Rich Fownes
Musical artist
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Richard Alexander Fownes (born 26 October 1983) is an English musician from Brighton. He currently plays and writes for[1] With Scissors.[2] He also plays live for UNKLE.
Fownes joined The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster after Andy Huxley's departure in 2005, but in 2008 he left to join Nine Inch Nails.[3][4] However this plan collapsed and he was replaced with Justin Meldal-Johnsen.[5] He has since played in The Duke Spirit and Clever Thing.
In 2020, Fownes opened up to Soundsphere magazine[6] about his departure from Nine Inch Nails, his work in Bad For Lazarus[7] and Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, alongside some new projects.
As of 2025, Fownes has been a part of the band, Not Richard and Her Majesty.[8]
