Rich got interested in music when he made his own ‘guitar’ with stretched elastic bands, a real one arriving a few years later. From the start he preferred more adventurous music that took the listener on a journey, as found on many early rock albums.

He spent decades working in bands doing both covers and his original songs before deciding to drop the covers entirely and to concentrate on his song writing, with over a hundred pieces of music to his credit.

He says that his music forms the soundtracks to imaginary films while his books are written in sonata form, beloved of Mozart, etc!

When asked about what he wants the reader to get from his books he said:

“It’s Terry Pratchett meets Spinal Tap in Middle Earth. I really hope you enjoy it and laugh along the way."