# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/richey-edwards
# Generated: 2026-08-13T16:07:12.529Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/richey-edwards"
name: "Richey Edwards"
slug: "richey-edwards"
description: "Richard James Edwards, also known as Richey James or Richey Manic, was a Welsh musician who was the lyricist and rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. He was known for his dark, politicised and intellectual songwriting that, combined with an enigmatic and eloquent character, has assured him cult status; he has also been cited as a leading lyricist of his generation. Although he regularly involved himself in the band's songwriting, Edwards rarely recorded any guitar performances with the band."
tagline: "Welsh guitarist (1967–1995)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Richey_Edwards_(7227817420).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1967-12-22"
deathDate: "2008-11-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump