Richard Janssen (born April 12, 1961) is a Dutch musician who was leader of the rock bands Fatal Flowers and Shine.
In the basement of a squat he played with musicians Tijn Touber, Marius Schrader and Marcel Kruup in the band The Pilots.
After Midnight To Six disintegrated, Janssen, together with Henk Jonkers and Marco Braam, forms Fatal Flowers.
In the spring of 1988 he left with Fatal Flowers to America where the group works on their third album, Johnny D. Is Back!
Shortly after 1990 they switched to Mercury from WEA record company gave Janssen, however, no pleasure to have in the band and he announced his departure.
Shine was originally a solo project of Janssen which musicians were sought with material produced and written by him perform live.
In October 1998, he and Robin Berlijn (ex-Fatal Flowers) and Martijn Bosman (Kane) a 2 Meter Session, with Creep by Radiohead played.