Mark Richardson (musician)
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Mark Richardson playing with Skunk Anansie at Rock on the Volga River in 2011
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mark Richardson |
| Born |
18 May 1970 Leeds, England |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, actor, videographer, photographer, |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Associated acts |
Little Angels b.l.o.w. Skunk Anansie Sunna Feeder Globus |
Mark Richardson (born 18 May 1970, Leeds) is an English drummer, of the UK rock band Skunk Anansie and formerly of Little Angels and Feeder.
In 1973, aged three, whilst living in Dunblane, his grandmother bought him a tin drum for Christmas. Richardson first played a proper kit aged six at his friends house. This became his first kit in 1976, (a Ludwig Junior).
Richardson lived the first seven years of his life in Leeds and grew up playing golf and rugby from the age of 5 and went on to be a competent golfer and played rugby union for East Yorkshire.
Richardson played in bands throughout his school years with his best friend and guitar player Phil Lavery.
Richardson is a passionate biker and completed Enduro Africa a 2,500 km bike ride across South Africa to raise money for the charity, Riders For Health, Enduro India (2,500 km from Goa to the Kerala Backwaters) Experience Africa with Riders For Health (1,500 km) in 2011 and 2014, competed in the 12-hour Dawn To Dusk, numerous Hare and Hound events across the country at clubman level achieving 3rd place in the Desert Rose Hare and Hounds championship in 2012. His dream is to complete the Africa Eco Rally (the original Paris-Dakar route).
Richardson makes a cameo appearance as a bouncer in the 2009 movie, Souled Out.
In 1991 he moved to London to join Little Angels after Michael Lee left to join The Cult. Matt Sorum had left The Cult to join Guns and Roses after their drummer, Stephen Adler, had allegedly been kicked out due to his growing drug habit. Richardson's first ever professional engagement was with the Little Angels on the 'Jim'll Fix It' show, a kids prime time TV show that helped children fulfil their dreams. Hailing from Scarborough, Little Angels were tipped for success and in 1992 wrote and recorded Jam, the bands 3rd record on Polydor. It entered the UK album charts at number 1. Despite touring extensively in Europe, stadium supports slots with Bryan Adams, Van Halen and Bon Jovi, adding to their already large fan base in the UK, the band split in the summer of 1994.
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