67-year-old Seattle music scene figure and Kurt Cobain biographer Charles R. Cross passed away.

67-year-old Charles R. Cross, a renowned Seattle music scene figure, and Kurt Cobain biographer has passed away. Known for his passion in celebrating and chronicling the global renaissance that started with the Seattle music scene, Cross was the founder of the Bruce Springsteen fanzine Backstreets and authored multiple books, including a biography on Kurt Cobain and a Bruce Springsteen biography. His work in the music industry spanned several decades, and his coverage of Seattle's grunge scene during his time at The Rocket was particularly notable.