R.I.P. Lux Interior of The Cramps (1948-2009)

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  1. August

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    R.I.P. Lux Interior of The Cramps (1948-2009)
    "I Was a Teenage Werewolf" - The Cramps:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrbTkNwbUz8

    For Immed​iate Relea​se:​
    Febru​ary 4, 2009

    Lux Inter​ior,​ lead singe​r of The Cramp​s,​ passe​d away this morni​ng due to an exist​ing heart​ condi​tion at Glend​ale Memor​ial Hospi​tal in Glendale,​ Calif​ornia​ at 4:30 AM PST today​.​ Lux has been an inspiration and influ​ence to milli​ons of artis​ts and fans aroun​d the world​.​ He and wife Poiso​n Ivy'​s contr​ibuti​ons with The Cramp​s have had an immeasurable impac​t on moder​n music​.​

    The Cramp​s emerg​ed from the origi​nal New York punk scene​ of CBGB and Max'​s Kansa​s City,​ with a singu​lar sound​ and icono​graph​y.​ Their​ distinct take on rocka​billy​ and surf along​ with their​ midnight movie​ imagery remin​ded us all just how excit​ing,​ dangerous,​ vital​ and sexy rock and roll shoul​d be and has spawn​ed entir​e subcu​lture​s.​ Lux was a fearless front​man who transformed every​ stage​ he stepp​ed on into a place​ of passi​on,​ aband​on,​ and true freed​om.​ He is a rare icon who will be misse​d dearl​y.​

    The famil​y reque​sts that you respe​ct their​ priva​cy durin​g this difficult time.​
     
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    I just saw this. bummer. I got to see them a few times in the early-mid 90s.
     
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    A shame. I was just reading the Wiki page on him and The Cramps a while back because I knew he was older. He just seemed like one of those people that would last forever.
     
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    jesus, this is terrible. I'm a huge Cramps fan, and have been lucky enough to see them perform. I had no idea he was ill. RIP.
     
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    This kills me right now. :cry:
     
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    I used to race home after school to catch a mid afternoon video show that played Iggy's "I'm Bored" and The Cramps "Garbage Man". Those two pieces, along with Devo and The Stranglers are what lead me into a life of punk and new wave.
     
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    Bah, man that sucks. One of the bands who helped define my music taste in my young impressionable years. What a damn shame.
     
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    This is a huge loss - the Cramps had an immeasurable influence on me. It's hard to believe there will be no more Cramps shows.

    :cry: :cry: :cry:
     
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    wow, this totally fucking sucks.
    i had some great times at their shows.
    i thought that bad music for bad people, was one of the best titles of an album ever.
     
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    Shit. One of the best live bands EVER; saw 'em for the first time in 1980, and the last time was about 3 years ago (as well as about 4 times inbetween), and they had lost none of their energy or showmanship. A major loss for music - RIP you crazy motherfucker.
     
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    Was so pleased to have gotten to see them play a Halloween show in SF.
    Very sad.
     
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    Best frontman of any band i've seen.

    Let's get fucked up
    Let's get fuuuuuuuucked up
    Let's do some stuff
    And get fuuuuuuuuuucked up
    Tomorrow we'll feel like we was hit by a truck but ...
    Let's get fucked up
     
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    Damn. I only saw them live once, and Lux was all over the stage like a spider monkey, hanging off of rafters, jumping about, and generally entertaining the hell out of everyone. The Cramps wrote some "theme" songs for a certain time in my life and will always kick my ass. RIP Lux Interior.
     
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    bummer.

    I got to work on the video shoot for "Bikini Girls with Machine Guns" on the set and at the director's house during filming. I got to cart around the band, party with the band, and wait on their every request. Good times and fond memories.
     
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    Cramps- Smell of Female (live at the Peppermint lounge) was one of the first cassette tapes I purchased as a youth. Love the Cramps. Listening to that live lp now.... Thee Most Exalted Potentate of Love!
     
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    Funny - I brought Smell of Female to work and have been listening to it all day. I probably haven't played it in 10 years, at least.

    I saw the Cramps in Boston on that tour (although Ike Knox had replaced Kid Congo by then) and it was my very first concert. I stood right up front and Lux let me sing into the mic during Goo Goo Muck.

    Man, where did the years go? :shock: I would try to catch them every time they came to Boston (and then Colorado when I moved there). But nothing will replace the experience of listening to those records and then as an impressionable kid seeing them hit the stage for the first time. Yowza.
     
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    Shit.



    There was a time when The Cramps were all I could count on.
     
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    Heard about this last night... a bummer is quite the understatement. May he rest in peace.
     
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    my sister had gravest hits when it came out....I never got to see them live. he was from the area, I wonder if the funeral will be here...
     

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