Lux Interior R.I.P.
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The kids may not know of The Cramps, but the beloved psychobilly band has probably played there last gig as lead singer Lux Interior (or Eric Lee Purkhiser as it says on his birth certificate) died today in California. At the young age of 62.
The cramps were just a unique act. Despite their visuals, live & on record covers, they were tame by punks standards.
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Rats. Way too young.
Way too young absolutely.
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Now what will people in SF do for Halloween?
Their music is mostly in blues form, played at varying, (though usually fast) tempos, with a very minimal drumkit. An integral part of the early Cramps sound is dual guitars, without a bassist. The content of their songs and image is campy, trashy Americana (invariably in the style of filmmaker John Waters), sexual fetishism, clever bad jokes, and cheap, retro horror B-movie clichés.
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I'm crying 96 tears from 96 eyes.
Terrible, tragic loss :(((
BTW, search under his real name and he was 62.
Halloween will be dismal without Lux.
I hope Ivy's ok...
They were way better than just cheap Americana, as one poster said.
They were pivotal in many ways, and influential on many bands and artists.
Who cares how many years he had. It was still way too few. He seemed young.