 He pursued his music ambitions by performing in the children's orchestra under the guidance of his uncle Jirka.After the break-up of the orchestra the thirteen-year-old Richard switched to the bass guitar which he plays until today.At the beginning he studied music on his own, until he took private lessons from the professor Vladimír Hora (1987–1989) and in 1998 till 1999 he continued his music education under the supervision of Prof. Hora at the Conservatory of Jaroslav Ježek in Prague, where he in addition to playing the bass guitar took also singing lessons.