Tributes to paid to famed music writer and Kurt Cobain biographer Charles R. Cross
nme.comKurt Cobain biographer Charles R. Cross.Cross was a Seattle-based music journalist who was one of the most visible and influential figures over the scene for decades – particularly between 1986 and 2000 when he served as the editor for weekly newspaper The Rocket.As well as penning a number of music-related bigoraphies, including the Kurt Cobain-centred Heavier Than Heaven, he also founded the Bruce Springsteen magazine Backstreets, and had his writing featured in some of the most famous publications.“We are sorry to share that Charles Cross has passed,” the writer’s family shared in a statement. “He died peacefully of natural causes in his sleep on August 9, 2024.
We are all grief-stricken and trying to get through this difficult process of dealing with the next steps.” He was aged 67.Among those mourning Cross are producer and former Death Cab for Cutie member Chris Walla, who wrote on X: “It’s impossible to imagine the music or community of Seattle in the ’80s and ’90s without Charles.
He influenced or enabled practically every story, relationship, and musicians wanted ad in the city for decades. I’m eternally grateful.”it's impossible to imagine the music or community of seattle in the 80s and 90s without charles r.
cross. he influenced or enabled practically every story, relationship, and musicians wanted ad in the city for decades. i'm eternally grateful.
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