Editing Chris Cross (section)

=== Tiger Lily and Ultravox ===
After his time at college he returned to London to apply at the [[Royal College of Art]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=August |date=2 April 2024 |title=Chris Cross, Ultravox bassist and "Vienna" co-writer, dies at 71 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-04-02/chris-cross-ultravox-bassist-and-vienna-co-writer-dies-at-71 |url-access=subscription |access-date=7 April 2024 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |archive-date=6 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406154148/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-04-02/chris-cross-ultravox-bassist-and-vienna-co-writer-dies-at-71 |url-status=live}}</ref> Meanwhile, after answering an advertisement, the band [[Tiger Lily (band)|Tiger Lily]] was created in 1974, with the founding members consisting of Cross (then identified as Chris St. John),<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fu |first=Eddie |date=2 April 2024 |title=Chris Cross, Ultravox Bassist, Dead at 71 |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/chris-cross-ultravox-bassist-dead-151436086.html |access-date=8 April 2024 |work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]] |publisher=[[Yahoo News]] |archive-date=8 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408133414/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/chris-cross-ultravox-bassist-dead-151436086.html |url-status=live}}</ref> singer [[John Foxx|Dennis Leigh]], guitarist [[Stevie Shears]], drummer [[Warren Cann]], and violinist/keyboardist [[Billy Currie]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Rigotti |first=Alex |date=2 April 2024 |title=Midge Ure pays tribute to Ultravox bassist Chris Cross, who has died aged 71 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/midge-ure-pays-tribute-to-ultravox-bassist-chris-cross-who-has-died-aged-71-3612067 |access-date=8 April 2024 |website=[[NME]]|archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403065408/https://www.nme.com/news/music/midge-ure-pays-tribute-to-ultravox-bassist-chris-cross-who-has-died-aged-71-3612067 |url-status=live}}</ref> After playing gigs from 1974 to 1976, in the latter year the band renamed themselves Ultravox! and signed to [[Island Records]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Ewing |first=Jerry |date=2 April 2024 |title=Ultravox bassist Chris Cross has died, aged 71 |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/ultravox-bassist-chris-cross-has-died-aged-71 |access-date=8 April 2024 |website=Louder Sound |archive-date=8 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408021524/https://www.loudersound.com/news/ultravox-bassist-chris-cross-has-died-aged-71 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite magazine |last=Reilly |first=Nick |date=2 April 2024 |title=Chris Cross: Ultravox star and 'Vienna' writer dead at 71 |url=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/news/chris-cross-ultravox-star-and-vienna-writer-dead-at-71-38307/ |access-date=8 April 2024 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-date=8 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408021527/https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/news/chris-cross-ultravox-star-and-vienna-writer-dead-at-71-38307/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1979, after three commercially unsuccessful but influential albums – ''[[Ultravox! (album)|Ultravox!]]'' (1977), ''[[Ha!-Ha!-Ha!]]'' (1977) and ''[[Systems of Romance]]'' (1978) – original vocalist John Foxx and guitarist [[Robin Simon]], who had replaced Stevie Shears a year before, left Ultravox.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 February 2009 |title=Monumental: A history of Ultravox |url=https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/monumental-a-history-of-ultravox |access-date=8 April 2024 |website=Record Collector Magazine |archive-date=8 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408021521/https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/monumental-a-history-of-ultravox |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Connor |first=Roisin |date=2 April 2024 |title=Ultravox star who co-wrote hit Vienna dies aged 71 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/chris-cross-ultravox-death-vienna-midge-ure-b2521937.html |access-date=8 April 2024 |website=[[The Independent]] |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404214824/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/chris-cross-ultravox-death-vienna-midge-ure-b2521937.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Midge Ure]] joined Ultravox in 1979, and the band released their commercially successful ''[[Vienna (album)|Vienna]]'' album a year later.<ref name=":2" /> By that time Cross and Ure were close friends; they together directed music videos such as [[Bananarama]]'s "[[Shy Boy]]" and "The Telephone Always Rings" by [[Fun Boy Three]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lindores |first=Mark |title=Vienna Ultravox |url=https://www.classicpopmag.com/wp-content/uploads/epub_importer/data/clap/clap_20200227_195870/ops/article_32-1.xml |access-date=8 April 2024 |website=[[Classic Pop Magazine]] |archive-date=8 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408021522/https://www.classicpopmag.com/wp-content/uploads/epub_importer/data/clap/clap_20200227_195870/ops/article_32-1.xml |url-status=live}}</ref> The band then produced another few successful albums: ''[[Rage in Eden]]'' (1981), ''[[Quartet (Ultravox album)|Quartet]]'' (1982), ''[[Monument (Ultravox album)|Monument]]'' (1983) and ''[[Lament (Ultravox album)|Lament]]'' (1984).<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Monument – Ultravox {{!}} Album |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/monument-mw0000059368 |access-date=8 April 2024 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |archive-date=27 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527085932/https://www.allmusic.com/album/monument-mw0000059368 |url-status=live}}</ref> After ''[[U-Vox]]'', a studio album released in 1986, Cross left Ultravox in 1989 and pursued a career as a [[psychotherapist]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=16 September 1989 |title=Huddersfield-born star reveals band split |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/huddersfield-daily-examiner-huddersield/144993378/ |access-date=8 April 2024 |work=[[Huddersfield Daily Examiner]] |location=Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England |page=15 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |archive-date=8 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408133501/https://www.newspapers.com/article/huddersfield-daily-examiner-huddersield/144993378/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Before Cross's departure, Ure had also left the band to perform as a solo artist before rejoining, but Cross noted the band "fell apart" after Ure rejoined, also stating "it was like everyone lost interest".<ref name=":0" />