Written by: Alex Green

Inger Lorre, the wildly charismatic singer of the band the Nymphs has died.

The New Jersey-born Lorre was 60.

The cause of death is believed to be cervical cancer, but that has yet to be confirmed.

The Nymphs got their start in 1985 and were initially managed by the Circle Jerks’ Keith Morris.

The band signed to Geffen in the early ’90s and immediately started accruing career highlights; Iggy Pop sang on their debut, they appeared in the James Spader/Rob Lowe film Bad Influence and they opened for Peter Murphy.

They had a reputation for being one of the most feral and unpredictable live bands around, with Lorre coming across like a mix of Darby Crash and Patti Smith.

One of the early iterations of the band featured Leaving Trains’ guitar player Sam Merrick.

The Nymphs’ debut is still regarded as an under-the-radar classic, and though they followed it up with an EP called The Practical Guide To Astral Projection, they never released another full-length album, calling it quits in 1992.

Lorre went on to record with Jeff Buckley, released a few solo albums, painted and appeared in the indie film Down And Out With The Dolls.

Late in 2016 the band reformed and in spite of a show at the Viper Room and the promise of new music, they imploded almost as quickly as they started and soon broke up again.