Richard Lester Meyers, better known by his stage name Richard Hell, is an American singer, songwriter, bassist and writer.
real name: Richard Lester Meyers
labels: Sire
genres: rock music
plays: bass guitar, voice
member of: Neon Boys, Television, The Heartbreakers, Richard Hell and the Voidoids
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Richard Lester Meyers was born in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1949. His father was Jewish, and an experimental psychologist researching animal behavior. He died when Hell was seven years old. Hell was then raised by his mother, Carolyn H. Rhodes, who came from Welsh and English ancestry. After her husband's death, she returned to school and became a professor.
Underlined songs have their story further down.
"Blank Generation" is the title track of Richard Hell and the Voidoids' 1977 debut album Blank Generation. A rewrite of Bob McFadden and Rod McKuen's 1959 record "The Beat Generation", Richard Hell wrote the new lyrics during his time with the band Television, and performed it live with another band, the Heartbreakers.
"Blank Generation" was previously released on the Another World EP in 1976. Other versions of the punk classic were available as demos and on one 1975 limited-edition pressing as well.
Malcolm McLaren claimed that the Sex Pistols' song "Pretty Vacant" was directly inspired by "Blank Generation".
The song was featured at the end of the sixth episode of the Syfy television show Happy!. The song appears in season 3, episode 3 of Sex Education.
"Chinese Rocks" or "Chinese Rock" is a song written in 1975 by New York punk rock musician Dee Dee Ramone with contributions from Richard Hell. Inspired by Lou Reed's "Heroin", the song openly details the day-to-day struggles of a heroin addict, and is based on Dee Dee's real-life experiences.