Richard Ashcroft

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 bands 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 UNKLEs 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 Coldplays 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 Coldplays Twisted Logic Tour