Richard James has been upto allsorts since the release of his Richard D. James album in the autumn of 1996. Here's a little list of his do's and don'ts since the start of 1997:

Richard has:
  • remixed Beck's "Devil's Haircut".
  • been teaching his computer to write music so he can spend more time 'shagging'
  • remixed David Bowie/Brian Eno/Philip Glass's orchestral version of "Heroes".
  • headlined assorted stages at festivals across the globe including the Essential Weekender, Phoenix, Glastonbury, Doctor Music, Roskilde, Mount Fuji Festival, Quart Festival.
  • had three over-sized bears bouncing about on stage causing untold damage.
  • had a naked a boy running around on stage with 'I LOVE WENDY' inked on his chest.
  • squeezed his gangly frame and musical equipment into a colourful wendy house during his live shows.
  • had "To Cure A Weakling Child" selected by 'Orange' for use on their advertising campaign.
  • had his face cast in laytex in order to reproduce lots of little Twins for his "Come To Daddy" video.
  • fallen asleep during a meeting with high-powered Pirelli advertising executives.
  • been asked to remix Steve Reich.
  • filmed a documentary for Channel 4.
  • spent his time generally pissed and debauched.
  • moved into a former bank.
  • avoided all 'urgent' phone calls.
Richard hasn't:
  • delivered his outstanding Peel Session although he has got round to cashing Mr Peel's cheque.
  • turned up to meet Mark Radcliffe for a live interview and session on Radio 1.
  • got round to doing a second remix for Beck, his reason - "One per album is enough."
  • remixed the Future Sound of London, David Holmes, Yello, and countless others.
  • collaborated with Bjork on her new album although she asked him to.
  • turned up to wear his suit as the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the NME.
  • got round to editing a piece of music for the Schweppes 'Diamond' advert. They were so frustrated they did their own version.
  • turned in the required fluffy track for the Virgin Airlines advert, his was more like a soundtrack to a disaster movie.
  • stopped playing despite the arrival of a typhoon during his live set at the Mount Fuji Festival.
  • got round to handing in the documentary he filmed for Channel 4.
  • returned any of his calls.
Richard will head off to the USA at the end of September to play a 16 date tour. He will co-headline some of the dates with the Sneaker Pimps and Luke Vibert will be the DJ. Other dates will form part of the 'Big Top Tour' and a few will be on his own. "Come To Daddy" will be available on CD and Vinyl. There is also a second CD which contains a remix of "To Cure A Weakling Child" which is featured on the Orange TV advert.