Geoff Rickly
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Rickly performing with Thursday
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| Birth name | Geoffrey William Rickly |
| Born | March 8, 1979 |
| Origin | Dumont, New Jersey, United States |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, saxophone, piano |
| Years active | 1997–present |
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Geoffrey William "Geoff" Rickly (born March 8, 1979) is an American musician. He is best known for being the lead singer and songwriter of Thursday, an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey and is currently fronting United Nations and No Devotion. He released six studio albums with Thursday and has released two with United Nations, and a debut album from No Devotion which was released on September 25, 2015.
Rickly was born and grew up in Dumont, New Jersey. He was raised Catholic, and attended Dumont High School, where he was a member of the band and played the tenor sax.
He is good friends with former My Chemical Romance lead singer Gerard Way.
He is diagnosed with epilepsy and at one point became severely ill while on tour because of the medication he was taking.
In early 2013 Rickly was mugged at gunpoint; his phone, iPad, wallet, credit card, rent money, and medication were stolen. While on tour with No Devotion in 2015, Rickly was poisoned and robbed in Germany, causing them to cancel their concert.
Rickly has contributed guest vocals to many songs, including My American Heart's "We Are the Fabrication", Murder by Death's "Killbot 2000", This Day Forward's "Sunfalls and Watershine", Circa Survive's "The Lottery", and My Chemical Romance's "This Is the Best Day Ever". He also occasionally performs solo, most recently in Hoboken, New Jersey at the Eyeball Records holiday party, performing the Thursday songs "Autumn Leaves Revisited" and "This Side of Brightness" acoustically.
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