Richard McNamara

About

Guitarist for the British rock group Embrace who wrote "One Big Family" and "Hooligan."

Before Fame

He founded his group while still in high school.

Trivia

Embrace was massively successful in Europe, but a record label mishap left the band without a U.S. presence.

Family Life

His brother Danny is the lead singer for Embrace.

Associated With

Chris Martin of Coldplay wrote a song that he thought sounded more like Embrace than like his group, so he gave it to the group to record.