Craig Michael Lee attended California Institute of the Arts in Santa Clarita, California. He went on to play guitar in Los Angeles-area punk rock bands, including The Bags and Boneheads with Alice Bag. He also worked as a music critic and reported on the underground punk music scene, contributing articles to Flip Side fanzine, LA Weekly and the Los Angeles Times. His work documenting the music scene culminated in co-authoring the book Hardcore California: A History of Punk and New Wave (1983). In the book, Gay L.A., Stuart Timmons discusses Lee's experience as an openly gay musician and the harassment he received for his homosexuality. Timmons argues that Lee was a part of a queer punk culture that would have an influence on the Los Angeles punk scene by challenging conventional notions of sex and sexuality. Lee wrote and performed "Fist Funk," introducing some audiences to fisting and BDSM practices.

Lee died of complications from AIDS in 1991.

Sources:

Faderman, Lillian, and Stuart Timmons. Gay L.A.: A History of Sexual Outlaws, Power Politics, and Lipstick Lesbians. New York: Basic, 2006. pp 250-255.

Obituary, "Craig Lee; Major Figure in L.A. Underground Rock Music Scene," Los Angeles Times, October 11, 1991.