You know, rock n' roll's an old carcass: it's one big cliche. It's so difficult to do anything that has any sense of freshness or vitality or meaning. But that's what I'm trying to do, to give it new meaning. — Richard Ashcroft Copy Share Image
I am so lucky that I have been part of and written songs that will always resonate no matter how old they get. — Richard Ashcroft Copy Share Image
I'm one of those people. I can be sold by the candy in life, and then it can be stripped away within a split… — Richard Ashcroft Copy Share Image
The mad thing is, most of my life, when I'm not in a dark mood, it's been humour that's got me through. The only… — Richard Ashcroft Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter how fashion or politics changes; you'll never change a classic song. — Richard Ashcroft Copy Share Image
I don't know if I have a problem expressing joy, but the difficulty is in making an album, a piece of music that really… — Richard Ashcroft Copy Share Image
There's a track called 'Why Not Nothing' about how the world's turning so conservative and so religious at the same time. I think it's… — Richard Ashcroft Copy Share Image
We'd lie on the floor, turn the lights out, put two speakers on either side of our ears, and try to blow our minds… — Richard Ashcroft Copy Share Image
I don't think I have enough German blood in me to get into the royal family. — Richard Ashcroft Copy Share Image
You look at the Blur comeback, it was so smooth - so smooth - compared to The Verve. — Richard Ashcroft Copy Share Image
I'm not driven by fame or success. I'm quite a shy, introverted person, and I could easily melt away into the background. — Richard Ashcroft Copy Share Image
