Stephen Pearcy
Stephen Eric Pearcy (born July 3, 1956) is an American musician who is the founder, lead singer and a songwriter of the heavy metal band Ratt. He also created bands including Arcade, Vicious Delite and Vertex, and has recorded seven albums as a solo artist. Pearcy created his own indie label in 1995 to release his solo albums and music for TV, commercial and movies.
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Stephen Pearcy

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- Name
- Stephen Pearcy
- Birth Name
- Stephen Eric Pearcy
- Born
- 3 July 1956
- Birthplace
- Long Beach, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Singer, songwriter
- Nationality
- United States.
- Fields
- hard rock.
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Stephen Eric Pearcy (born July 3, 1956) is an American musician who is the founder, lead singer and a songwriter of the heavy metal band Ratt. He also created bands including Arcade, Vicious Delite and Vertex, and has recorded seven albums as a solo artist. Pearcy created his own indie label in 1995 to release his solo albums and music for TV, commercial and movies.
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• Name — Stephen Pearcy • Birth Name — Stephen Eric Pearcy • Born — 3 July 1956 • Birthplace — Long Beach, California, U.S. • Genre — Heavy metal, glam metal, hard rock • Occupation — Singer, songwriter • Years Active — 1970–present
Career
Career
In his early teens, Pearcy aspired to be a top fuel race car driver and expressed no desire to pursue a career in music. He started the bands Firedome and Crystal Pystal. Pearcy also wrote most of the music for his new band that he named Mickey Ratt (formed in San Diego in 1977). Pearcy moved his band Mickey Ratt to Los Angeles and Hollywood in 1980. In 1981, the band's name was shortened to Ratt, and the lineup was solidified in 1983. Playing clubs such as The Troubadour, The Roxy and The Whisky, Ratt amassed a large local following. After releasing an eponymous six-song EP in 1983 that sold 200,000 copies, Ratt released its breakthrough album, Out of the Cellar, on Atlantic Records in 1984. The debut album sold almost 3 million copies in the US by the end of 1984. The band opened arena shows and tours for ZZ Top, Ozzy Osbourne and Billy Squier. "Out of the Cellar" eventually went five times platinum, and the band headlined its own tours around the world for the next ten years. After releasing four consecutive multi-platinum records and five gold albums with Ratt, Pearcy left the band in 1992. • Illustration — at Sweden Rock 2008 Pearcy and former Cinderella drummer Fred Coury formed the band Arcade in 1992. Arcade released a self-titled album in 1993 and another album the following year. In 1996, Pearcy dabbled in an industrial metal band called Vertex (with Megadeth's Al Pitrelli and drummer / electronic producer Hiro Kuretani). Pearcy reunited with Ratt in 1996, minus Robbin Crosby and Juan Croucier, only to leave the band for a second time in 2000 on the eve of a tour due to differences over the financial allocation amongst band members. Pearcy rejoined Ratt in 2006 before leaving again on April 24, 2014, explaining he was "officially done with having anything to do with them due to the constant turmoil, unresolved business, personal attacks/threats in the public forum, and most of all, the disrespect to the fans". On November 29, 2016, Pearcy and other members of Ratt announced the upcoming Back for More Tour 2007. In April 2020, Pearcy appeared with Ratt in a television commercial for the insurance company Geico, where new homeowners lament that they "have a Ratt problem." Pearcy has recorded (6) solo records under his own indie label Top Fuel Records. The latest, “The Dogg Mob” soon to be released in the fall 2026. The last solo album "View to a Thrill", was released on Frontiers Music/Top Fuel Records in November 2018; the music from the album was written by Pearcy and guitarist Erik Ferentinos. Recording at MT Studios with long time original Ratt bassist Matt Thorne. The album is engineered, recorded, mixed and co produced with Matt. 2024, as a guest, Pearcy is singing the song "Shoot Shoot" on the Michael Schenker album My Years with UFO.
Personal life
Personal life
Pearcy is married to Kristi Adair. He has a daughter born 1995.
