Richard Palmer-James

Who is Richard Palmer-James?

Richard Jeffrey Charles Palmer-James is an English musician, best known for having written lyrics to several songs by the progressive rock group King Crimson in the early 1970s.

Palmer-James got his start in the music business playing in various Bournemouth bands: The Corvettes, The Palmer-James Group, Tetrad, and Ginger Man, all of which also included John Wetton on bass and vocals. He was a founding member of Supertramp; he played guitar and vocals and wrote the lyrics for their self-titled debut album under the name Richard Palmer and co-wrote the lyrics of the song "Goldrush," a song written during his days in the band and finally recorded on their 2002 album Slow Motion.

Palmer wrote lyrics for three of King Crimson's albums: Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Starless and Bible Black, and Red. He did not participate in any of King Crimson's recordings, but worked with John Wetton and David Cross after Robert Fripp disbanded the group in 1974.

Palmer has lived in Munich since the early 1970s. In 1978 he was visited by John Wetton and W.J.