March 8, 200620 yr x&y is better' date='but Richard Ashcroft sings better 9 years ago with The Verve,but he is the legend![/quote'] LIVING LEGEND
March 17, 200620 yr Rising from the Ashcroft Peruse any British music magazine which has recently profiled Richard Ashcroft and chances are one of three descriptions — egomaniac, self-absorbed and superior to others — will surface. Quite surprising, considering he opened his conversation to Metro with an amiable, “Hello. How’s the weather over there?” and maintained a gentlemanly tone throughout. This is the same Richard Ashcroft who reputedly once compared his artistry to Jesus Christ? Apparently someone has a personal axe to grind with the former Verve frontman. “I could talk to any guy for 20 minutes about my insecurities and my own failings and how that’s a big driver for most of what I write about,” says, Ashcroft, 34. “But that won’t enter the conversation because of the preconceived ‘image’ one guy may have of me before he arrives.” So what has been his ‘image’ of late? Since the Verve’s split in 1999, the man once dubbed Mad Richard has now focused on being Domesticated Richard with wife of 10 years, former Spiritualized keyboardist Kate Radley, and his two boys Sonny, who turns 6 this coming Thursday, and Cassius, 1. “Away from making records, that’s been my life,” Ashcroft says succinctly. Still, music drives Ashcroft to create, best summed up on a cut from his month-old third post-Verve effort, Keys To The World: Music Is Power. And like the Verve classic Bittersweet Symphony, Music Is Power is largely driven by a sample — in this case, Walter Jackson’s 1964 hit It’s All Over, produced by Curtis Mayfield. “A friend of mine made a compilation for me and I put it on while I was driving home from the south of France one night,” Ashcroft explains. “When the introduction of It’s All Over came on, I thought man, I could do albums with this kind of stuff. The phrase Music Is Power then popped into my mind as I kept playing this intro over and over.” Ashcroft’s mulling over whether to release this as his next single. The first, Break The Night With Colour, already affirmed his star status by climbing to No. 3 on the U.K. charts. Yet renewed interest in Ashcroft was truly sparked when he joined Coldplay for a rendition of Bittersweet Symphony during London’s Live 8 concert last July. It was there that Coldplay frontman Chris Martin introduced Ashcroft as “the best singer in the world.” High praise indeed, though Ashcroft downplays the moment. “I’m sure it’s reawakened some people,” says Ashcroft, though noting that, aside from working with former Verve drummer Pete Salisbury on all three solo albums, it’s “doubtful” a full band reunion will ever materialize. “For me, it’s all about the soul of my music, the lyrics and the connection it all makes to people.” Richard Ashcroft’s popularity is on the rise again. Ashcroft opens for Coldplay when the two acts hit the Air Canada Centre stage Wednesday and Thursday. http://www.metronews.ca
March 17, 200620 yr yeah, thanks for posting that it's about time for people to start appreciating his art
March 20, 200620 yr I've just ordered tickets' date=' gonna see him live on may 30th in hamburg! *wohoo* :)[/quote'] green with envy!!
March 20, 200620 yr I got my tickets last Saturday... :D I will see Richard Ashcroft live on May 30th in Hamburg! Can't wait to see him. :)
March 22, 200620 yr 2 Richard Ashcroft tickets, Doncaster (moved from The Lounge) Bought on ebay for £70 (yeah I know, I was desperate though) but am now unable to attend. If anyone is interested just send me an email or post on here ([email protected]). Be quick though cos my mate's mulling over them too and I've posted on another board. Sorry if this is in the wrong board by the way! I moved this from The Lounge - hope this is the right place :)
March 27, 200620 yr I'm prepared to lower the price to £60 and lose a tenner, I just wanna get rid of them asap. Anyone want to go??
April 21, 200620 yr ~Richard Ashcroft~ I know there're many people who think that he sucks and that after The Verve he lost his talent.But I'm pretty sure that talented person is always talented and I really like his solo albums. If you like this musician, please, welcome.
April 21, 200620 yr I really really like his music and i think that he still has his talent. But i miss the other guys from The Verve. They were all very talented.
April 21, 200620 yr Love him! I still need to get one more album. But I love his newest. Great stuff!
April 21, 200620 yr hey I'm here to support him too anyone willing to share their live experiences (if any)?
May 10, 200620 yr Best Richard Ashcroft Only a week till i see him live, i love him! (not literally of course!)
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