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We missed Easter, but I hope I LAND you with the stories of Dusty, Leo Sayer, Joe Cocker and Cat Stevens in my book HITS & HAPPINESS. Grab your copy now — before we all turn to stone!

This is how I feel when I read my book! Get hip! Go to Amazon and get HITS & HAPPINESS

Lost among the tomatoes...

The story of writing an eight minute OVERTURE for the PET SHOP BOYS Performance tour in 1991. A huge labor of love for a uniquely talented group. But how was it used? The story is in my book HITS & HAPPINESS - and in this video!

Uncovering the Pet Shop Boys' Overture | A Musical Memoir The biggest challenge Pet Shop Boys ever gave me was to compose an ...

Bass Lessons is a terrific website of bass transcriptions. Here's the great Mark Egan playing my tune The Seduction of Art from my Santa Rita album.

Richard Niles - The Seduction of Art | Bass Transcription | Mark Egan Free Bass transcription (standard notation, tabs and chords) of The Seduction of Art by Richard Niles

GO WEST was a massive hit for PSB that made it an anthem for equality. And it was wicked fun to do! Here's the story:

The Inside Story: How Pet Shop Boys Reimagined 'Go West' PSB took the Village People hit GO WEST and turned it into a massiv...

My 30 years of working with those talented PetShop Boys was creative and FUN! here's the story of "Left to my Own Devices".

Pet Shop Boys Secret Weapon PSB has been responsible for some of my most creative, classy, and fun moments working in pop. The beginning of a working relationship that lasted over 30 ye...

Don'cha just love a man in uniform? My new book "HITS & HAPPINESS" is out of this world, and FAAAAB!

Richard Niles Takes You on an Interstellar Musical Journey Niles has created Thunder-Hits across the galaxy. Check out his adventures in "HITS & HAPPINESS"Since 1975 I’ve worked with some of the biggest names in musi...

In my book, I tell about when Ray Charles recorded four songs I wrote with my friend Phil Spalding. Hear Ray sing it on Letterman. Get the book on Amazon!

Ray Charles Recorded 4 of Our Songs #musicmemoir #raycharles Since 1975 I’ve worked with some of the biggest names in music — in the studio, on stage, and behind the scenes where the real stories happen.This video is a...

As promised, my 'Scarface' parody. The book's even funnier!

Richard Niles' Hits & Happiness: The Scattergun Humor That's Making Waves My new book "Hits & Happiness" is already acclaimed by reviewers as "hilarious", "engagingly witty", and full of "bragadoccio, aplomb and pizazz". To prove i...