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Richard Ashcroft
Richard Ashcroft in 2005
Richard Ashcroft in 2005
Background information
Birth name Richard Paul Ashcroft
Born September 11, 1971 (1971-09-11) (age 36)
Billinge Higher End, Lancashire, England
Origin Wigan, England
Genre(s) Alternative Rock, Britpop
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Years active 1989 - present
Associated acts The Verve
Website richardashcroft.com

Richard Paul Ashcroft (born September 11, 1971 in Billinge Higher End, Lancashire) is an English singer-songwriter. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Higher End or Billinge Higher End is a district of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Wigan is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south of Preston, west-northwest of Manchester England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Britpop is a subgenre of Alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics The Verve (originally Verve) are an English rock band formed in Wigan, Greater Manchester in 1989 at Winstanley Sixth Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Higher End or Billinge Higher End is a district of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics He is the lead singer of The Verve, an English rock band that he helped form in 1989. The Verve (originally Verve) are an English rock band formed in Wigan, Greater Manchester in 1989 at Winstanley Sixth Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. He is also a solo artist in his own right and he is still scheduled to resume and continue with his solo career at some point in the future, despite being busy with newly reformed The Verve at present. The Verve (originally Verve) are an English rock band formed in Wigan, Greater Manchester in 1989 at Winstanley Sixth

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Biography

Early life: 1971-1989

Ashcroft grew up in Up Holland, Lancashire with his mother, who was a hairdresser, and his sisters. Upholland or Up Holland, as it is frequently spelt locally and on Ordnance Survey maps is a Civil parish and small town in West Lancashire, England Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea His father died when Richard was 11 as a result of a brain haemorrhage. A cerebral hemorrhage (or intracerebral hemorrhage, ICH) is a subtype of Intracranial hemorrhage that occurs within the Brain tissue itself Ashcroft soon fell under the influence of his stepfather, Doug (who incidentally was also called Ashcroft) who belonged to the Rosicrucians. The term Rosicrucian (symbol the Rose Cross) describes a secret society of mystics allegedly formed in late mediaeval Germany, holding a doctrine "built on

While in Up Holland, Ashcroft was an avid football player. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered He still closely follows his favourite team, Manchester United and he was in attendance for their famous victory in the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final. Match summary First half Six minutes into the match Ronny Johnsen clumsily fouled Bayern striker Carsten Jancker just outside the area and He has also admitted to cheering for Wigan Athletic, since he actually played for the youth team when he was young and are geographically the closest professional team to where he grew up. Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Ashcroft's slightly misshapen nose can be credited to a broken nose he sustained playing football at school.

At school, Ashcroft admitted to having nicknames such as 'spliffhead' and he was also dubbed 'the cancer of the class'.

The Verve years: 1989-1999

Ashcroft formed The Verve (although until 1994 it was named simply Verve) in 1989 with his high school friends. The band members shared a collective liking for The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Raspberries, Funkadelic, and Krautrock, as well as a near-legendary appetite for psychedelic drugs. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Pink Floyd are Raspberries are a Power pop / Rock and roll band from Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Funkadelic was an African American music band most prominent during the 1970s Krautrock is a generic name for the Experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s especially in Britain They were signed to Hut Records and became a critical hit soon after.

The band released the Verve EP in December 1992 before their first full-length album, A Storm in Heaven, came out in mid-1993. Verve EP is the first studio release by English Rock band The Verve. A Storm in Heaven is the debut studio Album by English Rock band Verve, released in June 1993 It was a critical smash and extremely popular in the underground public, but it failed to match that kind of success in the mainstream. Around this time the band changed their name to The Verve due to legal reasons. Afterwards they released an album with outtakes and b-sides entitled No Come Down in 1994. No Come Down is an album by The Verve, released in 1994 for Vernon Yard and Hut Recordings as a collection of B-sides and outtakes

