“Charley was the coolest rock litterati bookworm to ever be lucky enough to know.” Music writer Charles R. Cross, author of definitive Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix and Heart biographies, dead at 67

Charles R. Cross.

Charles R. Cross, the acclaimed author of definitive biographies of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Heart and more has passed away, aged 67.

A writer for Rolling Stone, Spin, Creem and numerous other media outlets, Cross was perhaps best known globally for his Kurt Cobain biography Heavier Than Heaven, first published in 2001. He had documented the Seattle music scene for years as Editor of the city's music magazine The Rocket. Cross also drew praise for his insightful Hendrix biography Room Full of Mirrors and his best-selling Heart biography Kicking and Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock & Roll, co-written with the band's Ann and Nancy Wilson.