He has a guest room decorated with framed gold records. But there’s one wall that’s just painted black. Why? “I wanted to see what the void felt like,” he once joked. It’s because he likes mood lighting. Very rock star. Very weird.
See 'Yacht Rock' star Christopher Cross live in San Antonio
And guess what? He keeps a ukelele in the bathroom. For “emergency jams.”
Why Does This Matter?
Because Christopher Cross is a one-hit wonder who isn’t a one-hit wonder. He wrote songs for other artists. He won Oscars and Emmys. But people still ask: “Where’s your beach house?”
He doesn’t have one. He has a humble house in a quiet Austin neighborhood, with donkeys for neighbors and a studio in the back. The man is unbothered.
So next time you hear “Sailing,” don’t picture a tropical island. Picture a silver Honda CR-V, a painted kitchen cabinet, and a Grammy collection gathering dust. That’s real life.
And honestly? That’s better than any yacht.