1995 saw the release of the album A Northern Soul. A Northern Soul is the second Studio album by English Rock band The Verve. Here the band departed from the neo-psychedelic sounds of A Storm in Heaven and focused more on conventional alternative rock, although signs of their early sound are still present in the record. During this time the band was named as a member of the popular Britpop movement, mostly due to the band's friendship with Oasis rather than their music. In Geography, an oasis (plural oases) or Cienega ( Southwestern United States) is an isolated area of vegetation in a Desert, typically Popularity increased, but album sales were disappointing for the band with only 40,000 albums approximately sold - distinctly average in 1995. The album is now considered to be a 'lost gem' of the nineties. Tensions within the band reached boiling point, in particular between Ashcroft and guitarist Nick McCabe and the band disbanded. Nick McCabe (born Nicholas Jonathon McCabe, 14 July 1971, St Helens, Merseyside) is the lead guitarist of The Verve.

From Autumn '96 to Spring '97 the band regrouped and worked on the third album. Most of Ashcroft's songs on this album were written while he on holiday in Bath when the band had yet to reform. Bath is a city in Somerset in the south west of England It is situated west of London and south-east of Bristol. It was initially intended to be Ashcroft's first solo album. With McCabe yet to be invited back to the fold, friend of the band, guitarist and keyboardist Simon Tong was draughted in. Simon Tong (born July 9th 1972, Lancashire, England) is a Guitarist and Keyboardist who was a member of The Verve In 1997 McCabe returned, with Ashcroft realising if it was to be an album from The Verve, McCabe would have to be involved. The five members finished Urban Hymns and the release was in September 1997. Urban Hymns is the third album album by English Rock band The Verve released on September 29 1997. With the release of the first single off the album the band saw never-imagined popularity. The song "Bitter Sweet Symphony" became a commercial and critical hit in both sides of the Atlantic. " Bitter Sweet Symphony " is a song by English Alternative rock band The Verve, and is the lead track on their third album Urban Hymns The album is regarded as a highlight in the timeline of Britpop and rock music from the 90's, maybe being the last commercial success from alternative British acts in the US market, until the arrival of artists like Coldplay, James Blunt and others, at least 5 years later. Coldplay TalkColdplay#Is_or_Are_dispute_again James Blunt (born James Hillier Blount, 22 February 1974 is an English Acoustic / Folk rock Singer-songwriter whose debut album The band toured all over the world in the period 1997-1998. But Nick McCabe suddenly pulled out of the tour in 1998. Nick McCabe (born Nicholas Jonathon McCabe, 14 July 1971, St Helens, Merseyside) is the lead guitarist of The Verve. The band continued for several months, but ultimately announced their break-up in April 1999.

In June 2007, Ashcroft and the rest of the band announced that they were getting back together for a UK stadium tour in November and December 2007, and were working on a future release, probably for 2008.

Solo career: 1999-2007

Alone with Everybody

This was his first solo album. Richard Ashcroft had already been working on solo material as early as 1996 when The Verve was in hiatus after he had left after A Northern Soul. A Northern Soul is the second Studio album by English Rock band The Verve. Some of his work intended for his solo career were later found in the band's next album Urban Hymns. Urban Hymns is the third album album by English Rock band The Verve released on September 29 1997. But it was not until after the dissolution of The Verve in 1999 that he dedicated entirely to his new career.

In early 2000 he released his first single as a solo artist. "A Song for the Lovers" peaked at #3 in the UK charts in April. " A Song for the Lovers " is a song by English Singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft and is the opening track on his 2000 Album The song and its video were admired by the critics. The new album was named Alone with Everybody and received mixed reviews, although most positive, and it gained incredible responses from the public. Alone with Everybody was the first solo Album by English Singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft, released in June 2000 (see A few weeks before the release, the single "Money To Burn" was out and entered the UK Top 20 at number 17. " Money to Burn " is a song by English Singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft and is the eighth track on his 2000 Album Alone with Everybody was released in June and reached number 1 and received Platinum status in the United Kingdom. In September a third single was released. "C'mon People (We're Making It Now)" entered the charts just one position away from the Top 20. " C'mon People (We're Making It Now " is a song by English Singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft and is the tenth track on his 2000

