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Odd that this is the only place on the Web where anyone can find this news. I hope it's not true! Lux was a huge influence on me. RIP, Lux. You may be gone, but you'll never be forgotten.

so sad, first show I saw with a totally shit fake ID. Still in my top five shows of all time. Fantastic band!

You will live forever, in our psychobilly hearts.

is this true? i can't find anything else about it, which seems strange. say it isn't so!

I can't believe this is true. I just CAN NOT believe it. I have been so fortunate to see the Cramps over the years...as recently as just over a year ago. They STILL put on an amazing and fabulous show after all these years. If this is true, I am desolate.

My heart goes out to Poison Ivy.

If it's true, cite a source. It may very well be right but you need to show that's the case.

Yet another era ends. 'Got 96 tears in 96 eyes.'

I worked the front door of that show the Metro Ric is talking about.i was a lready abig fan,but he and poisin ivy were so nice to everybody,if i hadnt been i fan i would have on the spot,usually these guys are in/out get paid back to hotel,no time for anybody.he stopped on the way out and when i was holding the door of his car for him,he asked "did all you guys(meaning the security guys and ticket girls)get tshirts and stuff?"i told him not to worry wed take care of it,he turned around ,marched me up to the t shirt stall and told the guy "make sure he gets enough stuff for everybody who works here when he gets back" i walked him back to the car thanked him and he and poisin thanked me about 20 times FOR BEING SUCH A GREAT PLACE TO PLAY.ive meet and worked with lots of celebrities.one of the nicest.im 47 and listen to their stuff everyother day.garbageman was my 1st itunes purchase.

This is sad sad news if it is true. I had the pleasure of working with Lux on our animated feature LOS CAMPEONES DE LA LUCHA LIBRE (www.loscampeones.net, screening tomorrow night in L.A.). Lux was the voice of RAYO X, a skeleton-suit wearing masked wrestler.

- Lili Chin
FWAK! Animation

cite your sources mother-fuckers!!

such a loss.

Rock N Roll is truly dead. R.I.P. Lux Interior

I saw the Cramps last at the Sunset Junction street fair a couple of years back. I made my way through the crowd to the front and put my arm forward towards him. I grabbed him by the wrist while he was singing and held on to him for a while thinking "thanks for all your great music." LUX did not pull back or seem annoyed. He just let me hold him for a bit and then I let go. I hope he understood what I was trying to tell him.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! I wish I'd seen this sooner! Razor played them on his WLUW show today. I can't believe this! What an entertainer! What a unique individual! There will never be another like Lux! Long live my memories of The Cramps! There is a Lux-sized hole in my heart, never to be filled by anyone else.

RIP My Friend. :-(

THE ONE & ONLY LUX IS GONE SO SAD.

this is a complete bullsh!t hoax!
auto erotic asphyxiation?
lol

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooononononononono :( :( :( :( :( ( :(

Oh, wow, this is indeed sad. Lux was such an amazing performer and The Cramps are amazing. I've spent many hours enjoying their music. RIP, Lux. Good to know some part of him will always be with us every time we play their songs.

My sympathy to Poison Ivy, and all his family and friends.

Cheers.

Girlie Action's website does not list the Cramps or Lux as clients.

I spoke with Aleix Martinez of Girlie Action and he confirmed it.

A very sad day. The Halloween Peppermint Lounge show of the early 80s still ranks up there as one of my all time favorite.

Is this true because he's already faked his death before.
Should we being to pass this message around?
Who do we believe at this moment?

Donna

This has hit me like a ton of bricks. God this sucks. What a cool, cool musician. My heart goes out to his wife and family. The Cramps were a band that were always around, always perking me up when I needed it. May he rest in peace. sigh...

I knew him. A nice guy and great musician. Farewell Lux.

Wow! What a drag. My condolescenes to Ivy.

dammit...never saw them and now never will...yeah i agree poor ivy...
tv set...the greatest song ever

rock'n'roll has lost a genuine legend and one of the most awesome stage personas it was ever my good fortune to see:( if it's true it's a truly sad day for music!!!

RIP lux

Wow....this is a terrible loss...I am very upset that I never got a chance to see the Cramps live. I had a chance to see them about 10 years ago, but could not. I thought I would get a chance to see them again...Guess I was wrong. Hopefully Posion Ivy will be ok....RIP Lux. We'll miss you....

R.I.P LUX! FOREVER MISSED!!

One of my favourite bands of all time.
"The rock and roll daddy has done passed on, but his bones'll keep rockin' long after he's gone - rock on!"

He was a man outside of time. a savior,
a true leader, the bearer of something precious.

Just so, so, sad. The Cramps were such an integral part of a really hard time in my life, their music was the soundtrack that played through these ups and downs. I will always fondly remember their live shows.

He will truly be missed, amazing performer, he can never be replaced, and was an inspiration to us all.

The single best show of my little 20 year old life and the grandaddy of them all. Cramps, LA, circa 1984-1985, Palladium, amazing show, mad fistfights inside and riot police waiting for us outside. We gave them what they came for, and my love for the Cramps was beaten into me. RIP Lux and mad heart condolences to Poison Ivy and all of his.

I saw The Cramps in Chicago too in about 1983-84 but I don't think it was at Cabaret Metro it was at a smaller place where I had previously seen Altered Images and Echo and The Bunnymen (on their first 80's show in Chicago, the 2nd being at the Bismark Theatre) but anyway I really took all Lux's advice to heart. When he said don't eat stuff off the sidewalk it seemed to be good advice and not just sillyness and I love and I live Primitive thanks to The Cramps. Thanks for all the cool rock coolness and love to Poison Ivy.

So sorry to hear the news and to find out that someone with such a big heart died of heart problems- those damn hearts, I know they can be problems, I have been plagued with palpitions for about the last three years and it's just crap to have to deal with.

So sad

love

Pat

PS: Poster # 39 is a complete dicke.

fuck! the cramps were my favorite band! fuck!

R.I.P Lux..
Lux was a massive influence on me since my early teens, and continues to be to this very day.

my heart goes out to his friends and family.

96 tears in 96 eyes..