Health
Health
Pearcy underwent two knee replacement surgeries in 2019, three months after two Ratt shows. The singer remains sober seven years to date. In the rockumentary "Nothing to Lose: A Stephen Pearcy Rockumentary" (2021), produced and directed by Kristi Adair, Pearcy’s wife and Co CEO of Top Fuel Entertainment. The company TFE manages Pearcy. The singer confirmed that he beat his liver cancer after having chemotherapy and an ablation procedure that removed his cancer completely. Also with the help of Kristi, he was put subsequently on a maintenance program to make certain that his cancer did not return. As of 2026, eight years after having been diagnosed, he was free of cancer. Agent for SEPearcy at Jim Lentz www.TKO.com 2026
Stephen Pearcy of RATT solo band members 2026
Stephen Pearcy of RATT solo band members 2026
• Stephen Pearcy – lead vocals, guitar, writer, producer (1980–present) • Erik Ferentinos – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals, co-writer (2001–present) • Matt Thorr – bass, keyboards, backing vocals (2005, 2013–present) co producer, engineer • Blas Elias – drums (2024–present) • Joel Hoekstra — lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2026-present)
Discography
• With — Year — Title — Label — US Billboard peak — US sales • Ratt — 1983 — Ratt — Time Coast / Atlantic — 133 — 150,000 • 1984 — Out of the Cellar — Atlantic — 7 — 5 million • 1985 — Invasion of Your Privacy — 7 — 3 million • 1986 — Dancing Undercover — 26 — Platinum+ • 1988 — Reach for the Sky — 17 — Platinum+ • 1990 — Detonator — 23 — 750,000 • 1991 — Ratt & Roll 81-91 — 57 — Platinum • Arcade — 1993 — Arcade — Sony — 133 — 100,000+ • 1994 — A/2 — 40,000+ • Vicious Delite — 1995 — Vicious Delite — Top Fuel Records • Vertex — 1996 — Vertex — Blue Dolphin • Ratt — 1997 — Collage — RATT Records • 1999 — Ratt — Portrait Records — 169 — (200,000 est world) • Solo — 2000 — Before And Laughter — Top Fuel Records • 2002 — Social Intercourse — Top Fuel Records • 2006 — Fueler — Top Fuel Records • Stripped — Sidewinder Records • 2008 — Under My Skin — Top Fuel Records • Ratt — 2010 — Infestation — Loud & Proud / Roadrunner Records — 30 — 150,000+ • Solo — 2017 — Smash — Frontiers Music SRL / Top Fuel Records • Solo — 2018 — View to a Thrill — Frontiers Music SRL / Top Fuel Records • 2026 — The Dogg Mob — Top Fuel Records
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- 1.caiforniabirthindex.org. STEPHEN PEARCY on CBI. 2019.
- 2.Ratt: Out of the Cellar Tracks & Reviews AllMusic.
- 3.Behind the Behind the Music: RATT. All Access Magazine. December 2024.
- 4.Bienstock, Richard. Stephen Pearcy on busting out of Catholic School, meeting Van Halen and Ratt ‘n’ rollin’ through L.A. Metal Edge Magazine.
- 5.Hoffman, Christopher Hoffman, Sinclair Broadcast. Celebrating 40 years of RATT: Stephen Pearcy says founding members reunite for first-ever. WOAI. 2023-06-12.
- 6.DeRiso, Nick. Stephen Pearcy Quits Ratt. Ultimate Classic Rock. 24 April 2014.
- 7.Eddietrunk.com. Singer Stephen Pearcy Quits Ratt. April 24, 2014.
- 8.Hollywood Life. RATT Frontman Stephen Pearcy Leaves Band After Devastating Family Death. April 25, 2014.
- 9.Blabbermouth.net. DEMARTINI, PEARCY, CROUCIER Take Control Of RATT After Expelling BLOTZER From Partnership. November 29, 2016.
- 10.Loudwire. Ratt Name Dispute Settled: Stephen Pearcy, Warren DeMartini + Juan Croucier Oust Bobby Blotzer and Regain Control. 30 November 2016.
- 11.Kielty, Martin. Watch Ratt in New Geico 'Ratt Problem' Commercial. Ultimate Classic Rock. 15 April 2020.
- 12.Irwin, Corey. Stephen Pearcy 'Appreciating Every Day' After Cancer Diagnosis. Ultimate Classic Rock. 2021-08-01.
- 13.Kristi Adair. IMDb.com.
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