Richard Ashcroft Interview 29-04-24

[@JBens]

Man is a legend of music.

[@Hohnsmith]

Yeah but he ain't no Charles manson.

[@Rob-1-m3c]

so much. fantastic.

[@DanHunterSportsWriter]

I love this guy. Richard Ashcroft is a true genius. Sonnet is one of the most perfect, heartbreaking songs I'll evet hear in my life. Aside from The Verve his early solo stuff is superb. Also, after a tricky start he's stayed remarkably healthy, which considering the business he's in is a testament to his strength of character.

[@thomassmith7040]

Richard is looking very healthy! Good on him! What a legend and a lucky man.

[@codylontoc8065]

It's like he hasn't aged.

[@cali7xx]

Absolute legend!!! In my top 5 musicians of ALL TIME ♥🙌🏻 I'm a musician myself and am endlessly inspired by him for the last 20+ years

[@password_xy]

A legend! Can’t wait to hear more and more of music from him, a pure talent

[@welshlad6427]

Loved Mr Ashcroft from the verve days, through his solo career. Some amazing music. Thanks Richard 💪❤️

[@lucasm3879]

His hairs as long as Storm In Heaven days! The music comes first but still, the guy’s a rock star.... looks good with the long hair 😁

[@sratus]

He looks like a plonker.

[@davidwade6164]

Yeah the guy is definitely a Rockstar . 👍✌️🇦🇺

[@blancamatamoros]

How lovely to hear him talk about his wife, and I really love seeing him at his best.

[@latitudepost]

The Verve's show at Haigh Hall back in 1998 was amazing - my first ever gig.

[@jordan17bliss]

This guy shaped my songwriting mind two decades ago. Unreal to see him now. Miss his music. His solo records were amazing.

[@jacopogiorgi9592]

Richard, mate, whenever I listen to you talking I keep telling myself I have to listen to your stuff more. You're truly inspiring. Actually, you're one of the rare and simply true.

[@DimiKgianni19..]

I miss the '90. My era, my moment, my youth 🥹🥹🥹 Damn I miss "The Verve" " Oasis" and so many more

[@juancacigano871]

X2 🙏💪🏼

[@CD-yr8tw]

Well, at least you have great memories. In the end, they count for a lot.

[@02044]

Oasis reunited just the verve to go

[@ahmetakincilosangeles]

Great Guy and Incredible Talent.

[@terencelutre6195]

I love Richard, great guy, I am glad I met him at least once personally

[@eoindonovan238]

What was he like......

[@kingbee1971]

I can't get enough of this legend. Pure talent and class.

[@marcuss.7346]

What an amazing artist. "This time", "Sonnet", "Love is noise". Genius. True artist

[@genxalternative3111]

Big, big fan here. One of the best songwriters of my time.

[@dearmilemum]

Ты имеешь право быть таким, каким хочешь, потому что ты подарил миру прекрасные великие песни и красивый чуаственный образ.

[@chappyy.]

Class great to hear from him as you said it's rare he does interviews. An absolute legend of my and many others youth and great to see him look so well!

[@mwng5186]

looks very well.looks like Mr Nice

[@stevew585]

Brilliant Richard Ashcroft! Lucky Man is one of my best songs of all time.

[@LylaRox]

Love him! So much talent in one man!

[@DavidMichaels-q5d]

Richard is a God-like figure. He epitomizes utter musical genius. He's a unique specimen of human life. His superb lyrical prowess, his existential magnificence, his incredible ability to compose phenomenal melodic hooks, and his charismatic, jovial persona, are what make him a genuine legend! And we should ALL thanks his Mum and Dad, for having such an intelligent and articulate son.

[@daveb661]

Please, the fawning doesn't look good on you. Celebrate your own merits.

[@mchelewashington2024]

Always great to see Richard love him and everything he does. His music is still phenomenal. Always a treat to see Richard. Would love to see more of him.

[@quinker6569]

On of the Coolest ever. That is one full on rock star......

[@SimonJohnson-uy7io]

Best singer songwriter the country has ever produced absolute legend

[@chrishughes0910]

Wouldn't say the best but 100% the most under rated!

