Faulkner was born in London , and lived in Stockholm , Sweden where he was employed as a hot dog seller between 1995 and 2000 . His inspiration to pick up a guitar was watching Jimi Hendrix 's concerts at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and at the Atlanta Pop Festival in 1970 . Faulkner got his first guitar when he was around 7 or 8 years old . His father played guitar and was a fan of Hendrix and bands like Black Sabbath and Deep Purple , and used to show him a few chords . The first song he learned to play on guitar was The Troggs ' 1966 single " Wild Thing " . When Faulkner was about 13 years old , he connected with the owner of a local music shop who played in a cover band , covering material from Iron Maiden to Thin Lizzy to UFO . He asked Faulkner to play a couple of songs with him at some gigs , which was his introduction to the world of gigging
Atlanta Pop Festival
Atlanta International Pop Festival (1970)
Richie Faulkner