Lux and Ivy popped in a few times at my and Tom Darling's record store in Sacramento, The Record Connection. They probably actually spent money at Ed Hartman's much larger RECORDS store on the K Street mall. Lux was Vip Vop, then. Later, in the early 80's I ran into them a couple of times at Hollywood garage sales and at the grocery store at Fountain and La Brea. Thanks for the music. Thanks for the memories. RIP Lux.

I never got to see The Cramps but I heard so many great stories about the band and always loved Ivy's interviews in guitar magazines. I just can't imagine a world without them. So sad.

I saw them Halloween 2006 one of there last shows ever I'm 17 and that was the best night of my life there music will live on through me for sure. He was the best at what he did and I'm thankful I got to see them atleast once

he was a maverick of my time. he will be sorely missed

Such a drag. I saw the Cramps every time they played Boston in the 80's. The shows were amongst the most insane I ever attended. Pure Rock 'N' Roll voodoo.

Man, I can't believe it, first it was Betty Page, then Bob Wilkins & now Lux...No more CRAMPS..it's becoming a very BORING world. The CRAMPS have always been my favorite band. Lux was as great a showman as Iggy; writhing around on the stage & climbing on the monitors. Today's youth has nothing compared to this campy GREAT music/show (except maybe EL-VEZ). Halloween will never be the same, they played every year in S.F. until recently. I'm sad for Poison Ivy, but mAybe she'll carry on & continue bringing us some punk-psychobilly. I've read the posting & people can't believe it's true because this is the only place it's posted. I recall when Johnny Thunders died there was NO PRESS on him.

Tear it up!!!!!

MY THOUGHTS ARE WITH IVY AND THE FAMILY DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. HE WILL BE MISSED BY THE WORLD.
TONIGHT A UNIQUE AND TALENTED MAN HAS PASSED ON.
GOD GIVE HIM REST BUT NOT TOO MUCH AS HE HAS TO BE READY TO JAM WITH THE BEST OF THE REST IN HEAVEN.
MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY,
DEBI 'DRUMS' POMEROY
SANTA CLARITA, CA.

Awwww. that's tooo tough. His Surfin Dead for the Return of the Living dead movie was just perfect. See ya in the next world and don't be late...

Death of a legend..Sad !....One of thee absolute greats. The Cramps music changed my life. Saw them live in Australia 86 and unfortunately never had the pleasure again....but have played their grooves almost every single day for 22 years, since !

RIP Lux !

I am so fucking sad, is one of the most sadly days of my life

He died in Glendale.

He must have appreciated the irony.

-dave-

This is so sad. He really wasn't too old and he and Ivy were vegetarians, weren't they? He was so amazing and such a huge influence on me in so many ways. This is so sad and really shocking. I have a cool story...

I have a friend who was in a sorta big New Wave band in the late 70s who was performing in LA in the late 90s. Lux and Ivy started going to a few of her shows and would sit in the back of the bar like they wanted their privacy.

They befriended my friend and invited her to their home and took her out to Hollywood Forever Cemetary and Lux filmed her and Ivy on an old Super 8 camera while they posed next to tombstones. They invited her band to open for their Halloween gig and my friend said that they were the nicest people and very sweet and had amazing memorabilia.

My heart really goes out to Ivy because I think those two were inseparable and such an amazing duo.

The Cramps are still horribly underrated even though I know they have a devoted following. We'll not see a band nearly as great as them and we'll not see a performer as wild as Lux Interior... a true rock'n'roll legend.

Nooooooo!!!!! I can't even begin to describe the depravity and abandon enjoyed at any Cramps show...Not to mention all the parties and clubs with their tunes...I'm really going to miss them...I'm going to miss the whole scene, who else could gather that unique set together again? I could go to a hundred Cramps shows and they would all be good...Crap!

Ahhh huh huh huh! Nnn-hawww! N-Haw! Waaaaahhhhh-huh-huh-huh! Gawd dammit, naw-ooooo!!!

rip brother

I am and will always be a Goo Goo Muck.
I'm having nightmares tonight in your honor.
Thank You Lux, From the bottom of my black heart.

one of punkabilly's greatest trash sounds ever!!!!!

God bless the Cramps. Smooth sailing, Lux ... I hope to catch another show further on up the road.

I saw the Cramps several times, my favorite show was in Baltimore (in 1997?) with the Bomboras opening. Anybody remember what club that was at?

I had the great pleasure to work with The Cramps when they first came/went to Britain probably 1979.They supported the Police on their first headline tour.
Great band. Charming people.

I'm gonna dig up the old vinyl from the 80s, plug in my turntable and blast the Cramps! RIP Lux. Our condolences to Ivy...

Sorry folks. Read the news in Billboard earlier. A true original. First show, Tuts in Chicago 83, last Marquee in Phx 03. (i think). Best interview, Incredibly Strange Music Vol.1 check it if you can. DONT DISAPPEAR IVY.

Can't forget those 3 nights in a row at the Lyceum in London, February 1985. The Cramps were on fire.

Never saw them live after 1989 but still enjoy their music today. And I am still passing their stuff down to teenagers, who think it is cool but had never heard of them.

Their influence went FAR beyond their sales.

Personally, they taught me so much about great, unheralded rockabilly - and trashy psychedelic punk from the mid-60s.

Condolences to Ivy and other loved ones.

Great talent - another loss to be replaced by a souless machine with tits.

Very sad loss. What a showman and serious freak.

Kristy, first of all my most heartfelt best wishes to you, dear lady.

And to Lux, a tip of the hat and my endless gratitude for all the great songs, the brilliant lyrics, the hilariously outrageous performances, the unforgettable nights.

You didn't have to be a punk obsessive to know that the Cramps were and forever will remain, by any measure, one of the truly, truly great American rock and roll bands. If there's ever been a better rockabilly album than "Stay Sick" I've never heard it.

Total pro. Total original. We shall never see his like again. And I just can't believe that I'll never see the Cramps again. Breaks my rock and roll heart. It really does.

I can't hardly believe that an icon like Lux is gone from us. I am just an average working joe and I recognize the great gift he has shared with me. When I have been stressed, lonely, etc, etc. I have got in my car and listened to the Cramps. I saw you a few years back and I reached up, onto the stage, and slapped your ass maybe a little harder than you cared for. Sorry about that. I just got carried away with the show. I hope you are well in the afterlife. Thank you for all the company you have kept with me.

