Richard Butler (singer)

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Richard Butler
Richard Butler in 2006
Background information

Richard Lofthouse Butler (born on 5 June 1956, in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England) is lead singer of the Psychedelic Furs, which he formed in 1977 along with his brother Tim Butler and guitarist John Ashton.[1]

In the 1990s he became the founder and vocalist of Love Spit Love (but by 2000 he said Love Spit Love had "gone into remission".[2]). His work with Love Spit Love can be most notably heard on the hit syndicated television show "Charmed". A truncated version of LSL's cover of The Smiths' hit song "How Soon Is Now" - recorded for The Craft soundtrack - plays during the "Charmed" opening credits. He also sang backing vocals, on a song by the American band Sponge.[3]

In 2001, The Psychedelic Furs reformed after a decade long hiatus, and have toured America, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia since then. In early 2006, Richard Butler released the critically acclaimed solo album, titled "Richard Butler" - a collection of songs dedicated to his late father, Dr. George Butler, and also Jon Carin's father, Dr. Arthur A. Carin (Jon Carin was Richard Butler's collaborator on the release, co-authoring and arranging much of the music). Richard Butler has a daughter, Maggie Mozart Butler.

Initially trained as a painter, Butler has of late, been receiving quite a bit of critical acclaim on his paintings. He has had gallery exhibitions in many places including New York City, Miami, Florida and Florence, Italy.