Randy Rand helped form the band Autograph in 1984 with vocalist Steve Plunkett and guitarist Steve Lynch. The band released three albums in the 80s including the gold-certified Sign in Peace featuring their only hit single “Turn Up the Radio.” After the band broke up he went on to become a very good leather maker. In an interview with Loudwire in 2012, he said:
“When the band broke up we knew it was time to move on. The grunge scene took over the rock world, plus I was tired of chasing success when it just wasn’t fun anymore. Just the smell of a bus generator running makes me sick now. “It didn’t take long to figure out what I wanted to do, I had been doing leather accessories in my spare time so I just put my whole energy into that. Before I knew it, I was selling my stuff on Melrose, then EASYRIDER took me on as a vendor for their stores and their retail catalog. I ran into my competitor Steve and we formed a business together which is a high-end dog collar company called “Woof Wear,” and that’s what I’m still doing 12 years later.”