"A Song for the Lovers" and "C'mon People (We're Making It Now)" could have been included on The Verve's 1997 album Urban Hymns as the album was actually intended to be Ashcroft's first solo album before Nick McCabe was asked to return thus making it a band project. " A Song for the Lovers " is a song by English Singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft and is the opening track on his 2000 Album " C'mon People (We're Making It Now " is a song by English Singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft and is the tenth track on his 2000 The Verve (originally Verve) are an English rock band formed in Wigan, Greater Manchester in 1989 at Winstanley Sixth Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Urban Hymns is the third album album by English Rock band The Verve released on September 29 1997. Nick McCabe (born Nicholas Jonathon McCabe, 14 July 1971, St Helens, Merseyside) is the lead guitarist of The Verve. The songs were left off in favour of songs with a traditional Verve sound. Before The Verve's 2007 reformation, Ashcroft often stated his regret in interviews that he didn't have 'the balls' to do Urban Hymns alone. The Verve (originally Verve) are an English rock band formed in Wigan, Greater Manchester in 1989 at Winstanley Sixth

The album title, 'Alone With Everybody', is taken from the work of American poet Charles Bukowski. Henry Charles Bukowski ( August 16 1920 – March 9 1994) was a German American Poet, Novelist, and

Human Conditions

Ashcroft started working on his second album in 2002. The new album Human Conditions explored very much the same sound that Richard's first record. Human Conditions is the second solo Album by English Singer-songwriter, Richard Ashcroft, released in October 2002 (see The album also featured a collaboration with Beach Boys founder, Brian Wilson on the last track, Nature is the Law. Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942 in Hawthorne, California) is an American Musician best known as the lead The single "Check the Meaning" was released just a few weeks prior to the release the LP and it peaked at #11. " Check the Meaning " is a song by English Singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft and is the opening track on his 2002 Album The second single, "Science of Silence" was released in January 2003 and charted at #14. " Science of Silence " is a song by English Singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft and is the sixth track on his 2002 Album "Buy It in Bottles" was released afterwards and missed the Top 20, charting at #26. " Buy It in Bottles " is a song by English Singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft and is the second track on his 2002 Album Generally the critics considered the album as a big failure for Ashcroft compared to Alone with Everybody. Alone with Everybody was the first solo Album by English Singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft, released in June 2000 (see Most of the criticized aspects of the record were its lyrical content and overproduction, for example the extensive use of strings in most of the songs. Commercial success did not match the previous records' standards and the album received very little promotion or airplay outside the UK. While the album was heavily panned by music critics, Coldplay's Chris Martin, a big fan of Ashcroft and his then former band The Verve, was one of Ashcroft's few peers at the time who defended the album's merits. Coldplay TalkColdplay#Is_or_Are_dispute_again Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977 is the English lead Singer-songwriter, Pianist, and occasional rhythm Guitarist of the The Verve (originally Verve) are an English rock band formed in Wigan, Greater Manchester in 1989 at Winstanley Sixth This meant a lot to Ashcroft and their friendship initially developed from this.

