Richard Ashcroft

Glasgow Barrowlands is the greatest concert venue in the world.

— Richard Ashcroft

Really, I listen to more hip hop probably than most other things. That's where I get a lot of my influence from…

— Richard Ashcroft

Life's about ego. So for someone to talk about my ego, as they are writing their piece about my ego, I'm wondering…

— Richard Ashcroft

If Sinatra had packed in his style because there were a load of counterfeit Sinatras about, he would have stopped singing in…

— Richard Ashcroft

I probably suffered from a narcissistic disorder in some way.

— Richard Ashcroft

What do people really believe in any more apart from sport and music?

— Richard Ashcroft

I've got a letter from the Dalai Lama at home.

— Richard Ashcroft

What happened in the '70s was albums and concerts began making a hell of a lot more money, and then the suits…

— Richard Ashcroft

The Grime guys have kind of rewritten the blueprint for people as far as creativity, songwriting, ownership, doing your own videos... So…

— Richard Ashcroft

I love my cracked eyes.

— Richard Ashcroft

As a musician, I don't wanna put out political soundbites.

— Richard Ashcroft

Some people have a God because they need faith, and that's fair enough.

— Richard Ashcroft

There's lots of people I'd love to work with.

— Richard Ashcroft

I think I've learned a lot on the vocal side of things.

— Richard Ashcroft

I think I was born to be a songwriter.

— Richard Ashcroft

Ed Sheeran? I don't like the fact he gets a lot of stick. I like the fact he works hard, and God…

— Richard Ashcroft

Life is about unforgettable and transcendent moments, isn't it? The point of music is to get the moment.

— Richard Ashcroft

My job is to make grown men cry, to blow people's minds and elevate them, make them transcend and unlock emotions that…

— Richard Ashcroft

Ultimately, if someone's paying hard-earned money to see me play live, they don't want a rant about what's happening on the other…

— Richard Ashcroft

They called me 'Mr. Average' in school.

— Richard Ashcroft

George Best was my idol. I got a chance to meet him once.

— Richard Ashcroft

The music industry wants safe rock stars, people who are totally homogenised.

— Richard Ashcroft

When you go onstage, the process of getting you from the dressing room to the stage is all about ego.

— Richard Ashcroft

There's always one character, I think, in every town who's the obsessive who steals money to go and buy records.

— Richard Ashcroft

Hearing 'This Is How It Feels' on the radio was an amazing feeling, like starting again. But I believe that, in the…

— Richard Ashcroft