Richard Ashcroft

Biography

Richard Ashcroft (born Richard Paul Ashcroft, on September 11, 1971, in Billinge, Wigan, England) is best known as the front man of The Verve, which he helped form in 1989. After that band's demise in 1999, Ashcroft began his solo career, releasing Alone with Everybody in 2000, Human Conditions in 2002 and Keys to the World in 2006. He performed vocals for the track Lonely Soul on UNKLE's 1998 release Psyence Fiction and his voice can also be heard on the The Chemical Brothers' album Come With Us track The Test. He is good friends with Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher and Coldplay's Chris Martin (whom Ashcroft thanks for 'letting me be myself again'), and occasionally plays as support at Oasis and Coldplay concerts, including the European and second UK legs of Coldplay's 'Twisted Logic Tour'.

Known For

Late Show with David Letterman

as Self - Musical Guest

Live 8

as Self

Vivement dimanche

as Self

Glastonbury: The Movie in Flashback

as Self

The Verve: This Is Music - The Singles 92-98

as Lead Vocals

The BRIT Awards

as Self

The Verve - V Festival 2008

as Himself

The Verve - Live at Haigh Hall, Wigan 1998

as Himself

This is the Verve: Do Not Panic

Urban Hymns