Charles R. Cross

Charles R. Cross is the author of eight books including Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock ‘N’ Roll, a memoir written with Ann and Nancy Wilson, just out from Harper Collins. Cross was Editor of The Rocket, the Seattle music magazine, from 1986 through 2000. He lives near Seattle and writes for numerous magazines and newspapers.

Recent Articles

September 26, 2012 | by Charles R. Cross

Wolf at the Door

Reignwolf—the rabid, guitar-mauling alter ego of Jordan Cook—is this year’s most talked-about Seattle musician. After two decades in music, will the Wolf lead to...
November 23, 2009 | by Charles R. Cross

A Good Story

Hemingway's Curse At a recent symposium I attended, the talk backstage among my fellow authors included the usual chatter about movie options, overly aggressive...
November 1, 2008 | by Charles R. Cross

About an Olympia Boy

Still six years away from making himself an immortal celebrity martyr, Kurt Cobain lived with his girlfriend in a tiny $137.50-a-month apartment, shaping the...
May 1, 2008 | by Charles R. Cross

Here (Again) Are the Sonics

When the Greatest Rock Band Ever goes back into the studio after forty years, the raw, eardrum-splitting sound is, astoundingly . . . the same. Illustration by...