Richard Hawley

Richard Willis Hawley (born 17 January 1967) is an English guitarist, singer-songwriter and producer.After his first band Treebound Story (formed while he was still at school) broke up, Hawley found success as a member of Britpop band Longpigs in the 1990s.After that group broke up in 2000, he later joined the band Pulp, led by his friend Jarvis Cocker, for a short time.As a solo musician, Hawley has released seven studio albums.He has been nominated for a Mercury prize twice and once for a Brit Award.He has collaborated with Lisa Marie Presley, Arctic Monkeys, Manic Street Preachers, Elbow and Paul Weller.