Richard Eugene Stotts (born 27 October 1953) (better known as Richie Stotts) is a New York City born musician who began writing and performing in a fledgling 1970s NYC band named “The Numbers”. Richie’s songwriting skills and lead guitar playing experience ultimately lead to him becoming one of the founding members of the groundbreaking and inimitable punk/metal group, Plasmatics.[1]
After leaving the Plasmatics in 1984, Richie pursued a solo career with his band King Flux and a graduate degree in Geology.
Richie appears in a brief cameo in 9½ Weeks, movie with Kim Basinger. He's recognizable by the blonde mohawk and chainsaw tattoo[6] in a party scene.
He was a great friend of Joey Ramone and was one of several speakers[7] at a CBGB's all-star tribute put on by Mickey Leigh, Joey's brother, in 2001.[8]Dee Dee Ramone was also a friend, the two composed "Punishment Fits the Crime" which appeared on the 1989 Brain Drain album by the Ramones.
In 2004, he collaborated with singer-songwriter and wife Carla Lother on several songs for her 100 Lovers album.[9]
^Star, Butch; Edouard Dauphin; Kruger (1982). Plasmatics: Your Heart In Your Mouth! (The First Four years). United States of America: Raging Rhino Entertainment. p. 7.
^Dauphin, Edouard and Butch Star (1982). Plasmatics: Your Heart in Your Mouth! (The First Four Years). United States of America: Raging Rhino Entertainment. 14, 64.
^"Richie Stotts". www.glam-metal.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2004. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
