Richard Vernon (musician)

Richard Vernon
Born	1962 (age 54–55) Chichester, England
Residence	North Wales
Nationality	British
Known for	Bass guitarist with The Mission
Spouse(s)	Noriko Vernon
Children	Two

Richard "Rich" Vernon (born 1962) is a British-born musician and songwriter best known as the bass guitarist of UK rock band The Mission UK and previously with The Only Ones vocalist and cult artist Peter Perrett in The One. He has recorded two studio and four live albums with The Mission including the critically acclaimed God is a Bullet, as well as two with The One and one with Helter Skelter. He was also appeared as a guest musician on The Dead Guitars album Flags, in 2008.

Richard Vernon was born in Chichester, England, and relocated with his family to London until the age of two when his family returned to their native Wales. His first musical instrument was a six-string guitar, followed by a brief dalliance with the drums, and finally bass guitar.

At the age of 20, Vernon left his home in Wales and moved to London, starting his musical career as a session player in a number of bands including Eddie and the Hot Rods. Over his career, he has played with musicians from The Kinks, Squeeze, The Adventures, The Charlatans, The Waterboys, The Monochrome Set, The Pink Fairies, The Wonder Stuff, The Pretenders, The Damned and many others. A change of pace saw him playing for UK agitpop band A Popular History of Signs on various European tours. Soon thereafter he co-founded Rough Trade and Island Records act Helter Skelter. They recorded a critically acclaimed album and garnered a single of the week award from Melody Maker. They toured Europe to support the album and recorded two BBC Radio 1 sessions, but a combination of limited success and struggles after Polygram took over of Island Records saw them split shortly after.

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