Nickname(s):   SHAGGY, Which Derived From Childhood Friends
Joking About His Then Crazy Hair And Being Thin. I Bet That Wild
Facial Hair Was Around At That Point Too. So, Therefore, Some
Weird Notion Came That He Favored Shaggy From Scooby Doo.
PS - Those Folks Who Said This Must Have Been
On Some Of That Heavvvveeeeey Stuff. LOL
*NOTE - Name Did NOT Derive From Scooby Doo ORIGINALLY...

Then After Spending Time In ENGLAND,
He "Found Out It Had A WHOLE New Meaning"
It Means "To Shag - To Get It On, Have Sex, Make Love",
He Thought, "Hey I'm A Great Shagger" {Oooooook}
And The Name Stuck. He Has Mentioned That He Was
Not Fond Of It At First, "Found It Derogatory".
Also 'DJ' - As He Was This At One Time And Still Is To Date,
So This Nickname Stuck Too. 'Richie', His Mom, Family And Close
Friends Call Him, and 'Richard', More To Professionals Like Me.

Date of Birth:  October 22, 1968

Age:  34

Height:  5' 11"

Weight:  185+ (LOLRH)

Place of Birth:  St. Andrews - Kingston, Jamaica

Current Residence(s):  New York, Florida, & Jamaica - Citizenship
The UK Seemingly Has Some Part Time Residence Lock Down As Well

Marital Status:  Single, In A Serious Relationship {Confirmed}

Parents:  Clinton Burrell & Lorraine Miller (Veronica) {Confirmed}

Children:  2 Sons {Confirmed}

Siblings:  None {Confirmed via PEOPLE Weekly - Feb. 21, '01}

Education:   Eramus Hall High Graduate, '87(?); Won A Scholorship
To Pratt Institute For Art & Design; Won Several Art & Design
Competitions Through Brooklyn Union Gas
(Now 'Keyspan Energy Delivery')

Other Talents:  Can Freestyle Draw Anything; Cartooning & Sketching
Currently, Likes To Paint Using 'Pastels Oils, Acrylics', Etc., In School,
'Had No Passion For It', So Into The Military He Went;
Can Sing In A Normal Voice Other Than The SHAGGY Voice

Occupation Currently:   Singer, Songwriter, Rapper/Toaster
(Not The Plug In Kind, Well... ), Producer, And Actor.
Yes, I Typed It Correctly, ACTOR
The IMDb (Internet Movie Database) Seems To Think It Was Acting
In 'The Reggae Movie' - '95. He Sings And Then Leaves The Stage
Abruptly, It Appears. You Call That Acting, Don't You?!?!
They Also Have Him Listed For More TV Appearances Too.
Where On Earth Do They Get Their Info!?!?

Occupation Before Becoming A Sensation:  An Art & Design Student;
US Marines - 'Semper Fi' - Oscar Btty 5th Bn. 10th Mar. 2nd Mar. Div.
{4 Years - Ended Career A PFC; Served In Desert Storm - 4/5 Months}
Honorable Discharge, War Hero Honors
And Bumming Around In New York - Actually Doing What He Does
Now On A Smaller {Much} Scale, Was Known Also A DJ (Still Is);
'Ruff Entry Crew' Member; Back Up Singer For Maxi Priest

Occupation If He Weren't A Sensation:  Owner Of A Strip Joint {??}
I Am Bothered By That Response, DAD!!!!

Favorite Food(s):  Curry Goat And Oxtail; Especially Fresh Fish;
He Actually Cooks!!;
Patties (Pastry Filled With Meat) {Confirmed}

Favorite Actress:  Julia Roberts {Per 'Rap Up' Magazine, '01}

Favorite Actor(s):  {To Be Verified}

Favorite Song(s):  Every Little Thing Gonna Be Alright - Bob Marley {Confirmed}
Gregory Isaacs Music {Confirmed}

All Time Favorite Song:  Big Up - Him and Rayvon

Favorite Song Off His 'HotShot' Album:  Angel
To Strong, Independent Woman {Confirmed}

Favorite Song Off His 'Lucky Day' Album:
Strength Of A Woman {Confirmed}

Favorite 3 CD's To Take On A Island   Bob Marley - Legend, Gregory
Isaacs - The Cool Ruler And Dido - No Angel {Confirmed}

Favorite TV Show:  Friends {Confirmed BBC Online.com}

Favorite Movie(s):  Scarface (Okaaaay) & The 6th Sense - EXCELLENT!!

