Richard Hell

Richard Hell (born October 2, 1949) is the stage name of Richard Myers, an American singer, songwriter and writer, probably best-known as frontman for the early punk band Richard Hell and the Voidoids. Their 1977 album, Blank Generation, contained many elements that would become identified with punk, from the nihilism of the title track (a play off of Rod McKuen's 1959 spoken-word song Beat Generation) to the frantic energy of the anti-romantic anthem, "Love Comes in Spurts".

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October 2 - 1949 - Stage name - Punk - The Voidoids - 1977 - Blank Generation - Nihilism - Rod McKuen

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Hell is often regarded as the original source of much punk fashion, including spiked hair (inspired, Hell says, by 19th century French poet Arthur Rimbaud), with torn and cut shirts. It's commonly believed that Malcolm McLaren had the Sex Pistols imitate Hell's look. Hell articulated the notion that punk fashion should be cheap and easily accessible to anyone, in contrast to disco's expensive, flashy styles.

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Punk fashion - Arthur Rimbaud - Malcolm McLaren - Sex Pistols - Disco

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