I discovered the Cramps when I was in High School around 1990, and immediately fell in love with them. Everytime they came through town, I was amazed by the incredible show that they would put on. I would always dress to impress and one of the highlights in my life was being able to go backstage and actually meet them after a show. All I did was kiss Poison Ivy's boots. Lux you will be missed and loved forever, RIP, and my heart goes out to you poison. But thank you for your contribution to rockabilly and music history. I will always love your music....

all my love

Yeah, very sad. He was an inspiration in many ways. I hope his last days and moments were happy and painless.

Yeah - sad news, he was an inspiration in many ways. I hope he died happy, painlessly and at peace.

Thank you Lux for everything you brang to my life... Rock'n roll has a great lost... But now together with people like Hasil Adkins...
Goodbye

That is really bad news, ruined my day.....
I first saw the original line up with Gregory in 1980 at The Daze Of Future Past Gig at Leeds Queens' Hall (UK). They headlined Wall Of Voodoo, Thompson Twins, Echo/Bunnymen, Altered Images and a whole host of other bands...The Cramps were on the Sunday and the whole audience was electric, loving their show..
I've seen The Cramps around 25 times in the UK since that date and they were the forerunners of B-Movie horror Rock N Roll, preceding all the goth bands that popped up in the late 70's early 80's - no other artist came close to their music and shows, I can not believe Lux has gone, I have many fond memories of his antics and pummelling vocal delivery, climbing up stacks and eating light filters, twirling umbrella's round his groin whilst naked, writhing around on the floor, sweat pouring out of the arms of his vinyl jump suit and of course screaming Surfin' Bird at the audience whilst holding a broken champagne bottle neck in his mouth.....
I had the pleasure of meeting Lux, somewhat briefly in London a few years ago, outside the stage entrance of The Astoria Ballroom, Ivy was in the limo, and Lux was just getting in, I told him how much I'd enjoyed the show again, dropped a few gigs to him, and his reply was, "Hey, we're all in it together, the UK rocks, have a great night"....he duly signed my copy of a Legion fanzine, slapped me on the arm and got in the limo.....what a sad shame, there'll be no other Lux Interior he was a briliant showmaster and I for one will miss the Cramps, without Lux there is no Cramps..RIP Lux..
Matt

I was first introduced to The Cramps when I saw them open up for The Talking Heads at The Aragon Ballroom in Chicago in 1979(?). The Talking Heads fans hated them with a passion and were throwing things at them and booing them off the stage. I didn't know what to make of them because their set barely lasted 20 minutes and it consisted of Lux Interior rolling around on the floor like he was passing a kidney stone with the mic in his mouth howling. Through out the set a roadie kept running out and tuning Brian Gregory's guitar adding to the chaos on stage. Their finale was when a very obnoxious drunk Talking Heads fan (female) on some guys shoulders who was yelling "get off the stage!" so Lux shoved her and she toppled backwards like 150 lbs of shit falling off the back of a pickup truck and then they were gone...We were stunned and impressed because we knew we had just witnessed something we didn't have a name for yet. Up to that time we called what we were into Voodoobilly or Gravedigger and it was a mix of New York Punk, rockabilly, Dead Elvis, The Munsters, Black leather, black lace, pompadours, fishnets, 50's cars with fins, and S&M fashion. 20 years later, my friend Sean aka "Ref Raf" brought The Cramps by my store 99th Floor and I finally got to meet them in person and they were the nicest coolest people you ever want to meet. Sometimes when you finally meet your idols you are gravely disappointed-not The Cramps! Lux got a pair of knee high Latex fetish boots in his size and Ivy got a pair of flamed pvc hot pants later immortalized in the live photo of Ivy in Big Beats from Badville. I am greatly saddened by the death of Lux Interior, he was a huge inspiration and he will be greatly missed! Rest In Peace Lux Interior. Our deepest condolences to Ivy.

may he rest in peace

cos i love...
and i live....

primitive

I'll never forget Oct 30 2002 Ventura ca. Lux took a moment to tell us what was on TV that night... He reminded us we were all missing Dr. Quinn, medecine woman for that nights show, amongst others as he tore pages from the TV guide. It was so funny to think of that.
In all seriousness Thank you Erick, you made it fun to listen to music again.

:(

HE AND THE CRAMPS WILL FOREVER BE PART OF MY YOUTH AND MEMORY...ABSOLUTELY AMAZING..RIP BIG MAN YOUR WORK IS DONE !!!

VERY upset, so unexpected!
one of the greats; only saw them live four times I believe -but at least managed to shake his hand waiting outside afterwards.
my thoughts are with Ivy ...this is going to be hard for her...
"RIP", like, and thanks for all the madness ("give me love baby ooooh la la").

(underwent heart surgery myself last year as it happens)

I am totally saddened by this loss. The Cramps changed my life for the better, and gave me so much positivity in very very dark times. Their ethic and ethos on life and how to live was never preachy, it was led by example. If you play with fire you will get burned .. obviously. And, so what? I will continue living my life how I want as much as I can, and Lux and Ivy are very much to thank for this in no small way. My love and feeling for Ivy at this sad time. I love you so much too sweetheart, and always thank you! Michael x

MAXIMUM ROCK'N'ROLL !
YOU WAZ THE BEST !
REST IN PEACE !

Saw them at the Jockey Club in the mid eighties. They were fabulous! Hope he's partying hard with Bettie Page in Valhalla!

I will sorely miss the prescence of Lux Interior . I saw the Cramps once at the Warner Theater in Wasington,DC with the Butthole Surfers in 1988. Im so glad I did. Music is a little less beautiful today without him around.

The last few times The Cramps were in London they played The Astoria, a nice and grimey Victorian venue, where your feet stuck to the floor, ie perfect for Lux, Ivy & Co. This venerable old venue had now held it’s last show and is due to be demolished.
I’ll miss it, but not half as much as I’ll miss Mr.Interior. The Cramps have been the only band to have stayed with me since the 80’s, first time I saw em’ was Portsmouth Guildhall. The world, suddenly feels a lot less fun, Rock & Roll is (un)dead.

Oh man this is sad... RIP! Thanks for all the passion and craziness, and for keepin' on. You can't be replaced. All the best to Poison Ivy.

