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Verve star Richard Ashcroft talks ahead of Birmingham gig

He remains one of Britain’s greatest rock‘n’roll stars. Call him what you will – Richard Ashcroft, the shaman, Mad Richard– he was the guy who wasn’t supposed to survive Britpop.

By Andy Richardson
Published Apr 14, 2017
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Verve star Richard Ashcroft

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