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THE CRAMPS Singer LUX INTERIOR Dead At 62

February 4, 2009

Lux Interior, lead singer of THE CRAMPS, passed away this morning at 4:30 a.m. PST due to an existing heart condition at Glendale Memorial Hospital in Glendale, California. He was 62 years old.

Lux has been an inspiration and influence to millions of artists and fans around the world. He and wife Poison Ivy's contributions with THE CRAMPS have had an immeasurable impact on modern music.

THE CRAMPS emerged from the original New York punk scene of CBGB and Max's Kansas City, with a singular sound and iconography. Their distinct take on rockabilly and surf along with their midnight movie imagery reminded us all just how exciting, dangerous, vital and sexy rock and roll should be and has spawned entire subcultures.

Interior, whose real name was Erick Lee Purkhiser, was born October 21, 1946 in Ohio. He met Ivy in 1972 and started the band shortly thereafter.

According to Billboard.com, THE CRAMPS released fourteen albums over the course of their career. Their latest, 2004's "How To Make a Monster", sold 11,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Their best-selling album, 1984's "Bad Music for Bad People", has sold 95,000 copies.

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