With a voice called one of the most distinctive and recognizable in rock history, Richard Butler burst upon the scene in 1978 as lead singer and predominant songwriter of The Psychedelic Furs. Throughout their legendary 26-year history, The Furs earned a reputation as one of the most iconic forces to come out of the 80s post-punk, new wave era. The band charted big hits with "Love My Way," "Pretty In Pink," "Heaven," and "The Ghost In You," in all releasing seven studio albums on Columbia Records and spawning several compilations. The band continues to tour extensively and is planning to release its first new studio album in over a decade sometime next year.
Through it all, Butlers distinctive baritone became one of the 80s musical high points, often managing to be both introspective and aloof at the same time. It was quirky and darkly cynical faire that expressed the detachment of the times and the struggle of a new generation to find its place in the turbulent headwaters of what would later become the dawn of Information Age. Gaining fame as part of MTVs first wave of video artists, Butler led us through a time when the stale musical paradigms of the past were forever cast aside and replaced by the new rock of an angrier and faster world.
In 1994, Butler took a break from the Furs to form a new band called Love Spit Love. With a fresh new outlook, he met the challenge of connecting to a post-grunge music audience. The group recorded two successful albums and spawned a top ten Alternative radio hit with Am I Wrong. While with Love Spit Love, Butler recorded a highly acclaimed cover version of the classic Smiths song How Soon Is Now? Butlers version has been featured as the title song of the WBs smash hit series Charmed for the past seven seasons. Meanwhile, life continued on, and with the birth of his daughter in 1997, the artist who was once described as a wiser Johnny Rotten and an edgier David Bowie decided to concentrate on being a parent.
Most recently, Butler began collaborating with Jon Carin, an accomplished musician who has worked with Pink Floyd, Pete Townshend and Bryan Ferry. The result is a collection of songs thats an incredible melding of Butlers incisive lyrics and signature voice awash in Carins mysteriously captivating musical landscape. Butler says, "I've experienced quite a bit the last few years, both good and bad. Its changed me tremendously. These songs reflect all of it and because of that, they're some of the most personal and important songs I've ever done."