[@SimonJohnson-uy7io]

@@chrishughes0910 name one better obviously it's our opinions just intrigued to who you think is better please not the chuckle brother Noel 😂😂😂

[@chrishughes0910]

@@SimonJohnson-uy7io paul McCartney and john Lennon

[@SimonJohnson-uy7io]

@@chrishughes0910 just my opinion Ashcroft far better singer than both of them and as for songwriting think from storm in a heaven through to forth and his solo albums I'll stand by my post

[@AlejandroVanderSteltBlan-kf5kv]

Uno de mis artistas favoritos gracias por tus canciones...parte de la banda sonora de mi vida

[@troutstudio]

Thank you Richard. You’ve touched my life and I’m grateful.

[@Monkeesblood]

Ahhh what an amazin' fella!!! Always love his interviews, this was a great one, short, but great!

[@AndreiStabell-f2i]

RA I real dig his tunes since 98 And folks keep him in mind . Splendid !

[@hareubanghodling]

[55 years old, I am] Richard Ashcroft wrote the deep mind-altering tracks on the soundtrack of my life, man; spent years and years, and then decades, writing science fiction and fantasy books with the Verve playing in the background ...

[@keithbentley6081]

For working class people, where you're from means everything.

[@DxBro-rm4wi]

Oh my God, Richard ❤❤❤ Legend! What a lovely accent he has) Why on earth this video has so little likes?!

[@MartianTom]

Great songwriter and singer. One of the best.

[@MountainFortyNine]

As humble as you like, a great man.

[@SagaciousFrank]

He's the opposite.

[@peter486]

thank you Richard , alot f your music are great memorys in my life

[@theneonchimpchannel9095]

He's looking great and he seems to be in a good place in his life. I hope they film the show for a DVD or a live album or something for those of us who can't be there (I'll more than likely be stuck in Australia as usual).

[@Lonewolf__666]

Yeah, what do these stars take? Some anti aging drug?

[@chilly6470]

​@@Lonewolf__666No, because "the drugs don't work" they just make you worse.

[@christiandebney1989]

Saw the Verve in Wigan in 98. Wonderful stuff.

[@andystevenson8383]

Saw him in Reading Engfield House last summer. Stunning performance. The Wigan gig will be phenomenal.

[@Innogrouphongkong]

Drugs don't work. He seems to be walking the walk eventually. Bravo. Great songwriter indeed. Happy to see him well.

[@arricammarques1955]

Yeah, the drugs don't work but the legacy does!

[@DavidB-py8nz]

Great interview, its a beautiful thing to hear people talk with humility. Some people might love it but makes up for that awful interview he did on the bbc breakfast show thing.

[@rael1999]

You always have an affinity for the place you were born and raised in. I was born and brought up in Littleborough in the north and it always feels like a giant living room whenever I go back there. That transition from childhood to becoming a young adult and the people you take that journey with always remain special and your home and surrounding are the back drop to all that. Music has always been a huge part of my life and I was a teenager in the seventies just as things started happening in that scene in Manchester. I was in a band myself and we recorded in Cargo studios in Rochdale in 1978. But then we all went off to Universities and colleges up and down the country and that was the end of that.

[@John-lp5xh]

And what about all the Islamics, is tha like a warm blanket and a big hug and a warm comforting mug of steaming groomer juice

[@blancamatamoros]

Se ve fantástico y muy guapo, me encanta su cabello 😘❤

[@amancalledsun]

Thanks for this. Interesting that he didn’t completely dismiss a verve reunion. I have a feeling that they’ll have one last swansong in the next few years

[@machoboyrandyandsavage3439]

I bloody hope so! 🙏🏻

[@DaveSstation]

They Don’t Own Me ….medicine for my mind. Thank you Richard

[@neo77447]

Saw Richard at Brixton Academy on the Alone With Everybody Tour in 2001, Remember everyones reaction after opening with Brave New world. Best gig of my life, Richard is a Genius

[@vnkman4391]

I was there at that. Was a great gig.

[@jonlilley9288]

Saw RA on Saturday @ Beautiful Days and he was GREAT 😊

[@echosun79]

Get that bloody band back together

[@bk6678]

This is the only comment that matters. Yes , Richard wrote the biggest songs, but the Verve brought out the best in him and the band added very meaningful depth to those songs. I wish he could see (accept) this.