Live 8 and Keys to the World

On the 2nd of July 2005, at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, Coldplay invited Ashcroft to perform with them in their set. Live 8 was a string of Benefit concerts that took place on 2 July, 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. Hyde Park is one of the largest Parks in central London, England and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner Coldplay TalkColdplay#Is_or_Are_dispute_again They played The Verve's hit Bitter Sweet Symphony after only one rehearsal in Crystal Palace. " Bitter Sweet Symphony " is a song by English Alternative rock band The Verve, and is the lead track on their third album Urban Hymns Ashcroft was introduced by Chris Martin as 'the best singer in the world' and he described the song as 'probably the greatest song ever written'. Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977 is the English lead Singer-songwriter, Pianist, and occasional rhythm Guitarist of the The performance, in addition to Martin's kind words, created renewed media interest in Ashcroft. The performance was generally considered to be one of the highlights of the day and in subsequent interviews, Ashcroft described the experience as something that 'blew his mind'. It wasn't his only collaboration with the band. At a later date in France, while supporting Coldplay, they joined forces to play a cover of The Verve's Life's An Ocean from 1995 album A Northern Soul. Coldplay TalkColdplay#Is_or_Are_dispute_again The Verve (originally Verve) are an English rock band formed in Wigan, Greater Manchester in 1989 at Winstanley Sixth A Northern Soul is the second Studio album by English Rock band The Verve. Ashcroft expressed surprise that Chris Martin, a big fan of The Verve, knew the chords of the song while he didn't. Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977 is the English lead Singer-songwriter, Pianist, and occasional rhythm Guitarist of the The Verve (originally Verve) are an English rock band formed in Wigan, Greater Manchester in 1989 at Winstanley Sixth

Ashcroft took Live 8 and its reasons for happening very seriously, and months afterwards, rang Live 8 organiser Bob Geldof demanding to know 'what we achieved that day'. Live 8 was a string of Benefit concerts that took place on 2 July, 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. Live 8 was a string of Benefit concerts that took place on 2 July, 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof, KBE, known as Bob Geldof (born 5 October 1951, is an Irish singer Geldof, who before Ashcroft's performance hugged him and told him that he was one of his favourite rock singers, sent him stacks of paper showing that third world countries had millions of pounds of debt written off as a result of Live 8. Debt is that which is owed usually referencing Assets owed but the term can cover other obligations

At Christmas 2005, a documentary entitled Live 8: A Bitter Sweet Symphony was aired on the BBC reliving moments of the day featuring a portion of Ashcroft's performance as the show's opening soundtrack.

Ashcroft's third solo album, Keys to the World, was recorded with the co-operation of the London Metropolitan Orchestra, and released on January 23, 2006, by Parlophone. Keys to the World is the third studio Album by English Singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft. London Metropolitan Orchestra (LMO founded in 1994, is a London-based studio orchestra whose primary function is to record music for film television and other multimedia Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Parlophone is a Record label, founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company. The first single from the album, "Break the Night with Colour", was released on January 9, 2006, and entered the UK Singles Chart at number 3. " Break the Night with Colour " is a song by English Singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft and is the third track on his 2006 Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry He opened for Coldplay's Twisted Logic Tour in North America and the UK, starting March 14, 2006, in Ottawa. Twisted Logic redirects here For the song see X&Y. The Twisted Logic Tour was a global Concert tour in support of Coldplay's The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. He recently described himself as "the best support act you'll ever see". Around the time of the album's release, Ashcroft announced his largest UK tour for years for May 2006, culminating in three nights at London's Brixton Academy. The Brixton Academy or Brixton is one of London 's leading music venues He played his biggest solo show in June 2006 at the Lancashire County Cricket Club in Manchester. Lancashire County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic He was well supported at the gig by acts such as Razorlight and The Feeling. Razorlight are an English rock band formed in 2002 They are primarily known in their home country having topped the charts with the 2006 single America and The Feeling is a five-piece BRIT award -nominated British band from Sussex and London.

The second single released was "Music Is Power", which charted at number 20, but received important airplay no only in the UK but around the world. " Music Is Power " is a song by English Singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft and is the second track on his 2006 Album In 18 April he recorded a the Live from London EP, the ninth in a series of EPs released exclusively as digital downloads from Apple's iTunes Store. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Live from London is a series of EPs released exclusively as Digital downloads from Apple 's ITunes Store and featuring live recordings The EP was released just 6 days later on the 24th. Richard hinted a probable release of a new version of the song "C'mon People (We're Making It Now)" to coincide with England's participation in the 2006 Football World Cup. The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament The single (entitled C'mon England by Richard in an interview in May) never materialized. Instead, the next single was "Words Just Get in the Way", which charted lower than the previous, barely making it into the Top 40 at the number 40 position after receiving barely any promotion or airplay. " Words Just Get in the Way " is a song by English Singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft and is featured on his 2006 Album In December the double a-side single "Why Not Nothing" / "Sweet Brother Malcolm" was released in limited size editions. " Why Not Nothing? " and " Sweet Brother Malcolm " are songs by English Singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft and are featured

He recorded a live performance for Live From Abbey Road on 11 December 2006. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The episode that he shared with Norah Jones and John Mayer was aired in the UK on Channel 4 in March 2007 and in the USA on the Sundance Channel in June 2007.

