This is a drawing of Richey Edwards, former guitarist and principal songwriter of the Manic Street Preachers. In the band's early days he gained notoriety for carving the legend '4REAL' into his arm during an interview with Steve Lamacq in 1991, and from then on he was considered to be the main spokesman of the band along with bassist Nicky Wire. He also struggled with depression, self-harm and anorexia, and was very outspoken and honest about it in interviews. Since his disappearance in February 1995 he has gained a sort of cult status amongst Manics fans and music aficionados alike.
This drawing was made in October 2011 during a day off college, which I spent by going to town and buying an issue of the NME which had the Manic Street Preachers on the cover. At one point I sat down in McDonalds and started drawing this picture, using images of Richey as references.
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