Sylvan Richardson is a British

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, and masseur.

Music

Best known for being the one-time guitarist of

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, after the second album '' Men and Women'' and a successful world tour, Richardson left the band after becoming disillusioned with the industry. He then studied composition in

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. Richardson went on to work with acts such as Andy Sheppard and girl group

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and many others, as a session

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and band director. Richardson has his own group The Sylvan Richardson Band, who are currently based in Manchester. In his spare time, he enjoys squash and

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Masseur

After training as a masseur, in 2009 he made a guest appearance on the

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comedy quiz show '' Would I Lie To You?,'' in which he revealed that he was

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Sir Chris Hoy's masseur. On 19 July 2010, Richardson was appointed as

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's new masseur.

References

Living people English male guitarists Black British musicians English people of Nigerian descent English composers Sports masseurs Liverpool F.C. non-playing staff Simply Red members 1965 births {{UK-guitarist-stub