The Verve reunion: 2007-present

On June 26, 2007 the band's reunion was announced by Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 1. After Ashcroft learned that friend and drummer on his solo albums, Peter Salisbury, was in contact with former The Verve guitarist, Nick McCabe, over a possible side project, Ashcroft was compelled to call McCabe. Peter Salisbury (born Peter Anthony Salisbury on 24 September, 1971, in Bath, England) is best known as the powerhouse Drummer The Verve (originally Verve) are an English rock band formed in Wigan, Greater Manchester in 1989 at Winstanley Sixth Nick McCabe (born Nicholas Jonathon McCabe, 14 July 1971, St Helens, Merseyside) is the lead guitarist of The Verve. He made peace with him and bassist Simon Jones and the band reformed. As they reformed, a statement was released from the band saying they were "getting back together for the joy of the music".

They announced a small tour for November and are scheduled to release a new album at some point in 2008. The tour started in Glasgow on November 2, and included performances across the UK, at The Carling Academy Glasgow, The Empress Ballroom, the London Roundhouse. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 The Glasgow Carling Academy is a music venue on Eglinton Street in the Gorbals area of Glasgow. The Winter Gardens is a large complex of Theatres and conference facilities in the town centre of Blackpool, England. Since the 6-gig tour went extremely well in sales, the band booked a second, and bigger tour for December. They played at The O2, the SECC in Glasgow, the Odyssey in Belfast, the Nottingham Arena and Manchester Central. The O2 is a large entertainment district including an indoor arena a music club a cinema an exhibition space piazzas and bars and restaurants built within a large dome-shaped The Odyssey ( Greek: Ὀδύσσεια or Odússeia) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. The National Ice Centre ( NIC) is located in Nottingham, England. Each show from the first and second part of the tour were sold out immediately after being put on sale. The band is now expected to continue touring in 2008. Playing at Coachella, Glastonbury, Pinkpop, T in the Park, the V Festival, and other major festivals in the summer, and some shows as lead act, including 2 gigs in the Madison Square Garden, New York. Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset, England, situated at a Dry point on the Somerset Levels, south of Bristol. Pinkpop Festival, or Pinkpop for short is an annual Rock festival held at Landgraaf, Netherlands T in the Park is a major Music festival that has been held annually in Scotland since 1994 The V Festival is an annual music festival in England, the first to be held simultaneously at two sites - currently Hylands Park in Chelmsford and Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The release date and direction of the new album is still unknown. But it is rumoured that the album will be released between August and November 2008, possibly with a lead single being released in the summer.

Despite the reformation of The Verve, Ashcroft is still scheduled to resume and continue with his solo career at some point in the future. The Verve (originally Verve) are an English rock band formed in Wigan, Greater Manchester in 1989 at Winstanley Sixth

Personal life

Ashcroft is married to Kate Radley, the former keyboard player for British shoegaze band Spiritualized. Kate Radley (born 19 February 1967) was the keyboard player for the British Post-rock and Shoegaze band Spiritualized Shoegazing (also known as shoegaze or shoegazer) is a genre of Alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s Spiritualized are an English Space rock band formed in 1990 in Rugby Warwickshire by Jason Pierce (who often goes by the alias J They married in 1995 and it was years before it was publicly realised that the pair had married. Together, they have two sons: Sonny, born in 2000, and Cassius, born in 2004. Cassius suffered from minor breathing difficulties after his birth. The family live in Gloucester near Radley's parents. Gloucester (ˈɡlɒstɚ) is a city, district and County town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England.

