Background
He and his older brother, Danny grew up in the village of Bailiff Bridge, Brighouse near Halifax.
He and his older brother, Danny grew up in the village of Bailiff Bridge, Brighouse near Halifax.
Richard and Danny McNamara attended Hipperholme Grammar School in nearby Hipperholme with their brother Jonathan.
Danny is the band"s singer. According to Danny, as a child Richard was nicknamed "Firestarter" as he was fascinated with fire and was always playing with a box of matches. McNamara was initially the drummer for a thrash metal garage band called Gross Misconduct in his late teens.
Most notably "One Big Family" and "Hooligan" which were both issued as singles.