13 Facts About Rich Ward

From that point, Rich Ward had a new outlook on music, having found the genre of music that "clicked" with him.

Rich Ward has said in interviews that his favorite band growing up was Journey, and he has cited bands like Bad Company and Foreigner as influences.

Rich Ward began learning guitar at age 12, borrowing a friend's guitar on weekends, practicing different chords he picked up from his friends.

In 1989, Rich Ward formed Stuck Mojo along with bassist Duane Fowler and front man Bonz.

When recalling this time of his life, Rich Ward speaks of sleeping in his rehearsal space to save money.

Rich Ward has stated in interviews that it once escalated to the point of a physical confrontation between the two while on tour in Europe.

In 1999, Rich Ward formed Sick Speed with singer and guitarist Dale Steele, Mojo bassist Dan Dryden and Mojo drummer Frank "Bud" Fontsere.

In early 2005, performing under the stage name "the Duke", Rich Ward released My Kung Fu is Good, his debut solo album with Spitfire Records, which grew from demos he had recorded the previous year and performances at the Atlantis Music Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

Rich Ward reformed Stuck Mojo with Bonz and Fontsere in 2005, alongside new bassist Sean Delson.

Rich Ward stated that he and Bonz had patched things up over recent years and regained the desire to want to write and release records.

Rich Ward cited this as too big a risk, fueled by the then-recent deaths of other musicians in metal bands.

In 2015 Rich Ward stated on his website that he had begun writing demos for a new Stuck Mojo release.

Rich Ward has since remarried and he and his wife Julie live in the Atlanta area.