Deep Thoughts from France .
R.I.P Lux ...and Big thoughts to Ivy as well.
Your SOUND will never die ..
MikeDeadChaosBoy

Thanks a lot for the good times You have given every time I am listening to Your music since 1985....You won't be forgotten! Strength for His family and close friends!

HEARTBREAKING...absolutely HEARTBREAKING!! I have been a fan since the early 80s and Lux will be sadly missed. Each Cramps show I've seen will forever be etched into my memory as one of the most uplifting and inspiring events in my life. Love and sneers go out to Ivy! It sure sucks getting OLD!!

Thanx for all your music Lux !!

You have formed our spirit of 80's teenagers we were,
you have been our main source of creative thinking,
even there was no future for us,
we were always punks and you would always be in our mind !

RIP Lux Interior !

I still remember my first Cramps show...
Lux truly was the best showman I ever saw.
Last time they came to my town, I missed the show because of work, but now I sorely regret it...
R.I.P....

saD.....the god of psychobilly is dead .
he was the first and the last showman who inspired our heart
for a pure clear hell show...
fantastic band....rock n roll is dead.
when the sun go down and the moon comes up ..he turn into a tennage goo goo muck......
r.i.p lux

thanks for everything lux. especially for making music fun!

Wow this is very sad. I have seen 50 to 100 rock and roll bands in my life and no one (NO ONE) came close to the cramps. I saw them in nyc halloween night at the pepperment lounge and several times at the Ritz.

My condolences to Ivy

The Cramps are severely underrated. Not just musically, where they reworked basic R'n'R into a nasty bizaroo-bash that still influences, but they influenced pop culture in so many ways, fashion, kitsch/vinatge culture and design, and much more. But just because they didn't have a top 40 hit, they're "cult." But NEVER underestimate what that crazed b*st*rd did for fine trash aesthetes everywhere. thanks, Lux!!!! R.I.P.

Desperately sad news... The Cramps taught me everything about great music as a teenager and I still listen to all that stuff today, they spawned so many great things in my life... I owe them a fuck of a lot... RIP Lux... My thoughts are with Ivy... :[

god rest his rockin bones satan!

Didn't know Lux was that old (shows ya how much *I* know!).

I remember hearing their first album (more like a 12-inch) in 1979. Low-fi heaven!

No more Cramps...:~(

I send my condolences to the family, friends and fans of Lux Interior and the Cramps. Erick and Kristy's contributions to my film "Return of the Living Dead" added greatly to the film's decades-long success.

Erick was a true-to-himself artist. That's a rare commodity and grants him a certain immortality and influence over the future, which is a great tribute to his life and work.

Sorry to see him go.

Dan O'Bannon
The O'Bannon Company

RIP Lux Interior! I've still got the early Cramps stuff on vinyl, I've been listening to them that long. Truly a different band, he and Poison Ivy made punk/rockabilly into something new and crazy, and the free concert at the Napa Valley MI was an absolute classic. It's a shame that innovators seem to flame out way too early, but I guess brighter flames burn faster...

I'm at work and just found out and don't know if I can deal with being here now that my life will never be the same again. There's not another band that has had the effect on my life that they have. NONE!!! My thoughts are with Ivy.
YOU WILL BE MISSED LUX!!!

He was the ultimate rocker on earth. He was like a god and a close friend to me. He was a good and nice person. He changed my life in 1979 when i first met him in Brussels. I miss you a lot Lux. R.I.P. forever with Elvis and Marc Bolan and all the other heroes of Rock'n'Roll. I'm so sad. Take care Ivy.
You are in my veins, i will never forget you.
Krom, Brussels, Belgium.
http://brainsteakbikini.blogspot.com/

Thank you Lux for everything. You will be dearly missed and are irreplaceable. Rest in Peace.

Oh Man! What a shame. It was always such a joy to see him live; it made me happy to be alive too. My condolences to those really close to him. If anyone of them were to even read this, he'll be missed by many strangers

halloween will never be the same..

well?

Tear it up!!!

r.i.p lux
for over 20 year's i'm a fan of this band & especially lux with his great impression he left in my life and rock 'n roll history.
the cramps were one of those bands who really changed my life they were my introduction into another dimension of rock 'n roll.
gone but not forgotten

well...i guess it's time for a drink...oh, no.....lux we hardly knew ye but ye we knew ye so well..

"What I don't know can never hurt me"; now I that I know Lux is gone, it hurts.

The upside is that the Psychobilly Afterlife just got hotter...Lux made "one big greasefire outta this" world and by so doing created an appreciation for the "Primitive" in us all encouraging a delusional world to stay sick...so today I "feel like [I've] been hit by a truck, but", and in keeping with his legacy, "let's get fucked up".

Poison Ivy, this fan's love is thrown out to you in appreciation for all the times you and Lux made me forget the world by diving with The Cramps into the "surrealist bucket" that was every show I saw. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Saw them two nights in a row at the Rodon club in Athens, Greece in 1991. According to Lux these were propably the most dangerous and exciting shows they ever did.

Lux completely trashed the place, breaking the wooden floor with his mic stand and pulled out the wires beneath the stage! He climbed a very high wall of speakers and pulled a Tarzan stunt on us using the stage curtain, jumping to the other side on top of another other wall of speakers! He also burned a bag of weed inside the ventilation system of the club!

Unfortunately there's no vids of this show available on the net and the only thing that tops this gig from what i've seen on youtube is the live at the Napa State Mental Hospital for obvious reasons...

Christ Almighty! Detroit (and the world) is still reeling from the recent passing of Ronnie Asheton of The Stooges, and now THIS! I am just ridiculously sad! I was just listening to The Cramps yesterday and was wondering when the hell they were going to tour again. Ugh! What an enormous loss! Oh my darling Poison Ivy, my heart goes out to you!

My wife and I's "song" (as in "They're playing our song") is "You've Got Good Taste". The Cramps were literally the soundtrack to our courtship, and we didn't miss a single Cramps show in California (no matter where) for years. I also had the rare opportunity to introduce them onstage at a show once, and got to meet them briefly. Lux and Ivy were a fantastic couple and the true definition of soul mates. My heart goes out to Ivy in this difficult time. RIP, Lux. You were an inspiration and idol to tens of thousands worldwide.

