Richard Ashcroft can be a difficult (or at least weird) interview. For proof, let’s go to the video.

October 29, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments

I interviewed Richard Ashcroft exactly once back in 1993 when The Verve (they still had the “The” in their name back then; that’s how far back this was) and he was fine. A tiny bit loopy, but that could be chalked up to the fact that he’d recently recovered from a serious case of dehydration that required urgent medical attention.

Not long after, though, he acquired the nickname “Mad Richard” for reasons that are well-illustrated in this TV interview last week.

Hey, at least it was entertaining, right? Gotta love live TV…

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is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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