Alex Warren Explains Why He Loves It When Fans Have Him Autograph Their Dead Parents’ Ashes
He also revealed that his Grammys mishap turned out to be "the best night of my life."
Alex Warren's fanbase is not your typical one. During an interview with Rolling Stone for their Musicians on Musicians issue, the TikTok star and singer revealed that his supporters often bring their deceased parents' ashes to his concerts for him to autograph. In the article published on October 20, Warren shared that it would likely make "many" other artists "uncomfortable," but not him.
"I love it," he said. "You get to keep that person alive with every conversation and you have this beautiful memory. You can't control loss, you can't control grief, but you can control how you react to it."
Warren has a personal connection to this idea, as his father passed away from kidney cancer when he was just 9 and his mother died in 2021. While this bond deepens his relationship with his listeners, it can also make negative comments more painful. "If someone hates on me or my music, sadly that is me," Warren told Moroney. "Someone’s like, 'I hate this song.
It’s bland, and it says nothing.' I was like, 'F–k, I wrote that song about my dead dad, a–hole.'" He acknowledged that reading everything written about himself can make him numb to criticism but still finds it difficult to hear, "I hate this song." Warren explained that his entire music career has been focused on healing his childhood self, and he believes his music has helped others going through similar struggles.
He was also a best new artist nominee at the 2025 Grammys, where he experienced a technical issue during his performance of "Ordinary," which he described as "the best night of my life."
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