Richard Ashcroft doesn’t think The Verve will ever get back together. The band’s frontman, who since splitting from the group last summer has formed new group United Nations of Sound, believes there is little point in the band reuniting because they have already achieved so much in their career.
The Verve split twice in their 20-year career before reuniting briefly in 2007, and splitting again for the last time in 2009. “Our reunion was more reassuring for our audience than a nice tidy situation. The personalities are who we are, so s**t happens,” Ashcroft explained.
The musician insists United Nations of Sound have a unique sound and he has been inspired by Kanye West’s former mentor, producer No I.D. “I went to New York to work with No I.D. He described the finished album as a ‘cake!’ He said, ‘What type of cake do you want?’ and I came in with a lot of ingredients – I had a hard drive full of ideas. ‘Bittersweet Symphony’ is pretty much a hip-hop song, so I knew working with No I.D. would take my music to another level.”
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