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Lexington, Kentucky
Richard Lester Meyers, better known by his stage name Richard Hell, is an American singer, songwriter, bass guitarist and writer. Richard Hell was an innovator of punk music and fashion. He was one of the first to spike his hair and wear torn, cut and drawn-on shirts, often held together with safety pins.
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- You Don't Know Ivan Julian — Self2020
- Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers — Self2017
- Wild Thing — Self2012
- Punk Revolution NYC — Himself2012
- Oil City Confidential — Self2009
- Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB — Self2009
- NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell — Self2007
- Llik Your Idols — Himself2007
- Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk — Self2007
- Ramones: We're Outta Here! — Self2004
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1962-09-06
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Richard Hell and the Voidoids (A.K.A. The Voidoids) was an American punk band from the first wave of punk rock, fronted by Richard Hell (born Richard Meyers), a former member of the Neon Boys, Television and the Heartbreakers. Formed in New York City, at various times the band included influential guitarist Robert Quine, Ivan Julian, Naux Maciel, former Contortions and The Raybeats guitarist Jody Harris, Golden Palominos leader Anton Fier, and future Ramones member Marc Bell (Marky Ramone). <a
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lester
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lexington
- Spouse
- Patty Smyth
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Sire
- Official website
- www.richardhell.com
- Image
- Richard Hell 3 by David Shankbone.jpg
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- Richard Hell
- date of birth
- 1949-10-02
- writing language
- English language
- Commons Creator page
- Richard Hell
- start of work period
- 1973-00-00
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- name in native language
- Richard Meyers
- floruit
- 1987-01-01
- birth name
- Richard Lester Meyers
- member of
- Richard Hell and the Voidoids
- pseudonym
- Richard Hell
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
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2 objects attributed to Richard Hell, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Richard Meyers (Lexington, Kentucky, Estados Unidos; 2 de octubre de 1949), más conocido como Richard Hell, es un cantante, compositor, bajista y escritor reconocido mundialmente por haber sido el líder de la influyente banda de la primera ola del punk The Voidoids, el bajista del grupo proto-punk Television, y bajista y vocalista de The Heartbreakers, de estos dos últimos durante un breve período. Hell suele ser considerado como el primer músico en utilizar la imagen punk del cabello en punta, la ropa destrozada y los alfileres de gancho para sostenerla. De hecho, Malcolm McLaren, el mánager de Sex Pistols, ha admitido que el look y la actitud de Richard Hell fue lo que le inspiró a su tienda de ropa y en la imagen conflictiva de los Pistols. "Malcom McLaren, que había sido el representante de los New York Dolls y luego lo sería para los Sex Pistols, vio a Richard Hell durante su estancia en Nueva York y quedó fuertemente impactado por su imagen. Inmediatamente, le ofreció llevarlo al Reino Unido para que desarrollara su carrera allí pero Hell se negó." Desde los años 1980, Hell se ha dedicado principalmente a escribir, publicando dos novelas y participando como crítico cinematográfico en la revista BlackBook entre 2004 y 2006.
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