THE VERVEs Reunion, mit dem letztjährigen Album "Fourth" groß gefeiert, scheint schon wieder vor dem Ende zu stehen. Ob die britischen Rocker die Gründung der neuen Band THE BLACK SHIPS durch die Bandmates Nick McCabe und Simon Jones überleben werden, scheint mehr als fraglich.

Ein "Insider" diktierte der britischen "The Mirror": "As far as Nick and Simon are concerned The Verve no longer exists. They think Richard [Richard Ashcroft] was just using the reunion as a vehicle to get his solo career on track" ... "Their management called Simon and Nick in for a crisis meeting in September. They were told that Richard refused to tour or work with them again as long as Nick continued to drink. He quickly cleaned up his act. There have been too many problems to put behind them. If Richard came back with cap in hand they'd tell him to fuck off."

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