The Cramps
I've just received word that The Cramps' wild frontman and rock and roll enthusiast extraordinaire Lux Interior has died from a heart condition at the too-early age of 62.
The Billboard obituary can be read here.
More info, and an incendiary clip of the band in its prime doing Tear It Up (from the concert film Urgh!: A Music War) can be found here.
6 comments:
He will be missed.
"Bikini Girls with Machine Guns!"
Seriously sad. From his music to his interviews (particularly in Incredibly Strange Music), he was a major influence. I wouldn't be into half of what I am into now were it not for him and Poison Ivy.
- Andrew
Sad news.
"You better duck, when I show up, the Goo-Goo Muck."
Regards,
Joe Thompson ;0(
Oh gosh. Where to begin. Memphis? I will ponder this with great sorrow and write about it on my blog.
His sense of humor was legendary.
Classic lyric from Drug Train:
"I'm gonna teach you how to get aboard the Drug Train..."
"You put one foot up... You put another foot up..."
"You put another foot up, and you're on board the Drug Train!"
He had good taste.
R.I.P.
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