Richard Hell

Musician + Singer + Songwriter

Male

Born Oct 2, 1949

Age 63

Hometown United States

Richard Hell is a 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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Toyota - NBC Concert Series Featuringbig & Rich Held in Rockerfeller Center New York City 06-01-2...

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Romance

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Patty Smyth
Dated 1985 - 1987
Cyrinda Foxe
Fling 1977
Sabel Starr

Dated 1975
Nancy Spungen
Dated 1975

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'Like A Television Tune With A Rick Springfield Refrain'
Huffington Post - Mar 11, 2013

The Virgins, "Strike Gently" (Cult Records/Frenchkiss Label Group) The best thing about the New York quartet The Virgins is Donald Cummings' adept angular guitar playing. In spots it's pleasantly reminiscent of Richard Hell's inventive work in Television, or even the David Byrne/Jerry Harrison combination in Talking Heads – and it's clear there's a post-punk New York aesthetic that The Virgins are mining. It is, after all, their hometown. ...
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Sanjay Sanghoee: Fantasy Cliff: Debunking The Biggest Myths About The Bush Tax Cuts And The Rich
Huffington Post - Nov 30, 2012

Over the past few weeks there has been plenty of posturing by both Republicans and Democrats on the issue of the fiscal cliff, an unholy basket of spending cuts and tax hikes slated to go into effect in 2013, but no amount of posturing by our politicians can compare to the hand-wringing by wealthy Americans over the issue of higher taxes for them (or more accurately, the expiration of the Bush tax cuts, which they have enjoyed for a while now.) I can certainly understand the anxi...
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The New Digital And Video Release From Marty Thau’s Red Star Is The Hilarious ‘everybody Loves You When You’re Dead,’ By Lola Dutronic
Roanoke.com - Aug 28, 2012

facebook.com/richard.citroen.9 Marty Thau, the Roanoke resident whose past life was deeply intertwined with the New York Dolls, the Ramones, Blondie, Richard Hell and more, is still doing cool stuff in the music business. His revived Red Star label, which deals with digital music, has released a video for the earwormy Lola Dutronic song, “Everybody Loves You When You’re Dead,” which demystifies several rockers — John Lennon, Side Vicious, Amy Winehouse ...
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Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins To Play Cbgb Movie’s Iggy Pop
Blast Magazine - Jun 05, 2012

Drummer Taylor Hawkins’ penchant for onstage chest-baring has apparently come in handy: the wiry, blond-haired Foo Fighter (whose acting skills are showcased in many of the group’s music videos) has been reportedly cast in the upcoming movie about the legendary New York club as – who else? – Iggy Pop. Malin Ackerman (The Proposal) has also reportedly joined on, taking on the role of Blondie’s Debbie Harry alongside (Sting’s daughter) Mickey Sumner’s Patti Smith and John Galecki, of The ...
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1949 Birth Born on October 2, 1949.

TWENTIES

1971 21 Years Old 1 More Event

They began publishing books and magazines but decided to go their separate ways in 1971, after which Hell created and published Dot Books. … Read More

1975 25 Years Old Hell started playing his song "Blank Generation" during his stint in Television. In 1975, Hell parted ways with Television after a dispute over creative control. … Read More

1976 26 Years Old A year later, in early 1976, Hell quit The Heartbreakers and started Richard Hell & the Voidoids with Robert Quine, Ivan Julian and Marc Bell. … Read More

THIRTIES

1985 35 Years Old Hell was married to Scandal's Patty Smyth for two years, 1985–86, and they have a daughter, Ruby.

FORTIES

1996 46 Years Old 1 More Event

Hell also co-wrote and sang lead vocals on the song "Never Mind" by The Heads, a 1996 collaborative effort between three former members of Talking Heads.

FIFTIES

2002 52 Years Old Hell married Sheelagh Bevan in 2002 and lives with her in the East Village, New York City.

2003 53 Years Old Hell's archive of his manuscripts, tapes, correspondence (written and email), journals, and other documents of his life was purchased for $50,000 by New York University's Fales library in 2003. … Read More

2007 57 Years Old Hell had a non-speaking cameo role as Madonna's murdered boyfriend in Susan Seidelman's 1985 Desperately Seeking Susan.) In 2007 he began making a movie which he wrote and acts in as well as directs.

2009 59 Years Old Also in 2009, Richard Hell gave his blessing to the public access program Pancake Mountain to create an animated music video for "The Kid With The Replaceable Head". … Read More

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