The Grime guys have kind of rewritten the blueprint for people as far as creativity, songwriting, ownership, doing your own videos... So they're sending out a real positive message I think to people, that you can do it yourself in… — Richard Ashcroft Copy Share Image
I don't want to be responsible for messing up someone. I don't want to be responsible for that, because the things that happened in The Verve, it was heavy stuff. It was real. It wasn't just frivolous nonsense, you know… — 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
