We Discuss Stuart Richardson and the Ian Watkins Aftermath

Stuart Richardson and The Aftermath of Ian Watkins Conviction.
Richardson's career in the music industry started off in the mid 1990s, working as a producer in his local area in Wales. By the late 1990s he was working as an engineer at Front Line Studios in Caerphilly, which is where he first met the other members of Lostprophets. He replaced Mike Lewis as bassist in Lostprophets after Mike switched to rhythm guitar, joining them in 1998 just before they recorded their third demo. He had worked with the band previously, having produced their first two demos. Lostprophets were signed to Columbia Records and Visible Noise in 2000 and released five studio albums.
In October 2013, ten months after lead singer Ian Watkins was arrested and charged with multiple sexual offences, Richardson and the remaining members of the band announced that they could "no longer make or perform music as Lostprophets". Six months later, they formed a new band, No Devotion, with Geoff Rickly as their new lead singer. The band have released two albums, Permanence (2015) and No Oblivion (2022).
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During the conversation, Richardson once again affirms that the rest of Lostprophets had no idea that their then vocalist was engaging in criminal behavior outside of drugs. He goes on to detail the fractured relationship the band had with Watkins behind the scenes due to his spiralling drug addiction and even details a physical altercation between himself and Watkins that took place after Watkins missed a ‘Vans Warped Tour‘ show following a relapse.
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[@DaddyKratosOfTheShire]

Just like a closet drug addict. Sometimes you just don't know. He was smart and that's what made him dangerous for committing such heinous acts

[@MrSebcook]

if i am watkins i would ask to stay in jail for the rest of my life, that guy will not gonna be able to step 1 foot outside of his house without media and people notice it, specially with social media more strong than ever nowadays.

[@danteluna8322]

It's really sad that the rest of the band is being blamed for what Ian did, I'am still a big fan of the first 2 albums although it's hard to listen to the music knowing what happened but still the music is not only from Ian but also from other guys which had nothing to do with the bad stuff. But it was deniable that after Liberation Transmission something broke within the band, the music wasn't as powerful as before and maybe that was the result of the failling relationship between the band members with Ian, it was definately a sad ending for one of my favorite bands ever.

[@DaddyKratosOfTheShire]

It does suck because lost prophets as a whole were as good together. The songs helped me through some shit

[@tlagano82]

No, they knew, and you are apologizing for them. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bovdmIFtmst2pac

[@ukmary1968]

I think they saw the under age girl, not the babies, but they knew

[@hankypanky4u]

The new group No Devotion is fronted by Geoff, the lead singer of the band Thursday. It was said Geoff reached out to the remaining band mates to start a new project because he felt it was unfair for them to be victims and now having their livelyhood taken away from them. I'm a huge fan of both. I still listen to LP but admit it's difficult because of the history. Anyway two of my favorite bands joined up and make okay music lol

[@danrhys4697]

heard this on the Sappenin Podcast (Sean Smith from the blackout and his mate Morgan) check it out 🤟

[@tlagano82]

No, they knew. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bovdmIFtmst2pac

[@mojojojojuniper6122]

It was Joy division

[@alt_rawrXD]

Watkins was now today supposedly had 29 yrs to complete the serving in order to be released in 2049 instead but they added 1 yr in 2050 cuz he was caught with a phone inside the prison and he wasn't allowed to have it always cuz it's off limits to all inmates inside the prison

[@donovanchilton5817]

@@LostStories47 kinda splitting hairs with two months in a fifty years sentence aren't we?

[@WingsofHistory]

@B J they haven’t done anything to him, unless you are new Ian already stretched himself out down there, so he was planning ahead 😂 MegaLolz

[@ironryan36]

I think he only has to serve 2/3 of 29 years, so could be released sooner than you think. I really hope not.

[@forasago]

@@ironryan36 When you posted this he had already been in prison for almost a decade.

[@bubbacalling]

@@ironryan36 It's probably one of those cases where can only be released if he's deemed not to be a risk to the public anymore. I can't see that happening, to be honest.

[@MelancholyRequiem]

Thank you for covering this; I still feel awful for the rest of the band after what Ian did. Like, seriously, HOW could people think they knew about what he was doing? They knew it'd ruin their careers too. If ANYTHING, if they knew about it, they'd publicly expose him because that'd be the best PR move and might have saved their careers. It's like when something like this happens, people want someone, ANYONE, to hurt.

[@tlagano82]

How? How could you not? kzbin.info/www/bejne/bovdmIFtmst2pac

[@NotIfWhen]

I think he played guitar and drums. Not positive

[@blizzred2143]

He did and on the older records he used garage band to come up with the songs.. he knows how to play drums and guitar he also wrote the lyrics. He was talented just disgusting as a person behind close doors.

[@blizzred2143]

The problem with Stuart Richardson if you watch older interviews there are some very telling parts in some interviews... that seems like he knows some stuff. He might have not known everything but it looks like he knew something before the case.

[@vt7097]

What interviews? Give an example of the "he knows some stuff" parts, if possible.

[@unknownyoutubeuser1796]

@@vt7097 kzbin.info/www/bejne/innYnpSveb5rmKM

[@yeetusjesus8385]

If he beat ian up just for missing a show, don't you think stu would utterly put him in the hospital bed for doing what he did ?

[@JohnSmith-lx3yx]

You are referring to the interview where Ian says 'Babygirl' arnt you..... Listen carefully to what is said. Ian and Stuart are talking about 2 different things.