Alex Warren Says Fans Bring Their Dead Parents' Ashes for Him to Sign

Alex Warren signs the ashes of dead parents at his concerts, and he says he loves it.

The 26-year-old singer described the ritual in a conversation with Megan Moroney for Rolling Stone's Musicians on Musicians issue published Oct. 20. Fans bring their dead parents' ashes to his shows for him to sign, he said Billboard.

Some arrive with an urn. Others arrive with a bag. Warren said fans put ashes in an urn or in a bag and bring them to his show to have him sign them.

He said signing a loved one's ashes would make a lot of other artists uncomfortable. He does not feel that way. He welcomes it.

Warren has spoken openly about losing both of his parents. His father died of kidney cancer when Warren was 9 years old. His mother died in 2021.

That history has shaped how fans recognise him. They do not just bring posters and vinyl to be signed. They bring remains, and a request to share a moment of grief.

It has already happened on stage. At his Cincinnati concert last October, he signed a plastic baggie filled with a fan's dead father's ashes, according to a review of the show Cincinnati.com. He performed that night while battling an allergic reaction.

What makes this stand out is how directly he connects it to his own loss. He does not treat the signings as odd. He treats them as familiar.

The interview comes after a breakout run on the charts. His song 'Ordinary' topped the Billboard Hot 100, the US singles chart, for 10 weeks. His debut album You'll Be Alright, Kid climbed to No. 5 on the Billboard 200, the US albums chart, in August 2025, while his 2026 follow-up Wildchild peaked at No. 2.

Warren was a best new artist nominee at the Grammys, where he performed 'Ordinary'. Technical issues threw off his timing during the performance. He still called it "the best night of my life," a line he repeated to Moroney in the Rolling Stone feature Rolling Stone.