I love this man and this band. They have filled my life with so much of this so called rock and roll. My kid loves them I love them and every one I know loves them. Lux lives on in my mind. And I thank him and the rest of the band for making the best music on earth. The best music means that it took me on an adventure of the heart, the mind, and to the unknown places and then back in only the way that these guys/gals can do it. thank you for giving my world some real great goodness.

One of the greatest frontmen I have ever seen and one of my early punk idols...He will be missed..my condolences to Ivy

Hey Steve...what have you been up to? Do you keep in touch with Tom? danehenas@sbcglobal.net

Im so so so so gutted i cant put into words, they only came to UK a few times over the last 10 years, i was so looking forward to mayby this year them coming back. My fav band of all time now gone. ):

The colour of the rainbow has faded again. Another shit day.

I will say the best compliment that can be paid on a punk rocker:

That fucker was SICK.

RIP.

Very sad. What a great performer.

They were the very first live band I ever saw, almost 30 years ago. Much Respect & Many Thanks to Lux.

god bless him.

Peace brother. You will always be a hero for hanging it all out there.

Lux an Ivy made rock and roll exactly what it should be - dirty, funny, sexy and scary; a white knuckle ride for the drug addled psyche. I always wondered why so few other bands did that its the whole fucking point of it all isn't it? A sad day. He'll be missed.

Stacy and I will miss you. You'll live on in our hearts and ears forever.
RIP

a part of my youth just died... god bless!

I am devastated by the death of the greatest frontmen of all time. My husband and I fell in love over the Cramps and even tho we unfortunately never got to see them play as we live in New Zealand and Australia and were still in diapers when they last visited, we named our son Lux after the great man himself.
Love to Ivy...

Man, this really SUCKS! Lux you were an inspiration to me when things like A Flock of Seagulls and Wham! were big headliners. I was an avid metalhead when I was introduced to your music and realized there was SO much more out there... and I never looked back!

The Cramps were so damm original NO ONE has ever come so close!

R.I.P Lux ... You've got good taste in dames, booze, chains, and boots!

Ivy... our thoughts are with you!

M.E.

So very sad...Lux was the greatest frontman ever!!
I'm just so sad I never got to see The Cramps Live.
R.I.P Lux.."Stay Sick" forever.

The 3 times I saw them I was already a fan. Lux was like mixing Iggy Pop, Elvis and Alice Cooper...only better. His body abusing antics were classic. Nobody found a way to actually play the microphone like an instrument the way Lux did. I now believe in Zombies.

I saw the Cramps at the Peppermint Lounge in the early '80's and it is still the best show I ever went to. I was just listening to Surfin' Dead and then went online to listen to WFMU where a whole set of Cramps songs was being played. At that point I knew something had happened to someone in the band. Lux was the ultimate performer.

attn: Horrors of Toledo

i dont think its appropriate to shill your band URL on this LUX thread.

Bad Taste for Bad Music

Man that really messed me up....I first was exposed to the Cramps in "Urgh! A Music War"....then bought thier "Date With Elvis". I am priviledged that I was able to see them live...unfortunately only once.

Does anyone know where to send condolences? Honestly, these guys have been a huge part of my life, I have seen them 5 times. The best being at Saint Andrews hall in Detroit Michigan.

Now he can truly become a god.

Stand up, rock'n'rollers... Lux has passed.

The good die young.

The Cramps. Music for people who don't like music. Their shows were like "okay, the suspense is killing me. when is his dick going to flop out?"

This makes my heart sink. This band had a radioactive energy that stayed with you for days after seeing them and I was lucky enough to see them 3 times in Toronto, twice in clubs the size of a bungalow house, one time ended in a riot with the place being torn apart. In a world of everything's been done before, they were something that had never been done before. RIP Lux. Love you like mad.

Lux:a true God-like genius.
Have loved them since the vinyl-tastic days of Gravest Hits.
Saw them many times in UK, & no band ever came close.
Love & Hugs to Ivy.
It truly is '..the day the music died'.

this was the first punk band i ever listened to. you guys saved my life, made me feel that the abnormal was normal, amen.

...sigh...

heard the news about lux today and am totally devastated, i have followed and loved the cramps for nearly 25 years, my heart and sympathy to poison ivy and her family and friends. RIP LUX, THE TRUE KING OF PSYCHOBILLY.

this has come as a complete surprise. ive seen the cramps countless times and have been an avid listener to them for 20+years. when you heard the cramps were coming to town you knew it was gonna be a great show. even in his 60s he still had the balls to rip off his clothes on stage! lux was an amazing artist and a true inspiration not only to psychobilly but punk and subculture in general. rest in peace lux! the hootenanny wont be the same without you!

wow.....never thought it would happen. RIP Lux....

Thinking of you Ivy. RIP Lux.
One Half Hillbilly, One Half Punk.

RIP Lux! Our thoughts are with Ivy & family. Truly one of the great rock and roll stars of our time.

With Love and Thanks

Al, Pietro Kimiko, Anna Wombal, Boomerang, L-Mow. Banana and Big George. (Udon Noodles, Venezia, Italy)

The world is a lot less cool now!

Right Now I have "Garbage Man" blasting as loud as it can go. The walls are moving, my bones are shaking. Im so there.
Iit's what the Cramps are. RIP Lux. It's SO GOOD. I just ccan't get enough. My thoughts are with you Ivy.

The King IS DEAD, He loved that Goddamn Rock n roll.
and because of him so do I, So long Lux , we love ya, x

I really cannot believe this. This is a very depressing bit of news, indeed. I wish Ivy and the band all the best in this difficult time. The world will never be the same without Lux. RIP.

Truly a sad day! Sympathy to the family and regrets that I never got to see a live show.

I remember them in Tijuanna B.C. they rocked the house!! Lux was one bad ass this coming from an old school Hard core punk from L.A. 1979-1985

Very Very sad.. The best band I have ever seen in concert. I have been to many Cramps shows, and everyone rocked hard. I will never forget the extreme stunts I saw him pull in concerts.

STAY SICK lUX BABY

He pioneered the resurrection of everything that's good n' nasty about rock n' roll. A unique performance.
I'm very sorry, Ivy.

R.I.P Lux and Love to Ivy and Avery...!!!

