A more unlikely celebrity friend, perhaps, is Coldplay’s Chris Martin, who introduced Ashcroft as “the best singer in the world” when they performed The Verve’s Bitter Sweet Symphony together at the Live8 mega-show in London five summers ago. Ashcroft has also toured with Coldplay, and does not share the disdain that some rockers show towards Martin’s wholesome, family-friendly image.

 

“His drive is immense,” the singer says. “If Chris was an athlete he’d be a gold-medal winner, seriously. People underestimate him. As a songsmith, he’s a great writer of songs that people want to stand and sing back to him. All I can say is I’ve toured with the guys, and all of them individually have been really nice towards me, my wife, my family, my kids. I can only go on a human level. I think they are a much less homogenised thing than a lot of bands.”

 

Taken from: http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100720/ART/707199992/1223

aaaww.That's really nice.Nice change.I do think they're underestimated by the critics (obviously since I'm a fan)...so weird considering the kind of crappy music we have to listen to today.Though except for Oasis I don't remember a lot of bands slacking them...

:):):)

That was nice of him to say. And, he is right. People will always underestimate good people/musicians.

:nice:!

Personally, I love The Verve. Such a nice thing for Richard Ashcroft to say! :nice:

:wacky: thats indeed a sweet thing to say :nice:

Dickie Ashcroft rocks! I was lucky enough to see him support Coldplay, and he was fab!:cool:

Here's alittle good time music from Rich and Coldplay... I love RA.

 

 

Aww, that was a sweet thing for him to say!! :wacky::nice:

Bless him! I like The Verve and Richard on his own, that was a nice thing for him to say. I like it when people make nice comments rather than going for the obvious "they're boring and crap" comments :rolleyes:

Naaaw :blush:

I love Richard Ashcroft! :wacky:

:wacko: :heart:

If Chris was an athlete he’d be a gold-medal winner, seriously. People underestimate him.

 

True ! :lol:

 

That was really nice of him indeed. :nice:

 

^ Awesome picture by the way !

I think it's still nice that people look to Richard as an authority on such matters (as he deserves it.)