Richard

Born in Champaign, Ill USA, Richard had piano & trombone lessons by the age of nine, but the only instrument he really learned to play well was the guitar, which he picked up on his own. At the age of 11 his adventurous parents transported him to Ethiopia, where he went to any lengths necessary to obtain records by Pink Floyd, The Who, Led Zeppelin, and his all-time favourite, Yes.

Richard arrived in Canada in 1976, where he has lived ever since, other than a summer at Berklee College of Music and two years in San Francisco. There he recorded an all-original 4-song EP and played the same clubs as then unknowns Oingo Boingo and XTC. Back in Toronto since '81, Richard is a Queen St. veteran (Afraid to Dance/Shoulder to Shoulder) and a true Canadian road warrior who has played bars and clubs from British Columbia to Newfoundland (The Items, State of the Art, Bounty, At A Glance). Richard now also plays with Grey Matter.