Former The Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft was arrested yesterday following an incident at a Chippenham youth club.
The singer rolled into the Bridge Centre Youth Club, full of children aged 12 or under, while quite apparently under the influence of booze. He subsequently acted in a disorderly manner, and was escorted off the premises by Wiltshire police. He was given an on-the-spot fine.
Reports suggest that Ashcroft simply wanted to work with children (in that respect he chose wisely: there were around 60 kids at the club). A source says:
"He was very strung out and close to tears at one point. He kept saying he wanted to work with kids, that he wanted to do 'good things'. He wasn't aggressive, in fact he was quite charming and friendly. He kept hugging some staff and kids.
"He looked like a tramp. He was dishevelled and unshaven with filthy clothes and there was saliva caked around his mouth. He was off his head, although he wasn't slurring his words. One of the staff said: 'You're the spitting image of Richard Ashcroft'. And he said, 'That's because I am.'"
Nice one, Dickie, but rather than kids, how about you find some good musicians to work with? Then maybe your future material would be worth the compact disc its burned into. Music is power? Fuck off and write another 'History', already...
hehe
twat face!!
What a strange story
Innit
Most bizarre arrest ever.
apparently he said
onstage at Isle of Wite the other that he'd recently tried to kill himself. He also muttered and ranted a lot.
added to this, it's actually kinda worrying...
Let's put him in a locked room
with a loaded gun and Watership Down on DVD (and a DVD player and TV) and let him do us all a favour. Hate the Verve, hate him. I hate any band who "jam". I cannot understand how Urban Hymns gets into so many Top 20 LPs lists. It's arse! Bittersweet Symphony and The Drugs Don't Work are OK but then the rest of it is the work of men on drugs in a room waiting for "inspiration" to come. Toss of the highest order. No sex, no fun, no anything.
just put him in a room with the latest richard ashcroft album...
the Verve rule!
Have you listened to A Northern Soul? My favourite album ever. They were a brilliant band before his ego took over. I'm with you on the Urban hymns bit though.
This is quite a worrying story though, at least he appears to be back on the class 'A's which means he might start recording something half decent again.
yeah he did
it was v. odd but quite desperate and sad seeming.
the man obviously needs help
in so many ways
is this made up or has he read too many articles on Syd Barrett recently?
i know where syd barrett lives
More worryingly,
he knows where you live.
turns out
that it's not just charismatic, pasionate charmers who throw a mental - like in the movies. Drab chancers can do it too - huzzar for equality!
Hmmm
Richard Glitter? Gary Ashcroft?
i'm quite worried for him really
not a massive fan or anything, but the guy is clearly having mental health problems. i wish him well and hope he gets some support.
I completely agree
This isn't a cause for laughter, it seems like he really needs some help and I hope he gets it.
I quite
Like him. He just got a bit pissed up s'all. Im of the opinion that music doesn't always have to be fun. For Ashcroft it's obviously always been more about therapy anyway, and bad though his solo album are, for what its worth I think that the verve *meant something*. I just don't think that kind of song writing is in vogue anymore.
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I dont care if it makes me callous and evil, i think this is hilarious. Just the image of a completely para richard ashcroft hugging random children while their teachers try and shepherd them away is brilliant.
Teachers don't work in youth clubs...
So we're going to be...
...treated to a battle between Ascroft and Doherty trying to out-do each other in the 'if I was a normal nobody I'd be on the sex-offenders list before you could say 'come and look at my bunny rabbits little boy' but I'm not so I can do what the fuck I like 'cos I'm down with (or should that be on) the kids' stakes with The Sun and The Mirror piggy-backing the whole thing to increase their yoof sales then condemning them both to boost their adult sales. How I look forward to that. I'd rather be locked in a closet for 6 months and forced to listen to the whole Verve and Babyshambles/Libertines back ctalogue. On second thoughts...maybe I wouldn't.
the hitch hiker
me mate picked up this random hitch hiker, turned out to be ashcroft walking back from the police station! said he was belting out bittersweet symphony as he walked down the road, classic.
Hah
He's always been a bit rough on the edges but this is damn funny.
http://www.musictimes.com.au
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teachers do work in youth clubs. I know one. her name is jo. so there.
Nose Dive
Nice objective point of view?
this site has gone down hill, try acquiring an editor with some professionalism. I understand that this site is created by music fans but can we set some standards...
and I'm not even aa Ashcroft or Verve fan.
i find that
kind of behaviour so pretentious. if he wants to fuck himself up, why doesent he do it at home....away from a load of kids who are at a youth club to have a good time
I once hear radiohead saying that during one album they were all suicidal and breaking down and crying and stuff....over a poxy record. do they ever give a thought to the people in the world with cancer, or homeless people or people who have had young children taken away from them.
fucking musicians...they get on my tits at times
Fined on the spot?
WTF is that supposed to consist of?
"That'll be 5000 (insert English money symbol here - I mean at the front) Mr. Ashcroft."
"What? Oh. Um. Will you take a check?"
"Certainly."
Or did they just hit him with a baton a few times and take his wallet.
It's not going to work Babycroft!