So, the band split up for reasons that we can't go into but after 'History', what happened was, we put the single out and every member of the band was told what was going to happen and we all went into a period of mourning. I went off on a holiday and, as I said before I heard 'History' on the radio two days after we split up the band.
Richard Ashcroft

For me personally, no matter how traumatic it was breaking up and actually recording all the solo (material) and touring after that , I wouldn't change a thing.
Simon Jones

The sad thing about it is that basically we all are drawing from a similar source. The Stones have drawn an incredible amount (of material from other artists).We know how much that they have taken.I think that if it were down to them, I don't think that it would have been their decision.
Richard Ashcroft

You win some and you @#$%& lose some. 'Bittersweet Symphony' is in the title and it is a little story in itself.And that's it...at the end of the day I'll go on to to make the (next Verve) record,the next record after that and then we'll build the biggest symphony in the @#$%& world.
Richard Ashcroft