He is good friends with Oasis' Noel Gallagher and Coldplay's Chris Martin (whom Ashcroft once thanked for "letting me be myself again"). Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born 29 May 1967 in Manchester, England is the lead guitarist backing vocalist and occasional lead vocalist of British rock band Oasis Coldplay TalkColdplay#Is_or_Are_dispute_again Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977 is the English lead Singer-songwriter, Pianist, and occasional rhythm Guitarist of the " Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin " released in December 1969 is a 1970 hit single recorded by Sly & the Family Stone, recognized as one of the greatest The Gallagher brothers for a long time have expressed the greatest of respect to Ashcroft, with Noel fondly nicknaming Ashcroft as 'Captain Rock'. The Oasis track "Cast No Shadow", included in the successful album 1995 (What's the Story) Morning Glory? is dedicated to him, and it is believed that Ashcroft dedicated The Verve's 1995 song "A Northern Soul" to Gallagher as a response. A Northern Soul is the second Studio album by English Rock band The Verve.

Controversy

On more than one occasion, Ashcroft and his bandmates have run into trouble by borrowing words and ideas from other artists. The most notable of these conflicts spawned from The Verve's biggest hit, "Bitter Sweet Symphony", which uses a sample of Andrew Oldham Orchestra's recording of The Rolling Stones' 1965 song "The Last Time". The Andrew Oldham Orchestra are a side project fronted by Andrew Loog Oldham, the original manager of The Rolling Stones. In a well-publicized legal decision, the Rolling Stones' record company was awarded 100 percent of the royalties from "Bitter Sweet Symphony", and Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were given songwriting credits along with Ashcroft. ABKCO Music & Records Inc is the successor company to a business that was founded in 1961 as Allen Klein & Co Royalties (sometimes running royalties) are usage-based payments made by one party (the "licensee" to another (the "licensor" for ongoing use of an Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger, Kt (born 26 July 1943 is a Golden Globe -winning and two-time Grammy -winning English rock Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943 is an English Guitarist, Songwriter, Singer, producer and a founding member of The Rolling Legal ownership of the song created further controversy when Jagger and Richards gave Nike, Inc. license to use the song in one of its TV commercials, against The Verve's wishes. Nike Inc ('naɪki ( is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. Another of Ashcroft's more well-known adaptations is found in the song "History". " History " is a song by British Rock band The Verve, and is featured on their second Album, A Northern Soul The first two verses of "History" are closely based on the first two stanzas of William Blake's poem "London". William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827 was an English poet, painter, and Printmaker. London is a poem by William Blake, published in Songs of Experience in 1794

Ashcroft is also known for his problems regarding drugs. These were evidenced several times since the 1990s. Some examples of this are his 1994 summer tour collapses due to ecstasy overdose. MDMA ( 34-methylenedioxy- N -methylamphetamine) most commonly known today by the street name Ecstasy (often abbreviated E, X, He and the band were known for their heavy drug use, especially in the early and mid 1990s.

In 2006, Ashcroft confessed to taking Prozac to help him with clinical depression, but said that they didn't help, referring to the pills as "very, very synthetic. Major depressive disorder, also known as major depression, unipolar depression, unipolar disorder, clinical depression, or simply depression " Ashcroft has said that he's always been "a depressive, someone who suffers from depression", and that music and creativity help him cope with his illness. [1]

In 2006 he was arrested in Wiltshire after coming into a youth centre and asking to work with the teenagers present at the club. Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye He refused to leave and employees called the police, resulting in Ashcroft being arrested and fined £80 for disorderly conduct. Almost every state in the United States has a disorderly conduct law that makes it a crime to be drunk in public to "disturb the peace" or to loiter in certain areas [2]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

From Alone With Everybody

From Human Conditions

From Keys to the World

EPs

Cameos

External links

  1. ^ http://www.londonnet.co.uk/entertainment/2006/Jan/883_20060117.html
  2. ^ Richard Ashcroft in shock arrest | News | NME.COM
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