Richie Kotzen出生于美国宾西法尼亚州的瑞丁城,现居住在洛杉矶。Richie从5岁起开始学习钢琴,在7岁时,受Kiss乐队海报的影响弹起了吉他。到17岁时,他已在美国各地做了500多场演出(其中包括各种产品演示和暖场演出),同年,Richie在Shrapnel唱片公司出版了自己的第一张专辑,该专辑获得了广泛的好评,而他也因此成为《Guitar World(吉他世界)》等杂志的封面人物。 Richie Kotzen was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, and lives in Los Angeles. Richie started playing piano at the age of five, and at the age of seven, played guitar under the influence of a Kiss band poster. By the age of 17, he has performed more than 500 shows throughout the United States, including a variety of product demonstrations and warm shows, and in the same year Richie published his first album at Shrapnel Records, And he was also the cover of a magazine such as “Guitar World”.