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 | | The band did not burn out after all, releasing a split single with Fatima Masons (a rock cover of Suicide Is Painless) which became their first UK Top 10 hit, and began work on a second album. |
 | | However, Richey contributed much more, he brought to the band a unique aesthetic that was a collision of The Clash and Guns N' Roses (which sat perfectly with James, two of his heroes are Mick Jones and Slash), Albert Camus style intelligence, Guy Debord style politics and Marilyn Monroe style glamour. |
 | | Richey's contribution to the band was, along with Nicky, writing the lyrics, miming guitar onstage (Richey once said of his guitar playing, "I can play a bit, but compared to James I can't play at all") and driving them to and from gigs. |
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