Editing Robbin Crosby (section)

===With Ratt===
Crosby was one of the original members of the [[San Diego]] rock band [[Mickey Ratt]], later to be rechristened simply ''[[Ratt]]''. He would end up co-writing many of Ratt's songs, including "[[Round and Round (Ratt song)|Round and Round]]", "[[Wanted Man (Ratt song)|Wanted Man]]" and "[[Lay It Down (Ratt song)|Lay It Down]]". The album ''[[Out of the Cellar]]'' went to triple platinum based on "Round and Round".<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=bMBf3TYZigQC&q=%22Robbin+Crosby%22+died+OR+death+OR+dead&pg=PA476 The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Turkey Bacon Sandwiches] By Jeremy Simmonds. p. 476.</ref>

Crosby was dating actress [[Tawny Kitaen]] at the time he joined Ratt, and she appears on the album covers of both the ''[[Ratt (EP)|Ratt EP]]'' (1983) and ''[[Out of the Cellar]]'' (1984). Crosby and Kitaen broke up in 1984 after a six-year relationship.<ref>[https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/robbin-crosby-general-biography.1622298/post-20658755 The Gear Page]</ref>

In the coming years, Crosby would buy a home in the [[Hollywood Hills]] of Los Angeles. He married Playboy Playmate [[Laurie Carr]] in 1987; they divorced in 1991. They had no children.

Crosby's solos were blues-based, as he drew inspiration from [[Jimi Hendrix]], which gave Ratt melodic flavors.<ref name="Rock and Roll True Stories, 2022">[https://rockandrolltruestories.com/tragic-death-of-robbin-crosby/ Rock and Roll True Stories, 2022]</ref> His style was at odds with shredding style of fellow Ratt guitarist [[Warren DeMartini]], but their two styles also complemented each other, differentiating Ratt from other west coast [[glam rock]] bands. Feeling "overshadowed" by DeMartini, Crosby began "self-medicating with drugs and alcohol," which led to a crippling heroin addiction.<ref name="Rock and Roll True Stories, 2022"/>

As Ratt stepped in{{clarify|date=April 2024}} the studio in 1990, Crosby entered rehab.<ref name="Rock and Roll True Stories, 2022"/> According to Crosby's brother-in-law, the guitarist was also addicted to cocaine and "other stuff" and was repeatedly in and out of rehab.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/12/arts/robbin-crosby-42-a-guitarist-with-heavy-metal-group-ratt.html New York Times, June 12, 2002]</ref>