Editing Marc Riley (section)

== Musical career ==
Riley was born on 10 July 1961 in [[Manchester]].<ref>"[http://www.scrawnandlard.co.uk/chronol.htm Mark Radcliffe & Lard Chronology]", scrawnandlard.co.uk, retrieved 12 December 2010</ref> Raised in Manchester, Riley was in a band at school called the Sirens with [[Craig Scanlon]] and [[Steve Hanley (musician)|Steve Hanley]] (both of whom were later members of [[The Fall (band)|the Fall]]). Riley was an early fan of the Fall, and worked for the group as a [[roadie]].<ref name="Cumming">Cumming, Tim (2004) "[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/jan/19/popandrock1 Wild Thing]", ''[[The Guardian]]'', 19 January 2004, retrieved 12 December 2010</ref> He was added to the line-up, playing [[Bass guitar|bass]], in May 1978.<ref name="Middles" /> Riley's recording debut was the Fall's second single, "It's the New Thing", and their debut album ''[[Live at the Witch Trials]]''.

Riley switched to guitar and keyboards in 1979 and held this position with the Fall, until he fell out with [[Mark E. Smith]] in 1982, during the group's first tour of Australia and New Zealand. Riley was dismissed by Smith – according to Smith this occurred on Riley's wedding day.<ref>''The Guardian'', 14 April 2008, p6</ref> Riley was actually married on Christmas Eve 1982 and remained in the Fall until January 1983, when Smith met Riley in the Old Garratt pub, Princess Street, and told him that the group was undertaking a European tour without him and should it not work out he would be asked back.

Riley is quoted as saying "Joining The Fall was the second best thing that ever happened to me in my working life. The best thing was getting kicked out".

Later in 1983, Riley began to record under the name 'Marc Riley with The Creepers' (later [[The Creepers]]).<ref name="Strong">Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, {{ISBN|1-84195-335-0}}, p. 483-4</ref> [[Steve Hanley (musician)|Steve Hanley]], Paul Hanley and [[Craig Scanlon]], while remaining members of the Fall, played on Riley's first solo single, "Favourite Sister". Riley released several albums during the following years.

Animosity between Smith and Riley continued to influence both bands' material.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marc Riley - Reformation! |url=https://sites.google.com/site/reformationposttpm/members-of-the-gruppe/marc-riley |website=Sites.google.com}}</ref> This included the Fall's "Hey Marc Riley" (a rewritten version of [[Bo Diddley]]'s "Hey Bo Diddley"), which has only been available on live bootlegs. Riley responded in kind with his 1983 single "Jumper Clown" – a reference to Smith's then affection for 1970s jumpers – as well as "Snipe" on the 1985 EP ''Shadow Figure'' and his own rewrite of a Bo Diddley song: "Marc Riley is a Gunslinger". Riley co-owned the In-Tape label with Jim Khambatta, until it went bust in 1991, managing the label between 1983 and 1986.<ref name="Buckley">Buckley, Peter (2003) ''The Rough Guide to Rock'', Rough Guides, {{ISBN|978-1-84353-105-0}}</ref><ref name="Debretts">"[http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/r/22249/Marc+RILEY.aspx Marc Riley, Esq]", Debretts.com, retrieved 12 December 2010</ref>

Between 1986 and 1989, Riley drew and wrote the comic strips ''Harry the Head'' and ''Doctor Mooney'' for the comic ''[[Oink! (comic)|Oink!]]'', as well as recording a [[flexidisc]] single for the comic as a giveaway.<ref name="Debretts" />

The Creepers disbanded in 1987. Riley then formed a band that included ex-members of [[Pere Ubu]], [[The Magic Band]] and [[The Mekons]] called the Lost Soul Crusaders (named after a fictional group in an episode of the detective series '[[Columbo]]' whose lead singer was played by one of Riley's heroes, [[Johnny Cash]]). However, the record company funding the band went bankrupt before any material could be recorded.

In 1988, Riley co-produced (with [[Jon Langford]]) a Johnny Cash tribute album, ''Til Things are Brighter'', to raise funds for the [[Terrence Higgins Trust]].<ref name="Popson">Popson, Tom (1988) "Johnny Cash Meets The Hip Britons: English Acts Record a Tribute to a 'Cool Dude'", ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', 29 July 1988, p. H</ref>