Richard Ashcroft
Richard Ashcroft
Richard Paul Ashcroftis an English musician, singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and occasional guitarist of the alternative rock band The Verve from their formation in 1990 until their split in 1999, and continues as a lead vocalist working with guitars and keyboards. He became a successful solo artist in his own right, releasing three UK top three solo albums. The Verve reformed in 2007 but again broke up by summer 2009. Ashcroft then founded a new band,...
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth11 September 1971
floating river safely
On the person who stole his guitar: "Whoever you are out there, you can safely take it back to Virgin and nothing will be done. Or you can find yourself floating in the River Mersey.
imagination people too-much
I'm one of those people. I can be sold by the candy in life, and then it can be stripped away within a split second and I feel like I've seen too much. And that's the way, I've been like that most of my life, so I could never say I was there yet in any stretch of the imagination.
writing artist people
Any true musician, true artist, knows that when they're in that point of total artistic creation, whether on stage or in the studio or writing or whatever, that's the closest moment [to creation]. And that's what keeps all these people addicted to getting back to that moment again.
jesus christ intrigued
I'm intrigued by all that, by religions, I'm intrigued by Jesus Christ. It's all fascinating.
apart believe people
We're in a malaise. What do people really believe in any more apart from sport and music?