'd want to be remembered after we died, and he said he'd like to be remembered for his art, his music."

He revealed that Adam was working on new music to release right up until the week before his death.

"Give his music a listen, and know that the artist was loved so so so much," he concluded, linking to Spotify.