Cameron Crowe Overview

Born in Palm Springs, California, Cameron Crowe began writing profiles and news stories about rock artists for Rolling Stone magazine at 15. After cutting high school to go on the road with Led Zeppelin for an article, he'd proved his writing chops to his editors. When they wanted a story about "The Kids"—the youngsters currently eating up the day's music scene, Crowe was assigned the task of writing and researching the piece. Crowe then spent much of 1979 at a high school, taking notes... See All