Favorite Color(s):  Crimson And Blue {All shades}

Favorite City:  NYC {Per 'Rap Up' Magazine, '01}

Favorite Place To Live:  Jamaica, Of Course

Favorite Chill Out Place:  Beaches Of Port Antonio Jamaica

Favorite Concert:  Maxi Priest {Per 'Rap Up' Magazine, '01}

Favorite TV Show:  News Radio {Per 'Rap Up' Magazine, '01}

Favorite Car:  Porsche 911 {Per 'Rap Up' Magazine, '01}

Likes:  In Women: "A Lady With A Sense Of Humor, Somebody Who Can Cook, Is Driven, Is Independent, And Takes Care Of Herself"

Dislikes:  In Women: Ugly Women, 'There Are Ugly Men Out
There For Those Ugly Women'; Women Who Reveal Too Much
And People Catagorizing His Music

Greatest Fear:  "Being Broke"

Regrets - His One And Only:  ..."I Left Jamaica To Go To And Live
In NY, It Was The Last Time I Saw My Grandma Alive....
She Never Got To See What I Am Doing." Smash Hits - Sept. 5, '01

Most Famous Quotes About His Music:   "I Wish They'd Stop
Testing It And Just Play The Damn Thing!!"
AND "My Music Is POPular Music, A Music Everyone Can Enjoy
NO Matter Who You Or What You Are"

Most Famous Quote About Reggae In General:  "Reggae Is NOT Just
A Music. It Is A Culture... You Should Live It, Smell It,
Taste It, Breathe It and Feel It.

Most Famous Quote About Himself And His Music:  "If You Don't Know
Me, Come To My Concert... I Guarantee When You Leave,
You'll Be A Fan"

Comment About Working With Other Artist:  'Most People Get In Touch
With My People And We Go From There. I'd Rather Work
With My In-House People As It Avoids All The Drama.'

Most Famous Quote About Interviews, Photos Shoots, Etc.  'I Hate Doing
Them But Since I Have To Do Them, I Do Them And Do Them Well'

Thoughts On His Personal Relationships:  "I Am Older Now,
I Am Into One On One Relationships."

About Being A Good Parent:  ... "If You Want To Be A Good Parent,
You Have To Make Lots Of Sacrafices..." - TOTP's Mag. Nov., '01

About The Charts:  "There's A Lot Of Crap In The Charts
At The Moment, Including My Song, Ha-Ha..." - TOTP's Mag. Nov., '01

Thoughts On Success:  ..."If I Lost Everything Tomorrow, Of Course
I'd Be Bothered By That But I Would Survive And It Wouldn't Be
The End Of The World"... - TOTP's Mag. Nov., '01

When Reality Set In, He Said:  "It's the hardest lesson I've learned:
that you're really never there. You know, you figure if you sell like
10 million records, the road is going to be easy."
KTU Concert - Dec. 18th, '01

About Being A Man:  "I like a woman that likes a man to be a man.
And I'm a man" - Notable Quotables - CompuServe News
via Ms. Flea - Dec., '02

The Quote I Love Most:  "I have to do it my way and make my mark.
You don't create legends out of other legends. And people should
stop looking for that." - Los Angeles Times On Feb. 17, '00

MCA's Video Bio:  Real Player  Windows Media Player

His Original Official Site:  SHAGGY Online.com

His Distribution Label's Newer Site:  MCA Records.com
Good Thing I Linked It, Otherwise You'd Be Searching For It!

His Production And More Label's Site:  Big Yard Music Group

MCA Records - Publicity, Video And Various Events Photos

SHAGGY Online - Publicity And Various Events Photos

SHAGGY First Online Website