Richie's Life and Times

Richie suffered from a deep unshakable depression and often discussed it with the members of the press. Richie later stated that he regularly self-harmed by either cutting himself or by stabbing cigarettes out onto his arms and legs It makes me feel so much better. He said All the little things that might have been annoying me suddenly seem so trivial because I'm either concentrating on the blood or the pain. So this is my only outlet. It's all very logical really. Just prior to the release of the band's third album Richie checked himself into Witcher Hospital and later the Priory Hospital both of which specialized in issues of addiction and mental health During the recording of the Holy Bible Richie was admitted