Queens Of The Stone Age and The Offspring artist Frank Kozik dies, aged 61

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Queens Of The Stone Age, Green Day, Pearl Jam and more — has died aged 61.News of the artist’s passing was confirmed on his social media page earlier today (May 10), via a statement, which explained how he died on May 6, and the loss came as a shock to his family. “Frank was a man larger than himself, an icon in each genre he worked in.

He dramatically changed the industry he was a part of,” it read.“He was a creative force of nature. We are so beyond lucky and honoured to have been part of his journey, and he will be missed beyond what words could ever express.”Kozik was an acclaimed artist, whose work was highly celebrated across the music world throughout the ‘90s.

Self-taught, he began his career by designing posters for local punk bands in the Austin music scene throughout the 1980s.A post shared by Frank Kozik (@frankkozik)Eventually, his work caught the attention of some of the biggest rock artists of the following decade, including Nirvana, Green Day, Pearl Jam and The White Stripes — all of which he would later design concert and tour posters for.Among his most famous work is the album artwork for The Offspring’s fifth studio album, ‘Americana’, Melvins‘ ‘Houdini’ and Queens Of The Stone Age’s self-titled debut in 1998.

He also designed tour posters for artists outside of the rock scene, including hip-hop group the Beastie Boys.His work included contributions to music videos too.