Richey James Edwards - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Born on December 22, 1967, I attended Oakdale Comprehensive and later (1986-1989) University of Wales Swansea where I graduated with a 2:1 degree in history. I have one sister named Rachel.In the beginning I was basically the driver and roadie for the Manics, but after Flicker the bass guitarist left, I stepped in. More often than not I was miming on the guitar, but I was, along with bassist Nicky Wire, the lyricist of the band, and I wrote approximately 75% of the lyrics on The Holy Bible, whereas before this, Nicky and I wrote roughly 50% each. we are both credited for the lyrics of all the songs up until my disappearance, while the songs I alone wrote the lyrics for on Everything Must Go are credited only to him.1991 saw me gain notoriety when, on May 15, NME journalist Steve Lamacq questioned the Manics' seriousness at the Norwich Arts Centre. In response, I took out a razor blade and carved "4 Real" into my forearm. The injury required a trip to the hospital where I received seventeen stitches.I suffer severe bouts of depression and often self-harm mainly by stubbing out cigarettes on my body and cutting myself. my problems with eating and alcohol were well known, and I was, according to Nicky Wire, "on the verge of anorexia" when I was at my worst. After the release of the third album The Holy Bible, I checked into The Priory psychiatric hospital, missing out on some of the promotional work for the album and forcing the band to appear as a three piece at the Reading Festival.After coming out of the hospital I toured Europe with the Manics, Suede, and Therapy? for what was to be the last time. my last gig was at the London Astoria on the 21st December 1994. It ended with the manics infamously smashing their set up completely and tearing the lights down, prompted by my violent destruction of my guitar during the end of an explosive, anthemic performance of "You Love Us". a.redlink:hover { font-family:comic s

My Interests

Literature, Political history, Music, BOOKS: SMALL CRYPT WARNINGS/SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER/BABY DOLL - Tennessee Williams GO ASK ALICE - Anon THE BELL JAR - Sylvia Plath SEASON IN HELL - Rimbaud JUNKY - William Burroughs MYTH OF SISYPHUS/THE OUTSIDER/THE FALL/THE PLAGUE - Albert Camus THE BOY LOOKED AT JOHNNY - Burchill&Parsons MYSTERY TRAIN - Greil Marcus AWOP - Nik Cohn CROSSTOWN TRAFFIC - O Murray ELVIS - LAST 48 HOURS/LIVES OF LENNON - Goldman 1984 - George Orwell LOLITA - Nabokov THE FIRE NEXTIME/ANOTHER COUNTRY - James Baldini BORSTAL BOY - Beliar LESS THAN ZERO/AMERICAN PSYCHO - Brett Easton Ellis LORD OF THE FLIES/THE INHERITOR - Golding PRICK UP YOUR EARS - John Lahr ONE FLEW OVER THE COCKOO'S NEST - Ken Kesey BRAVE NEW WORLD - Huxley DESOLATION ANGELS - Jack Kerouac DICE MAN - Luke Rhinehart INVISIBLE MAN - Ellison CATCHER IN THE RYE - J.D. Salinger BIRDY/PRIDE - Wharton NAMOI - Junichiro Tanazaki NO LONGER HUMAN - Osamu Dazai THE TRIAL/METAMORPHOSIS - Franz Kafka FRISK - Cooper NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND - Dostoevsky BERNICE BOBS HER HAIR - F.Scott Fitzgerald BLACK RAIN - Masuji Ibuse THIRST FOR LOVE - Mishima DORIAN GRAY - Oscar Wilde MIRACLE OF THE ROSE - Genet CRASH/ATROCITY EXHIBITION - J.G Ballard BLOWN AWAY - Hotchrer KNOTS - R.D Laing UNDER THE VOLCANO - Lowry WASTELAND - T.S Elliot TORTURE GARDEN - Mirbeau RUNAWAY SOUL - Brodke THE LOST SOUL - Alan JacksonPOETRY BY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: Philip Larkin Primo Levi Blake Sassoons

I'd like to meet:

Albert Camus, Philip Larkin, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Kurt Cobain, Ian Curtis, Sylvia Plath, J.D. Salinger, Winston Churchill, Mitch Camus, Chris Robinson, Meg Ryan, Twiggy, Kylie, Natalie Woods, Rachel Roberts, Martin Luther King, Van Gogh, Jean Paul Sartre.

Music:

Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Mcarthy, Sex Pistols, Joy Division, The Clash, The Faces, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Public Enemy, The Black Crowes,GunsN'Roses, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, The smiths.
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Movies:

Rumblefish, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Taxi Driver, The Treasure of The Sierra Madre, Betty Blue, Quadrophenia, DOA, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Repulsion, Meantime, Where the Buffalo Roam, Watership Down, The Apartment, Thelma & Louise, Stardust, Carrie, Apocalypse Now, Being There, Days of Wine and Roses.

