For Richard Ashcroft, the music never stopped, he was already in the studio working on songs for his debut solo album when the split of The Verve was announced. For someone who had always been part of a classic band, the decision to go it alone came as a surprise to many, but for Ashcroft it made total sense; "I think what's exciting about it is that the possibilities are endless.
He's always written about universal truths; life, love, death and everything in between.
