He is perhaps best known for his 1988 hit single "Nobody Else" which he wrote and performed with his older brother Ian Morris/Tex Pistol and which reached number one in New Zealand and remained on the charts for sixteen weeks.
[1] Settling in the Auckland suburb of Glendowie, Morris attended Sacred Heart College with his brother Ian.
[1] Shortly afterward, Morris was recruited by New Zealand band The Crocodiles, initially as a sound engineer and then as a rhythm guitarist.
After several years songwriting in England he returned to New Zealand at the end of 1985, briefly joining The Vibe Brigade.
[10] This was Morris's debut solo single, with brother Ian engineering and producing the record.
Unfortunately, Mushroom Records were to suffer financial issues and Morris was one of a number of artists culled to cut costs before he even completed his debut album.
[18] 2024 'About Time' Rikki Morris married When the Cat's Away singer Debbie Harwood in 1989, they had 2 children, Marlon (b.1990) and Gala (b.1994).