The Verve
Posted: February 24th, 2017 | Author: admin | Filed under: Feature story | Tags: a northern soul, a storm in heaven, george best, john leckie, kate radley, nick mccabe, richard ashcroft, robert deniro, simon jones, the verve, urban hymns, verve, verve mojo, verve rolling stone, verve uncut, youth | No Comments »
The Skinny on Art, Fame and Nike Ads
Background note: Favorite band of the ’90s. First ever cover story. A little lengthy, but I think it still holds up (does any music mag run 5000-word features these days?). Classic cover photo and interior shots by the incomparable Ms. Heidie Lee Locke. Still love this group.
“For me to sit here and analyze my whole fuckin’ life is just… I made a great record; I don’t need a lot of fuckin’ shrinks with tape recorders. Do you know what I mean?”
He’s not here to have his head examined, but under different circumstances, the man at the window might seem paranoid. He speaks of clearing up “misinformation.” He describes himself as a voyeur who’s become the spectacle. He senses people projecting their unfulfilled desires onto him. He also exhibits an unsettling intensity when describing these lucid insights. Read the rest of this entry »