King: - noun
A male sovereign or monarch; a man who holds by life tenure, and usually by Hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people.Bold, confident and larger than life. These are words used to describe Justin’s entertaining stage performance. A mix between Slash and Ted Nugent, he devises his own blistering sound of southern rock. Born and Raised in the small town of Lafayette, IN, he built his big dreams of stardom and rock and roll legendry in the uneventful Midwest; much like the rockers before him, Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin. Starting at a young age of 11, he was addicted to the rock videos on MTV. Watching and mimicking the moves of all the rock legends before him, he decided to start playing the electric guitar for real. Low on cash, he started on a $150 Yamaha amp, and we are still thanking God today that he did. Playing the guitar came very natural to King, it was apparent that he was born to be on the stage. He spent a 6 month spell in Los Angeles, looking for a path to follow, and found that the days of playing Rock and Roll for the genuine love of music were over in the big city. In turn, he found himself back in Indiana, fine tuning his talent. His performance style comes heavily influenced by the MTV giants before him, Motley Crue, Van Halen, Metallica, GnR, and STP. He channels their energy, flamboyance and big hair at every show. Now, he is finally unleashing his fierce presence across the country. He is shy by nature and big at heart, but once King steps on the stage he transforms himself into a heart stealing, head-banging tanker demolishing all in his path. He produces a fire that can’t be put out and creates a standard for all lead guitar players that is hard to match. Look out everyone, The King is here to Reign.
Justin “King” Richard
