Richard Butler (singer)

Richard Butler
Richard Butler
	Butler performing live in 2006
Background information
Birth name	Richard Lofthouse Butler
Born	5 June 1956 (age 68); Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Genres	Alternative rock; post-punk; new wave; post-grunge;
Occupation(s)	Singer; songwriter;
Years active	1977–present
Labels	Koch
Member of	The Psychedelic Furs
Formerly of	Love Spit Love

Richard Lofthouse Butler (born 5 June 1956) is an English singer and songwriter. Butler came to prominence in the early 1980s as lead vocalist of the rock band the Psychedelic Furs and went on to found the alternative rock band Love Spit Love in the early 1990s, during a hiatus of the Psychedelic Furs. Butler began his solo career in 2006, while still being a member of the Psychedelic Furs, releasing the self-titled studio album Richard Butler.