[@vnkman4391]

@@bk6678 they were greater than the sum of their parts and his solo outing shows it.

[@badgasaurus4211]

The verve’s best material had very little to do with Ashcroft and a lot to do with Nick. Ashcroft had a purple patch with Urban Hymns, but the unofficially released alternative Urban Hymns was much much better than what we ended up getting.

[@vnkman4391]

@@badgasaurus4211 that's the point of my comment

[@echosun79]

@@badgasaurus4211 How ‘All Ways and Maybes’ was not a single I’ll never understand. Nick said it was down to politics .. 🤷‍♂️

[@Micheal-Knight-]

A man of such beautiful depth.... ❤

[@Rockchickliverpool]

I was at Haigh Hall and I’m going to Robin Park - Can’t wait! Richard Ashcroft you are amazing 🤩 ✌️

Looking forward to this gig... can't wait.

[@FerryLuckyMan]

Those gigs are over.

@@FerryLuckyMan I know.

[@royalordinance]

Every time we see him in town, he is friendly.

[@dukabear2640]

Is he? And which ‘town’ is that, exactly? St Helens, because that’s where he’s from

[@joedavis3682]

Mans got some amazing solo tracks

[@ElaineVickery]

Love Richard Ashcroft Such a shame Verve broke up his songs are amazing I love The Drugs Don’t Work l had this played for my mums funeral and my husbands funeral. ❤

[@sylviecloutier2275]

J’aime cet homme il est incroyable tellement de talent sa musique est excellente ❤️

[@bend7777]

This guy is a LEGEND.

[@dodibenabba525]

The NW is by far the best part of the country. North Wales, Liverpool, Manchester amongst others, beautiful places and people. A level of genuine that you don't get anywhere else.

[@thestrengthwithin4249]

Don’t talk like a twat 🙄

[@minnielee3399]

1:08 He's right. They all call everyone "Luv" up there, down South it would be "Alright mate!!".🤣

[@sameoldblues1970]

Or alright Babe 😂

[@christophercurtis2893]

@@minnielee3399 Then why doesn't he live there? Lol

[@bgeek]

@@minnielee3399 Nah, we don't say anything. If you talk to someone down 'ere, we think you're a weirdo, escaped from the asylum 😆

[@andresalcid815]

Exelente, saludos desde Argentina

[@oxouk]

Richard looking like the Nightstalker

[@DavidMichaels-q5d]

He's good in bed though. ;)

[@tfootball8704]

Richard Ramirez

[@oxouk]

@@tfootball8704 exactly! Tell me he doesn’t look like that crazy fucker.

[@riffratt]

Absolutely love Ashcroft, mellow vibe geezer and epic songsmith, acoustic player and vocalist, as cool as a body on ice in the words of the late great Bon

[@badgasaurus4211]

02:20, clearly, he criticised the powers that be and they decided to cut it from the broadcast. That’s really poor

[@jl453]

Is there an uncut version of this interview somewhere?

[@kevone-eo6pq]

spotted that too.

[@AH-jy2pg]

Means Too much to me this Lyricist. ✊

[@seanogorman3617]

Would love to see you in Canada! Legend

[@bartonbank2531]

Great voice great frontman

[@AL-grhvc]

2:24 for me it's Break the Night with Colour , Check the Meaning and Crazy World .. Welcome back Legend ®️🌎🕊

[@barryhamilton7845]

@FerryLuckyMan Thanks for posting!!! 🙌Glesga78🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Dani-et2bo]

LEYENDA!!,ojalá venga a España algún día

[@MarcParkinson-fe2lv]

"A town called Wigan, its between Manchester and Liverpool". I've been saying the exact same thing for as long as I can remember (just in case people haven't heard of Wigan).

[@stagumphs]

I was at Haigh Hall. What a day/night. Beck played as well. Can’t remember others. Was wrecked. It was great tho. I live in Sydney now shame I can’t be there

[@BilboHaggins]

An absolute Legend in every sense of the word. Coolness personified

[@defnecagraoglu]

Omg you're back🎉🎉

[@movepauserestore]

Thanks for the upload ❤

[@dukabear2640]

Loving the affected Mancunian accent, Richard! People from Billinge in St Helens - so that would be you - don’t really sound like that, do they?!

