Richard Fortus
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Richard Fortus (born November 17, 1966) is a professional guitarist who has shown his capabilities as a member of the re-formed Psychedelic Furs, which carried on from his project work in Love Spit Love.
Through 'Psychedelic Furs' Fortus originally formed a partnership with Richard Butler. This partnership continued to work well with his involvement in the band Love Spit Love.
Richard Fortus is now a member of Guns N' Roses, replacing Axl Rose's childhood friend Paul Tobias. In Guns N' Roses, Richard plays both rhythm and lead guitar. Axl is very pleased with Richard's work and has said, "He's an amazing lead player and very technically skilled. He really likes the pocket that Brain sets and the two of them click with Tommy so we finally have the real deal rhythm section, as Richard is a proven professional. Basically, Richard's the guy that we always were looking for."
According to rumors, Tommy Stinson is the one who recommended Fortus.
On November 5, 2005, Richard's wife, Jen Fortus, gave birth to a baby daughter. Her name is Paisley Piper Fortus.
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| Preceded by Paul Tobias |
Guns N' Roses Rhythm Guitarist 2002 – present |
Incumbent |
| Guns N' Roses |
| Axl Rose | Dizzy Reed | Robin Finck | Tommy Stinson | Chris Pitman | Bryan Mantia | Richard Fortus | Ron Thal | Frank Ferrer |
| Former Members: Ole Beich | Rob Gardner | Tracii Guns | Steven Adler | Izzy Stradlin | Gilby Clarke | Slash | Matt Sorum | Duff McKagan | Josh Freese | Paul Tobias | Buckethead |
| Discography |
| Albums: Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide | Appetite for Destruction | G N' R Lies | Use Your Illusion I | Use Your Illusion II | The Spaghetti Incident? | Use Your Illusion | Live Era: '87-'93 | Greatest Hits | Chinese Democracy |
| Related articles |
| Use Your Illusion Tour | Adler's Appetite | Neurotic Outsiders | Slash's Snakepit | Velvet Revolver | UZI Suicide |