I also saw them with a fake ID my first show! Kansas City, MO at their old haunt. I'm a psychologist and father now, and I STILL have my house decorated with Cramps memorabilia!

I was very lucky to see the Cramps many times over the years since 1979. Every year they played in San Francisco for Halloween. They were one of the best live bands ever. Sincere condolences to Poison Ivy. Peace.

Man! Sad day...Last time I saw Lux was in Vegas and
he ripped his pants open with his junk hangin out.
He had climbed a stack of amps before realizing his manhood was open for all to see. The most awsome show ever!
I love you man. FUCK@!

Sad Sad Sad....
A young woman who went to LA to meet them, who I worked with, hung out with them in '86. She said they were really cool and friendly, and they watched afternoon tv together.

omg the music world will never fill this void with any of todays mediocrity the world mourns a true rock legend and musical and performance genius...I have seen them on every Australian tour and they have always been my favourite live band... It truly saddens me to hear that this shitty world has just got harder to handle RIP Lux and thanx for all the great memories DAZ

It's very very sad...we will always remember him.....

Everyday of my life I think about when will the cramps play in England again, a concert by the Cramps is so special, I remember every detail of my day, from the moment I get up to the moment I get back to my bed, the whole journey and the event. The Cramps are the only band i stood and watched like a rabbit caught in a cars headlights, they mezmerised me in a tip toe solid state, i had to watch it all, take it all in, this is the only band that ever did that to me.

Going to see the cramps is better than all my christmas's and birthdays all added together at once, I saw em twice, and belive me, there is nothing like it at all in the whole world. Songs the Cramps taught us! What am i going to do now? I am lost thats for sure, my maximum of life's high has just departed, dam this is soooooooooo bad!!!

He was a diamond,an honest artist. He will miss us :-(

...and so passes on another punk icon. Cannot confess to being a huge Cramps fan but liked their style and the Cramps were certainly an original band. The weird thing is that I have 1 Cramps song on my ipod - Goo Goo Muck. I was listening to it at about 5-30 am this morning MST - listened to tunes for about 30 minutes then went to bed. Goo Goo muck certainly played somewhere in the middle of that session. When I woke up and went back to work my wife mentioned that the Cramps lead singer had died.
Rest In Peace Lux.

The human race has lost part of its soul.
To Lux who taught me everything I know...RIP
x

Lux Interior taught me that it was allright to be a freak. In fact, he made it look downright fun. I can't think of anyone who helped so many reclaim their own original sense of humour and style, all while being wicked and dangerous and larger than life. As teenagers so many of us felt left out of the loop by the Jocks who were listening to Van Halen, and Lux emerged to show us something entirely different. If it wasn't for Lux, I also would have never heard of Hazil Atkins, Charlie Feathers, or the dozens of other forgotten rockabilly and swamp rock artists he rescued from obscurity. He also did the best twenty minute version of surfing bird I've ever seen, in Montreal, wearing high heels and a leopard print body suit. What a dude.

The Cramps were (and will remain) an original American gem who wrote the original blueprint - a masterplan that influenced, and was influenced by, other era bands (Ramones, Misfits, New York Dolls, X, et al.) - of what became the mutant hybrid form of music performance art that has remained unchanged for the decades since.
I will always cherish the vision of Lux screaming into my face in Cleveland, November 2004, not to mention him ripping up the crotch of his skin-tight pants. I may have a pic of that somewhere.
That type of live Voodoo Magic comes along once in a while.

I could not write this yesterday because I was simply speechless. Just as when Joe Strummer passed, for me a small part of my soul has disappeared.

I remember seeing The Cramps on a few occasions in Southern California. Every time was a fresh experience. Sure glad I traded my vinyl for cds so that I can listen to The Cramps all weekend in his honor.

Not sure what this means to everyone else, but as early as I can remember (can't seem to remember before the age of 12!), I was always in love with the best of the strangest. Lux Interior was definitely king of that beloved heap!

I am so saddened by this news. Lux was and will always be in my heart a RnR genius.I followed this band since the late seventies and they never ceased to amaze me and gave me and friends many ,many memorable nights of fun and debauchery.My deepest regrets go out to Ivy and of course the rest of the crew....RIP lux.

I just can't believe he's gone. This totally sucks. I saw the Cramps three times. I saw the Date with Elvis tour at the old Ritz in NY. The Stay Sick tour at the New Ritz in NY. And Fiends from Dope Island at that club next to Fenway in Boston. He whipped his cock out once, wore a g string, and alternated between silver and gold sequin spandex. One stage diver jumped up on stage and tried to grab Poison Ivy and he put the guy in a headlock and threw him to the bouncers who proceeded to beat the crap out of him. I was deaf for a week after the Stay Sick show. I still have the ticket stubs and various t shirts. What a great band and what a big loss.

HE WAS A GRATE SHOWMAN & PERFORMER OF OFF COLOR MUSICAL COMEDY. THEY CHANGED THE IMAGE OF PUNK MUSIC FROM THE START & HAVE NEVER REALLY BEEN GIVEN THE CREDIT THE DESERVE. SADDLE UP A BUZZ BUZ LUX, R.I.P

really tooo bad..

best wishes always

mr yyummmmy & co

www.mutantpress.com

I bounced at Scorgies in Rochester, NY back in the day. The Cramps tore the place up countless times. The edge and sense of danger that they brought to the game is what rock and roll is truly about. Lux was a pisser, he loved to tear down the celing in the basement show room. Lux, you will rock forever.
RIP bro.

Lux created a persona that will never die as long as people are still playing the Cramps' music and seeing the videos. But by satan there's nothing like seeing him climbing, crawling, and careening around (and over) the stage like the crazy rockabilly lizard king he was.

Bye Lux, and thanks for all the wonderful weirdness.

Lux will be missed immensely, i could not have made it through my younger years without his inspiration for me to be me, he taught me to be myself for myself not someone for someone else. i really regret the that the new breed of punks will not get hear new music from "the man" ,but we will always have The Cramps and Lux from days of old.
My condolences to the family, Lux will be sorely missed by many a fan.
Celticfrost66
(an occasional Goo Goo Muck)

My 17 year old son texted me these exact words: "Lux Interior died yesterday." I just could not believe it. Saw them once in Dallas at the Gypsy Ballroom around 2005 or 2006. Still have the ticket stub. One of the best shows I have ever seen. Please God no. My thoughts and prayers go out to Ivy who must be devastated. Heart disease took him at 62 years of age. He must have been sick for awhile. How truly awful and depressing. Cramps music will live forever.

