When life was hard and fast

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"THE TRUE SPIRIT OF ROCK N'ROLL IS AN INCESSANT QUEST THAT CONSUMES ME EVERY DAY." --- RICKY WARWICK --- AFTER THE ACCLAIMS OF 2016 'WHEN PATSY CLINE WAS CRAZY ... AND GUY MITCHELL SANG THE BLUES', WARWICK IS ABOUT TO RELEASE HIS 5TH SOLO ALBUM. ENTITLED 'WHEN LIFE WAS HARD AND FAST', IT WAS RECORDED IN LOS ANGELES AND PRODUCED BY KEITH NELSON (EX-BUCKCHERRY), WHO ALSO CO-WROTE MOST OF THE SONGS ON THE ALBUM WITH WARWICK. This new album has the simplistic melodies of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers infused with the hedonistic and electric fury of Johnny Thunders. Recording the album as much as possible live was necessary to achieve the desired effect. Once again, Warwick called on some of his closest friends for guest appearances including Andy Taylor (Duran Duran & Power Station), Luke Morley (Thunder), Joe Elliott (Def Leppard), and Dizzy Reed (Guns n Roses). Born in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, singer-songwriter-guitarist Ricky Warwick was forged in the fabric of a factory worker's jacket and raised on a diet of Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, Thin Lizzy, Stiff Little Fingers, Motown, and everything that goes with it. Writing and practicing at every free moment when he wasn't working on his father's farm, Ricky was called to join the famous British punk-folk band New Model Army as a rhythm guitarist during their 1987 world tour "Ghost Of Cain." Then, Ricky formed The Almighty in Glasgow which had ten top 40 category singles and four top twenty category albums in the UK. By the late 80s - early 90s, touring worldwide with iconic bands like The Ramones, Motorhead, Megadeth, and Iron Maiden. In 2002, after moving to Ireland, Ricky recorded his first solo album 'Tattoos & Alibis' in Joe Elliott of Def Leppard's studio with Joe also handling production duties. Warwick continued to release two more solo albums between 2002-2010 and launched a world tour for Def Leppard, Cheap Trick, Bryan Adams, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. In 2010, Ricky received a call from Scott Gorham who was spearheading a reformation of Thin Lizzy, and wanted Ricky to become the frontman of the new lineup. By the end of 2012, with the need to write and play new material, out of respect for the name Thin Lizzy, Black Star Riders were born. Black Star Riders has now released four critically acclaimed and commercially successful albums, the most recent being 'Another State Of Grace' in 2019.