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Richard Ashcroft is a singer-songwriter, guitarist and composer, born on September 11, 1971 in Wigan, United Kingdom. That puts Richard Ashcroft at 55 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Up Holland High School and Winstanley College.
My Take
What gets me about Richard Ashcroft is the gap between where he came from and the music he made. A kid from Wigan wrote some of the most sweeping, aching songs in British rock with The Verve, then refused to coast on that legacy. Six UK top-three solo albums is not the resume of a man content to be a nostalgia act. I admire that quiet stubbornness more than any flash of celebrity. There is a spiritual yearning in his best work that feels genuine rather than performed, and that sincerity, for me, is what keeps him worth returning to decades later.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Richard Ashcroft
- Name (Japanese)
- リチャード・アシュクロフト
- Reading
- りちゃーど・あしゅくろふと
- Born
- September 11, 1971 (age 55)
- Origin
- Wigan, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / guitarist / composer / multi-instrumentalist / recording artist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Boar
2. Background
- High school
- Up Holland High School
- University
- Winstanley College
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://richardashcroft.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/richardashcroftofficial/
- Xhttps://x.com/richardashcroft
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Ashcroft
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%83%95%E3%83%88
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q368354
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Richard Ashcroft born?
Richard Ashcroft was born on September 11, 1971 and is 55 years old.
Where is Richard Ashcroft from?
Richard Ashcroft is from Wigan, United Kingdom.
What does Richard Ashcroft do?
Richard Ashcroft works as singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, recording artist.
Where did Richard Ashcroft study?
Richard Ashcroft attended Winstanley College.
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