I lost my gig cherry watching the Cramps in 1984. Now he gets to have that date with Elvis. He will be missed. RIP Lux.

One of the many times I saw them was at "Gathering of the Tribes" (a pre-Lollapalooza festival in Southern CA) and I was watching the loading dock area from an overpass at the venue. The Cramps walked down the ramp underneath, smiling and waving. Lux tossed his suitcase with wheels ahead of him down the ramp and it shot down and stuck under a band's tour bus. He looked up sheepishly at us and waved. I thought and still believe he was the coolest! Weird, sexy, fun... an undeniable combination.

"My spirit is low , I miss you so. I stand alone , and watch you go. I Can't Hardly Stand It".

Gone over yonder to be with Charlie Feathers. WAY over yonder. We love you , Lux. Indestructible in this life , incapable of pain in the next. John.

The Cramps were so instumental in my jump from boring "progessive" rock into the insanity that was punk. Armed only with an inkling of what to expect, having heard "the way I walk" on the EP I borrowed from a friend to play on my radio show, I saw the Cramps for the first in Philly at a club called Act II. 30 seconds in to the first number, Lux walks directly off the stage and falls on the floor. Nobody knew if he just missed the end of the stage or what. Then he jumps up and screams "love me", and just continued with the song like nothing happened. He spent the next 45 minutes jumping off the stage onto the 3 tables that were right in front of him, clearing the tables of anything on them with his feet. When the show was over there was not a glass or chair unbroken, and not a table still upright. In the frenzy, my brother ripped my leather jacket off of me and tromped to death. The Cramps went off and almost everyone there was left to just say "what the fuck just happened!" The club never re-opened. The memory of the Cramps will neverd die.
Lux Interior is irreplacable! Everyone is saying RIP. I sure hope they mean "Rock In Peace". There will be no rest where ever Lux Is going fom here.

He will be missed. When my future wife and I first started dating,in the mid 1980's, I had gotten tickets to a Cramps show at Sloss Furnace in Birmingham, Alabama. She agreed to go. Needless to say she enjoyed the show, which turned out to be good for me, we've been together for 22 years now. My deepest regrets to Ivy, and his family.

THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE......... INFOWARS.COM r.i.p LUX

I feel like I've lost my older brother from another lifetime. Tina Peel used to hang out with the Cramps when we first moved to NYC in '77. Having been misfits in our hometown of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, we found kindered spirits in the Cramps, who were outcasts in their hometown, Cleveland. We kinda lost touch over the years, although our paths would occasionally cross. At one point I almost joined them as bassist. They were a constant source of inspiration. Rock & Roll was more than music to the Cramps. It was a lifetstyle and a religion. As long as Lux and Ivy were playing, we felt we would remain teenagers. With his passing, I feel just like I did when I was told I was too old to trick or treat on Halloween. The world became a little more real on Wednesday. I prefer unreal. Our deepest sympathies to Ivy.

Im glad I got to see them. 60 is too young.
Last time I saw them was over 15 years ago.
He was unique. Watch that Limo interview to see
where they were really coming from.

Lux you will be sorely missed, but the memories are forever and the fun too!!
Great shows, I love ya'll.!! Heaven is a rockin'!!! Becky-Boston,MA

this is truly the end of an era..I can't remember a month I didn't listen to the Cramps since the early 80's..Lux has had major impacts in my life..Opened my eyes to a world I had ever thought existed..And was charmed to see every concert I had the privilege of ever going to..To the rest of the Cramps I say, all of you guys (and gals) are very unique and my heart goes out to you ..As for Lux, Hey man..keep Rockin' Bones! I'll expect a show on the other-side!

This is terrible news! I'm so pleased I was able to see the Cramps so many times and even get to support them with the Johnson Family. An iconic, groundbreaking performer with a brilliant sense of humour. RIP Lux

This ol' punk's heart sank when I read about it in the CORRECTIONS section of the LA Times today. They printed the wrong year of birth (it was '46) and dear Lux was 62. His death should have been mentioned on the front page...

It brought me back to his New Year's shows at the dearly departed Channel and later at Avalon or whatever it was called then. Truly a frontman, unashamed and ballsy, and hot and sweaty and unforgiving. I am really sad about this - the same as I was when Joe Strummer died of wait, a heart condition. Sigh...

I've loved the Cramps since I first heard them in '79 when I was 15. My first chance to see them was at the 930 Club in D.C. in 1984. We got there early and were waiting for them to open the roll up steel doors to the bar. When they finally did, on the other side was the Cramps! Nick, Ike, Ivy, and Lux. We came face to face for a moment, and they all stepped aside to let us pass. What a great and true rock band to appreciate their fans as much as they did! Lux was always an icon as well as the best (yet least credited) frontman. I'll miss him.

I had the pleasure of seeing The Cramps at The Latin Quarter in Detroit in the late 80s and I'll never forget when Lux removed his latex pants and drank the sweat he'd accumulated. What a great show! RIP Lux. Thanks for the amazing memories... for them you will always be remembered fondly.

The real King of Rock-N-Roll has "A Date with Elvis" for a "Weekend on Mars". Goodbye Lux, You and Ivy made Satan blush. Stay Sick.

I fell in love with The Cramps in the early 90s and vowed to go to every show I could and arrive early enough to be right at the front of the stage and took such a beating/crushing to be there. Some of the happiest times of my life were when Lux looked right into my eyes and sang "I want to be your siamese chihuawa" on all fours and I spanked his ass. Or when I took home a pair of underwear that he was playing with and trying on, or when I passed my first Cramps t-shirt down to my son, or when Lux put me in a headlock while singing The Crusher, or when I got into a fight at the Henry Fonda theater over a leather jacket I thought was Lux's but was too drunk to realize it wasn't. I have so many memories of the Cramps and I regret not getting to see them one last time. They have had such an impact on my life since the first day I heard them. The king of psychobilly is now with the king of the rock & roll guitar-Link Wray, what a show that would be! I will miss Lux forever...

