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Richard Butler (born on 5 June 1956, in Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, England) is lead singer of the Psychedelic Furs, which he formed in 1977 along with his brother Tim Butler and guitarist John Ashton.
In the 1990s he became the founder and vocalist of Love Spit Love (but by 2000 he said Love Spit Love had "gone into remission".). His work with Love Spit Love can be most notably heard on the hit syndicated television show "Charmed". A truncated version of LSL's cover of The Smiths' hit song "How Soon Is Now" - recorded for The Craft soundtrack - plays during the "Charmed" opening credits. He also sang backing vocals, on a song by the American band Sponge.
In 2001, The Psychedelic Furs reformed after a decade long hiatus, and have toured America, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia since then. Butler's debut solo album Richard Butler was released in the UK on 3 August 2006 in Australia on 22 May 2006 and in the US on 18 April 2006. The was also a website launched [4] to promote Richard's new solo material.
Richard Butler has a daughter, Maggie Mozart Butler.
Initially trained as a painter, Butler has of late, been receiving quite a bit of critical acclaim on his paintings. He has had gallery exhibitions in many places including New York City and Florence, Italy.