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Richard Paul Ashcroft (born September 11 1971 in Higher End|Billinge Higher End, Lancashire) is an England|English singer-songwriter. He is the lead singer of The Verve, an English rock music|rock band that he helped form in 1989. He is also a solo artist in his own right and he is still scheduled to resume and continue with his solo career at some point in the future, despite being busy with newly reformed The Verve at present.
Biography
Early life: 1971-1989
Ashcroft grew up in Up Holland, Lancashire with his mother, who was a hairdresser, and his sisters. His father died when Richard was 11 as a result of a brain hemorrhage. Ashcroft soon fell under the influence of his stepfather, Doug (who incidentally was also called Ashcroft) who belonged to the Rosicrucians.
While in Up Holland, Ashcroft was an avid football (soccer)|football player. He still closely follows his favourite team, Manchester United. He has also admitted to cheering for Wigan Athletic, since he actually played for the youth team when he was young and are geographically the closest professional team to where he grew up. Ashcroft's slightly misshapen nose can be credited to a broken nose he sustained playing football at school.
At school, Ashcroft admitted to having nicknames such as 'spliffhead' and he was also dubbed 'the cancer of the class'.