Books:

The Pursuit of Loneliness - Philip Slater, Workhouse Donkey - John Arden, Balls to the Wall - Nik Cohn, SMALL CRYPT WARNINGS/ SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER/ BABY DOLL - Tennessee WilliamsGO ASK ALICE - AnonTHE BELL JAR - Sylvia PlathSEASON IN HELL - RimbaudJUNKY - William BurroughsMYTH OF SISYPHUS/ THE OUTSIDER/ THE FALL/ THE PLAGUE - Albert CamusPOETRY BY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING :Philip Larkin Primo Levi Blake Sassoons THE BOY LOOKED AT JOHNNY - Burchill + ParsonsMYSTERY TRAIN - Greil MarcusAWOP - Nik CohnCROSSTOWN TRAFFIC - O MurrayELVIS- LAST 48 HOURS/ LIVES OF LENNON - Goldman1984 - George OrwellLOLITA - NabokovTHE FIRE NEXTIME / ANOTHER COUNTRY - James BaldiniBORSTAL BOY - BeliarLESS THAN ZERO/ AMERICAN PSYCHO - Brett Easton EllisLORD OF THE FLIES/ THE INHERITOR - GoldingPRICK UP YOUR EARS - John LahrONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST - Ken KeseyBRAVE NEW WORLD - HuxleyDESOLATION ANGELS - Jack KerouacDICE MAN - Luke RhinehartINVISIBLE MAN - EllisonCATCHER IN THE RYE - J. D. SalingerBIRDY/ PRIDE - WhartonNAOMI - Junichiro TanazakiNO LONGER HUMAN - Osamu DazaiTHE TRIAL / METAMORPHOSIS - Franz KafkaFRISK - CooperNOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND - DostoevskyBERNICE BOBS HER HAIR - F. Scott FitzgeraldBLACK RAIN - IbuseTHIRST FOR LOVE - MishimaDORIAN GRAY - Oscar WildeMIRACLE OF THE ROSE - GenetCRASH/ ATROCITY EXHIBITION - J.G. BallardBLOWN AWAY - HotchrerKNOTS - R D LaingUNDER THE VOLCANO - LowryWASTELAND - T S ElliotTORTURE GARDEN - MirbeauRUNAWAY SOUL - BrodkeTHE LOST SOUL - Alan Jackson

Heroes:

Camus, Rimbaud, Dante, Kenneth Rexroth, Socrates, Homer, Kerouac, Ginsberg, Bret Easton Ellis, Philip Larkin, Greil Marcus, George Orwell, Dylan Thomas, Zola, Alan Sillitoe, William Wharton, Sylvia Plath, Hart Crane, Tennessee Williams, S E Hinton, Shirley Maclaine, Jodie Foster, Meg Ryan, Melanie Griffith, Steve Tyler, Eddie Van Halen, Keith Richards, Twiggy, Rachel Roberts, Richard Burton, Lee Remick, Kylie, Ione Skye, Diane Lane, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Anne Bancroft, Martin Luther King, Tim Napalm.

My Blog

Holy Bible 2!!!

Thanks to my very good friend miss Lilian Mazzy xx She informed me about there being an article in this week's NME Magazine about the manics apparently writing a holy bible 2!! good news eh? well me l...
Posted by Richey James Edwards on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:06:00 PST

It Breaths

Silence builds an awful wreckage of a girlIt feeds on loneliness and creates a voidGray shadows haunt and torment and tortureA teenager is stricken and destroyedThere is no sound of laughter or happin...
Posted by Richey James Edwards on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:48:00 PST

Warped and twisted

Harsh words & violent blowsHidden secrets nobody knowsEyes are open, hands are fistedDeep inside I'm warped & twistedSo many tricks & so many liesToo many whens & too many whysNobody's...
Posted by Richey James Edwards on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:40:00 PST

F.U.C.K

Have you ever curled yourself Around a razor blade because The cold bite and sharpened Tang were all you could feel And it was better than Feeling nothing?I pull it around me like a cloak And watch yo...
Posted by Richey James Edwards on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 06:10:00 PST

Self ( )

You take it, and you take it And you learn, You learn all too well, So that later, when there's nobody to dish it out, You can punch yourself in the gut And take it some more. The best part is, With ...
Posted by Richey James Edwards on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 05:54:00 PST

Christmas uncheer

Across the country the party season is in full swing as revellers make the most of the festivities. But not everyone is having such a good time. Organisations such as the Samaritans believe that ove...
Posted by Richey James Edwards on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 04:50:00 PST

Interview March 1991

Date Mar 1991 Type Text Source NME Interviewees James, Nicky, Richey & Sean Notes Interviewed by Steven Wells. Transcribed by Trevor (Not Trevor). Interview Manic On The Streets Of Lond...
Posted by Richey James Edwards on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 05:37:00 PST

NEW!!!

Richey Edwards 1968 - Disappeared 1995 Richey was the lyricist and lead singer of the Manic Street Preachers "Richey's always been very aware of the myths surrounding groups. And the bad thing is, yo...
Posted by Richey James Edwards on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 05:29:00 PST

Tourettes

F95 Tic Disorders The predominant manifestation in these syndromes is some form of tic. A tic is an involuntary, rapid, recurrent, non-rhythmic motor movement (usually involving circumscribed muscle g...
Posted by Richey James Edwards on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:59:00 PST

The s.c.u.m manifesto

SCUM (Society for Cutting Up Men) Manifesto by Valerie Solanas Life in this society being, at best, an utter bore and no aspect of society being at all relevant to women, there remains to civic-minded...
Posted by Richey James Edwards on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 10:01:00 PST