[@jam-nc8ut]

He's a Wiganer. Like almost all Wiganers for many generations - including myself - he was born in Billinge Hospital, which was on the Wigan side of the border. He has no affiliation with St. Helens. He went to school in Wigan, went to college and formed (The) Verve in Wigan, and they played their first gigs in Wigan. As he mentioned in the video, he's lived in several different parts of the country, which tends to change a person's accent, but it's more diluted Wigan than affected Mancunian.

[@TheAmateursOriginalMusic]

What a dude✌🏻😎 Can’t wait for Audley End 🎸🎸🍻🍻

[@andyhello23]

Such a great singer Saw them with oasis back in 1990s Sonnet, and drugs don't work are such beautiful songs.

[@jefp65]

A gent and a legend.

[@juanaperez3570]

He doesn't get old! He is a "Lucky man"!

[@ElleElle7830]

He seems happy and looks well.

[@urbanexplorer3059]

lol

[@PetraJanssen-c1b]

Yes the verve was great but, Ascroft solo is also great. Maybe when the time is there they come together 😉💜💜👌👌

[@seanchung3031]

One of the last remaining true rockers

[@selfishstockton6123]

I need to know where to get that jacket he’s wearing!

[@nad9695]

Probably the best living emotional voice

[@marialulamy2057]

✊✌️💖 I'm walking with you😉

[@thelolguy007]

He’s looking good. And love the sunglasses inside. Really ‘fuck off I’m a Rockstar mate’ 🤣👏

[@dukabear2640]

Or: he looks like shit without them 🤷‍♂️

[@Albion101]

Gravity Grave is still freaking psychedelic and one of their best tracks. I hope he could write more songs like that.

[@sratus]

To make anything approaching that would require Nick McCabe.

[@johnrogers7782]

One of the best wigs on KZbin

[@alfexsinosystems9205]

I agree he was balding last year

[@John-lp5xh]

​@@alfexsinosystems9205noooo 😂 are you serious, you've got me intrigued now, is it?!? 🤔😀

[@dukabear2640]

😂😂😂

[@FerryLuckyMan]

@@John-lp5xh It is not.

[@Jhavoc7]

Would love to go to wigan. The 1998 set like they said was iconic

[@mysterypotatocat]

God Bless Richard Ashcroft!

[@jonnicklison449]

& I love those blue shades Richard could probably pull of any look 😮

[@m.s.t3616]

I love Ashcroft and he looks great and very chilled, but while true that he wrote many of the most popular songs, it doesn’t mean he was responsible for The Verve sound, especially live. They aren’t session musicians, which I assume he’ll be using in his live shows. The Verve are all amazing players. Just like The Who, Oasis, The Beatles all had good players who weren’t the main songwriters.

[@geydercanto9732]

Que bien se ve el maestro Richard larga vida al rey el maestro Richard aschcroft

[@ЕкатеринаМоскалькова-ц6ы]

Ричард, ты лучший ❤

[@cathymancini6667]

Respect Richard 😌🕯️💜 Je vous aime 💜💜💜💙💙💙💜🕯️😌

[@vancitymountaineer7728]

Get over to Canada again Richard! ❤🙏

[@letiziazappetti7868]

C'est une légende le merllieur ,une merveille ❤

[@Now7518]

Richard you have aged like fine wine❤

[@scottshepherd4137]

Wow …. What a nice guy ….. love Richard and the Verve …. All just that little bit more now 😊

[@tortoisetamer486]

The man, the myth, the legend History, Bitter Sweet, picture of you, drugs dont work, sweet brother Malcolm, most underrated British musician ever, absolute legend 🎶🎵🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶

[@NicolaWestwood-ff1wf]

Lovely bloke

[@jl-wc5hh]

Richard Ashcroft is a fucking dude up there with Lennon & McCartney no problem

[@dukabear2640]

Hands down one of the most fucking ridiculous things I’ve ever heard. Either that or just brilliant comedy

[@jl-wc5hh]

@@dukabear2640you obviously know fuck all about melody and song writing at its best, now be a good lad and go put your cliff Richard record on and chill out

[@ashylover96]

legend