1. Richie Faulkner has performed with Lauren Harris, Christopher Lee, Voodoo Six, Deeds, and Ace Mafia.
21 Facts About Richie Faulkner
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Richie Faulkner got his first guitar when he was around 7 or 8 years old.
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Richie Faulkner's father played guitar and was a fan of Hendrix and bands like Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, and used to show him a few chords.
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When Richie Faulkner was about 13 years old, he connected with the owner of a local music shop who played in a cover band, covering material from Iron Maiden to Thin Lizzy to UFO.
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Richie Faulkner asked Faulkner to play a couple of songs with him at some gigs, which was his introduction to the world of gigging.
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Richie Faulkner's first signed band was Deeds, and their album, 2002's Blown, was produced by Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris.
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Richie Faulkner has arranged music for actor Christopher Lee's heavy metal album Charlemagne: The Omens of Death.
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Friesen and Richie Faulkner had played together in a cover band in London called Metalworks, which coincidentally is the title of a Judas Priest compilation released in 1993.
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Richie Faulkner thought they were junk mail, so he deleted them.
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When Richie Faulkner got a call from the band's management, he thought it was a joke.
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Richie Faulkner went to Glenn Tipton's house the next day to meet him and Rob Halford was present as well.
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Richie Faulkner returned about a week later and they offered him the gig.
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Richie Faulkner kept it a secret for a month until the official announcement.
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Vocalist Rob Halford and guitarist Glenn Tipton have credited Richie Faulkner with saving Judas Priest.
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In 2015, Richie Faulkner was awarded the Dimebag Darrell Shredder Award by the readers of British magazine Metal Hammer at their annual Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards.
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Richie Faulkner is in a relationship with Mariah Lynch, the daughter of guitarist George Lynch.
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On 27 September 2021, Judas Priest had to postpone their "50 Heavy Metal Years Tour" in the United States due to Richie Faulkner undergoing major emergency heart surgery.
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Richie Faulkner's doctor told him he had an aortic aneurysm and complete aortic dissection, which is often fatal.
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Richie Faulkner said that this was totally unexpected for him since he had no history of a bad heart, no clogged arteries nor high cholesterol, and then urged the fans to get themselves checked.
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Richie Faulkner's first Gibson was an Epiphone Flying V with locking trem.
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In March 2018, Epiphone released Richie Faulkner's signature Flying V guitar.