Johnny Rocker, formerly known as John Andrew Richards, came into this world on September 3, 1798 in Prairie du Chien, WI. As a sweet, Christain school boy, much to the chagrin of the parish priests and nuns, he became abnormally influenced by the satanic sounds of NOFX, ALL, and Nirvana. Becoming ultimately dissatisfied with the mundanity of Midwestern life, and turning towards his guitar for further conquests, he became fully convinced that his destiny, via the inspirations of the Ramones, Vandals, and Social Distortion, lay in the rock n' roll pantheon.
During a fateful trip to Los Angeles on his birthday, Johnny Rocker, as we know him, was conceived on Hollywood Boulevard after the first skin-tight leathers became glued to his ass at Rid'em Pony Leather Shop. That night he witnessed Mike Ness rock a crowd at The Roxy, drank his first bottle of Jack Daniels, and swore, leaving the concert in a drunken haze, that he would avenge his and all Midwesterners' complacent lives with some serious rock n' roll.
Sources report that, upon his return home, John Andrew Richards was someone else altogether. Authorities sighted him in Texas, California, and Wisconsin at tattoo parlors with a needle in his arm. After playing lead in a fast-paced punk group, The Mullions, Johnny Rocker formed his own group, Delirium Blue, where, as the front lead man, he honed his skills as a songwriter and developed an overwhelming aptitude for chasing women and breaking hearts. Between his many travels to Los Angeles, the Caribbean, and the Orient, he frequented countrysides on his custom, soft-tailed Harley Davidson.
He is excited to be a part of the High Rollers because Justino, Jeff, Mike, and Scott are all superb and dedicated musicians that rock, taking rock n' roll to the level it was meant to be. He immensely appreciates the support and loyalty of his family, friends, and especially Valerie. At eighty, he hopes to be rocking just as hard!