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The Verve split?
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 10 August 2009
The Verve’s reunion has come to an end, according to reports, with the band’s Nick McCabe and Simon Jones forming a new band, The Black Ships.
In a post on his MySpace blog, McCabe told fans: “The Verve seems to be on holiday and shows no sign of not being on holiday. I’ve been hesitant to breach Official Secrets-style policy with any missives from the, well, from any front, basically. Don’t ask me anything about the big V”.
A source claiming to be close to the band told The Mirror this weekend: “As far as Nick and Simon are concerned The Verve no longer exists. They think Richard 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”.
