When you go onstage, the process of getting you from the dressing room to the stage is all about ego. Richard Ashcroft More Quotes by Richard Ashcroft More Quotes From Richard Ashcroft When you're in doubt about the future and you're in doubt about how solid this thing is that you're laying your life and your soul on the line for, you will probably retract into yourself a little bit and think, No, there's only so much I can give to something that everyone doesn't believe in. There's been chipping away, people have been chipping away at it, so it's just you in the spotlight in front of all these people. Richard Ashcroft believe people thinking Any true musician, true artist, knows that when they're in that point of total artistic creation, whether on stage or in the studio or writing or whatever, that's the closest moment [to creation]. And that's what keeps all these people addicted to getting back to that moment again. Richard Ashcroft artist writing people Come back down to basics. The basic things of life, the basic things for me are the things that turn me on more than anything. I'm actually trying to go back from where I was running from...the more essential things that I was ignoring. Richard Ashcroft essentials running trying I'm one of those people. I can be sold by the candy in life, and then it can be stripped away within a split second and I feel like I've seen too much. And that's the way, I've been like that most of my life, so I could never say I was there yet in any stretch of the imagination. Richard Ashcroft splits imagination people I can't pin myself on any fixed religion, really. I'm just one of those sad, early-century people who just drifts around and picks up a bit of this and a bit of that. I was confirmed a Christian when I was a kid purely because I wanted a piece of jewelry, so I don't know whether this is just another extension of that. Richard Ashcroft christian kids people What do people really believe in any more apart from sport and music? Richard Ashcroft sports believe people Eyes open wide, looking at the heavens with a tear in my eye. Richard Ashcroft tears eye heaven I'm intrigued by all that, by religions, I'm intrigued by Jesus Christ. It's all fascinating. Richard Ashcroft intrigued jesus christ I don't know if I have a problem expressing joy, but the difficulty is in making an album, a piece of music that really does reflect life rather than the one dimension. I have a problem in trying to make a complete trip record. Richard Ashcroft dimensions joy trying To build public support for what they're doing, scientists are always going to say there is the prospect to cure all these horrible diseases, but they're cautious for the most part in saying when those cures will arrive. Richard Ashcroft scientist support disease You look at the Blur comeback, it was so smooth - so smooth - compared to The Verve. Richard Ashcroft look you blur comeback I lost a good friend a few years ago, and it happened quite suddenly. Any event like that leaves you with questions. Would a phone call have made a difference? Did the person know that you were there for them? Richard Ashcroft phone-call friend good you I have never had a bad review off a good-looking person. Richard Ashcroft good-looking person never bad Sometimes, you're before your time with ideas, and you have to accept that you can't know. Richard Ashcroft you time sometimes ideas I love sportsmen's spirit, their ability to come back and override negativity. Michael Owen has been written off so many times, but he will always prove the doubters wrong. Richard Ashcroft will back prove love Just because something's kinda indie and whatever and only a few people know it, it doesn't give it more authenticity over Rihanna's 'Work' work work. Richard Ashcroft just-because know work people It's difficult to be the spokesperson for something that internally is falling apart. That's a tremendous amount of pressure to put on one person, to be the guy who gives all the quotes, all the interviews. Richard Ashcroft person something difficult pressure Criticism is beyond your control and is a collective group of people deciding things about you that may or may not be true. Some critics look for more when there's no need to. They have a dotto-dot picture of me they are intent on filling in. Richard Ashcroft look me you people I'm a naturally gifted left-footed footballer. Richard Ashcroft naturally footballer gifted I'm very lucky that I can walk on the stage before anyone in the world. And that's the thing: you've got to be pretty confident to go on after me. You've got to have the artillery, as I call it. And the artillery is your songs. Richard Ashcroft walk me you world
