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Richard Paul Ashcroft (born 11 September 1971 , in Billinge , Wigan , England ) is best known as the lead singer of The Verve , which he helped form in 1989 . After that band's demise in 1999 , Ashcroft began his solo career, releasing '' Alone With Everybody '' in 2000 and '' Human Conditions '' in 2002 . He is good friends with Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher and Coldplay 's 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 Coldplay's 'Twisted Logic Tour'. He recently described himself as 'the best support act you'll ever see'. The Oasis track "Cast No Shadow" is dedicated to him. Chris Martin introduced him as "the best singer in the world" when he performed " Bitter Sweet Symphony " (which Martin called "the best song in the world") with Coldplay at the London Live 8 concert in 2005 . On his second album, ''Human Conditions'', Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson performs on the song "Nature is the Law". Ashcroft is married to Kate Radley, ex- Spiritualized keyboard player. They have two sons: Sonny, born in 2000, and Cassius, born in 2004. Ashcroft's third solo album, '' Keys To The World '', was recorded with the co-operation of London Metropolitan Orchestra , and released 23 January 2006 by Parlophone . The first single from the album, " Break The Night With Colour " was released 9 January 2006 , and entered the UK Singles Chart at number 3. Around the time of the album's release, Ashcroft announced his largest UK tour for years for May 2006 , culminating in three nights at London's Brixton Academy . Warming up for this tour he will be opening for the second half of Coldplay's tour starting 14 March 2006 in Ottawa , Canada's national capital. DISCOGRAPHY Studio albums |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Human_Conditions" class="copylinks">Human Conditions '''''<br><center> October 2 2002 <br><center>( Hut Records )<br><center>'''#3''' (UK) |
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