Richard Hell
An image from The Blank Generation, one of the productions that also features Richard Hell.
Richard Hell

Richard Hell

October 2, 1949 — Lexington, Kentucky

Richard Lester Meyers, better known by his stage name Richard Hell, is an American singer, songwriter, bass guitarist and writer. Richard Hell was an innovator of punk music and fashion. He was one of the first to spike his hair and wear torn, cut and drawn-on shirts, often held together with safety pins.

Smithereens

Smithereens

1982

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

2007

The Blank Generation

The Blank Generation

1976

No Picnic

No Picnic

1986

Geek Maggot Bingo or The Freak from Suckweasel Mountain

Geek Maggot Bingo or The Freak from Suckweasel Mountain

1983

Blank Generation

Blank Generation

1980

What About Me

What About Me

1993

Llik Your Idols

Llik Your Idols

2007