Lux, gone but never to be forgotten. One of the greatest showmen of our time

Lux was the real deal. Saw him stage dive off the amps into the audience twenty-five years ago in Denver, he was wearing a jockstrap and high heels, amazing. I feel blessed to have experienced the whole scene. I love the Cramps' lyrics, its all so kitschy and serious, but not so at the same time. Lux was an amazing front man, just loved what he did, the Cramps were right up there with the Stooges, the Dolls, the Ramones...just absolute kick-ass punk rock music that's all about having a good time. He was an icon, I'll really miss him.

Sad news.
My biggest chapeau to the King from the black leather lagoon.
All my thougts are with Poison Ivy and their families.
Best, schw

When I heard the news I was so saddened The Cramps are one of my favorite bands, I saw them at The Roxy, The Unknowns opened for them, I can't believe it, Lux and Ivy came into my record store (Archaic Idiot) and Lux as soooo nice, my heart goes out to you Ivy, I know how much in love you both were, I used to see you together at the On club, back in the good ole days.....RIP....now I really need a New Kind of Kick

I grew up in a small town in southern Italy listening to underground music.
In 1993 I moved to London .
It ment work , freedom and above all live music. A dream i never took for granted.
It's 1994 and the cramps play the Brixton academy. I will never forget the magic of that night, the concert was so beautiful, electric and unforgettable.
Only now I realize how lucky i've been.
You're right Lux ," it's a good planet and good things can actually .. happen"
See you up there at some stage.

I used to see The Cramps play at the Mabuhay in San Francisco, early 80's, and later, at other venues. I loved them so! Still have an 'old 45 of "Human Fly." I still think "What's Inside a Girl" is one of the best satirical songs ever...
I'm so sorry to hear Lux passed. Ivy must be heartbroken.

I can't believe it. This is horrendously sad. I feel as though I've lost a member of my family. My thoughts are with Ivy (Kristy). Another original is gone. I'm truly heartbroken. Rest In Peace, (or what ever it is that you want to rest in...) Lux.
You will never, ever be forgotten.

First ron asheton, and now this!?

rock and roll is really dying-and not by mtv :(

The Pope of phychobilly is gone, but not forgotten....
Realy realy bad news...
r.i.p. human fly....

He bled on me, sweated on me, kicked me with spurs, and gave me his bottle of Bad Wine. He also gave me something to think about. When I got drunk and acted like an ass backstage he made me feel about half an inch tall - something that helped me finally quit drinking. Your bones will keep a rockin' Lux, and I will miss you more then I can possibly say. To Ivy, my heart goes out to you.

That sucks so bad. I was lucky enough to see them only twice in concert and they were my two favorite shows of all time. There will never be another like Lux.

Your'e gone but your sound lives on. We will always see you when we here you.

Bummed since I read about his death two days ago.
Memory: She took me to see Stephane Grappelli. I said, hey, he's pretty good.
I took her to see the Cramps: She said: Well, that's the first time I have seen full male frontal nudity on stage.

Didn't last too much longer after that.

Jetaway Dave

29/5/1984 Hammersmith Palais London,the most shocking,amazing,wild show i ever saw,jumped so much i was sick and could not stop after. Everytime i saw The Cramps Lux danced with death,he was superhuman and no band came close to the Rock n roll they performed. Figured something wasnt good while searching for news in January,whilst buying up Gorehound and Goo Goo Muck vinyls.Sincere Condolences to Poison Ivy and hope Her beautiful Guitar playing continues. One band i idolised yet never met,they were too cool to approach.....Check out the magazines by Savoy publishers UK-great pics and interviews. "PRIMITIVE THATS HOW I LIVE, AND I LOVE........."

wow.. what a shocker. i was 11 or 12 when i started jumping around on my bed listening to The Cramps. a true inspiration for me, i later became a singer for a band. one of the greatest performers and will sorely be missed - cheers Lux+all my best for your journey into the great unknown! -c.

It has taken me a while to be able to put into words how I feel about Lux's death.
Like many hardcore Cramps fans I have been a goo goo muck for a very long time.
26 of my 43 years have been musically consumed by Lux and Ivy. 7 times I waited
anxiously in front of the stage for Lux to walk out bend the mic stand into a pretzel,
look me in the eye and scream," You ain't no punk, you punk!!!!"

He was bigger than life to me on stage....A Godmonster from the end of the world,
A full-tilt non-stop It-Thing Hard on, Two fisted Gun Totin' Six-Shootin' Ringtailed Buckaroo!!
Lux was rock n' roll to me. He was Gene Vincent, Ghoulardi, and Caligula all rolled into one.
Off stage he was the kindest, most endearing, and genuine person I have ever met in the
music world. His musical influence is far reaching and will touch rock n' roll forever.

To Ivy: please know how many people love you and care about you. Keep rockin'
that Gretsch...like a bad girl should. Birthday love to you today 2/20.

This man -- made music.

Still upset weeks later. One of my Top5 gigs was Cramps/Fall double-header at Birmingham Uni England.Twas their 1st UK headlining Songs The Lord Taught Us tour with Bryan Gregory @ £1.50 ($4).They blew my mind..which I still can't find!!
Funniest story I heard was from my friends (Mr & Mrs Perfect Suburban Couple) who went to see The Police...guess who was supporting, on their 1st UK showing (I think). Well you can imagine the nicey-nice Police fans when a midnight bell tolled and hooded characters threw an old coffin onstage...well the rest you can guess...they played to a cleared house needless to say and I bet they loved it the more.
Lux and Bryan, time to get your freak on downstairs xxx

wow truly shocked and sad one of the greatest shows in my life early 90's at trenton nj's city gardens doing nitrous in the parking lot my best friend steven blessing the crowd as a card carrying reverend of the church of the subgenius and the show being truly amazing lux smashing his wine bottle and cutting his cat suit off with it then finishing the show naked except for the heels was realy lucky to see them play cbgbs 25'th year bash more subdued but amazing none the less now i know how elvis fans felt poison know the fans have u in there hearts and prayers you where an amazing couple on so many levels gonna go drink a nice bottle of red wine be happy i was lucky enough to have been part of something special no words can describe a cramps show rip lux

Sadly, this report is true. We'll have an official statement very soon.