Editing Sixpence None the Richer (section)

===Formation and early years (1992–1996)===
Guitarist/songwriter [[Matt Slocum]] met [[Leigh Nash]] in the early 1990s and recorded a demo, circulated as "The Original Demos", with bassist T.J. Behling at Verge Music Works recording studio in Dallas, and eventually an album, ''[[The Fatherless and the Widow]]'', for the independent label [[R.E.X. Records]] in 1994. After adding more members, the band toured in support of ''The Fatherless and The Widow''. The band released ''[[This Beautiful Mess]]'' in 1995.

The name of the band was inspired by a passage from the book ''[[Mere Christianity]]'' by [[C. S. Lewis]] discussing how children buying gifts for their parents with the parents' money means the parents are "none the richer" monetarily, but there is value in the act (mirroring the Christian God/human dynamic).<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=53&v=IoLe5M9EJGc&feature=youtu.be |title=Sixpence None the Richer's Leigh Nash - interview - 1999-06-07 |date=2019-07-14 |last=steelygray |access-date=2024-08-15 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sixpence None the Richer Biography, Songs, & Albums |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sixpence-none-the-richer-mn0000017387/biography |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724132647/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sixpence-none-the-richer-mn0000017387/biography |archive-date=July 24, 2023 |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Gospel According to Sixpence None the Richer |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-gospel-according-to-sixpence-none-the-richer/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227213846/https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-gospel-according-to-sixpence-none-the-richer/ |archive-date=December 27, 2021 |access-date=December 27, 2021 |work=Texas Monthly}}</ref>