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Ashcroft is the eldest child of office worker Frank and hairdresser Louise Ashcroft (née Baxter); he has two younger sisters. [16] In his childhood, Ashcroft was known to be very shy, getting to the point that he had to be replaced in a school nativity play because of on-stage fright; [17] however, he was also known for wanting to make his classmates laugh.
In the video, Ashcroft walks down a busy pavement in Hoxton, London, oblivious to passersby and bumping into them. [25] The other Verve band members join him and walk down the street into the distance. Critics likened it to the 1991 Massive Attack video "Unfinished Sympathy", which has the singer Shara Nelson walking in Los Angeles. [25]
The founding members of the Verve met at Winstanley Sixth Form College, in Wigan, Greater Manchester, when Liam Begley introduced Richard Ashcroft to the other band members. The band was initially known as just Verve, and their first gig was at a friend's birthday party at the Honeysuckle Inn, in Wigan, on 15 August 1990. [11]
John Lewis have unveiled their Christmas advert for 2024, and with it the featured song – Richard Ashcroft’s acoustic recording of “Sonnet”, the 1998 single by his band The Verve.. This ...
A Storm in Heaven is the debut studio album by the English rock band Verve, later the Verve, released on 21 June 1993 on Hut Records.The band had formed between school friends vocalist Richard Ashcroft, bassist Simon Jones, and drummer Peter Salisbury, with guitarist Nick McCabe joining shortly after.
The former lead singer of The Verve will be joining the Gallagher brothers for all their 2025 UK shows. Verve's Richard Ashcroft to support Oasis tour Skip to main content
This is Music: The Singles 92–98 is a singles compilation album by the English alternative rock band the Verve.The compilation was released in November 2004 and included two previously unreleased tracks: "This Could Be My Moment" and "Monte Carlo".
Richard Ashcroft is "looking forward" to playing Wigan 25 years after he played there with The Verve.