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Richard Ashcroft Quotes (1971-)
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About Richard Ashcroft
Richard Paul Ashcroft (born 11 September 1971 in Billinge Higher End, England) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and occasional guitarist of alternative rock band The Verve from their formation in 1990 until their split in 1999, and continues as a lead vocalist working with guitars and keyboards. He became a successful solo artist in his own right, releasing three UK top three solo albums. The Verve reformed in 2007 but again broke up by summer 2009. Ashcroft then founded a new band, RPA & The United Nations of Sound, and released a new album on 19 July 2010.
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βSinking faster than a boat without a hull.β
βAnd with a drugstore wife, I was dealing, sold a bit of the white, I don't shake no hands 'cause death has no fans.β
βI wander lonely streets
behind where the old Thames does flow
And in every face I meet
reminds me of what I have run forβ
behind where the old Thames does flow
And in every face I meet
reminds me of what I have run forβ
βIf trees cut stars and eyes to heaven
I'll bend them back, I'll bend them again
If my skin looks tired and old from living
I'll turn right back and live it againβ
I'll bend them back, I'll bend them again
If my skin looks tired and old from living
I'll turn right back and live it againβ
βCause it's a bitter sweet symphony, that's life
Try to make ends meet
you're a slave to money then you die.
Try to make ends meet
you're a slave to money then you die.
No change, I can change
I can change, I can change
But I'm here in my mold
I am here in my mold
and I'm a million different people
from one day to the next
I can't change my mould, no, no, no, no, no...β
About Richard Ashcroft
Richard Paul Ashcroft (born 11 September 1971 in Billinge Higher End, England) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and occasional guitarist of alternative rock band The Verve from their formation in 1990 until their split in 1999, and continues as a lead vocalist working with guitars and keyboards. He became a successful solo artist in his own right, releasing three UK top three solo albums. The Verve reformed in 2007 but again broke up by summer 2009. Ashcroft then founded a new band, RPA & The United Nations of Sound, and released a new album on 19 July 2010.