The Cramps, punk rock band you say? The originators of Psychobilly you say? Kinda, sorta, but nah. The Cramps are purveyors of a plethora of pornographic punk pulchritude that, all rolled together, seems to have formed its own lifestyle that includes clothing, hair, glasses, shoes, cars, films, restaurants, books, and music– all referenced in not-so-secret messages in their songs
In his tragically short life, he careened through rockabilly, monster magazines, pulp novels, and exploitation films—including Ray Dennis Steckler’s Rat Pfink a Boo Boo.