pˈeɪn dˈaɪd fɹʌm hˈɑːɹt fˈeɪlɪɹ kˈɔːzd baɪ hɪz lˈɔŋ mˈʌltaɪjˈɪɹ bˈæɾəl wɪð bˈoʊn kˈænsɚɹ æt hɪz hˈoʊm ɪn lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪs ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ twˈɛnti sˈɪks, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn, ˈeɪdʒd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt.
Payne died from heart failure caused by his long multi-year battle with bone cancer at his home in Los Angeles on March 26, 2013, aged 48.