According to ATN's UK correspondent, Stuart Green, those volatile northern

souls, and bad boy rockers, The Verve have apparently self-destructed (don't

say we didn't warn you). Green tells us that The Verve's singer, Mad Richard

Ashcroft (those who know him never forget to add the "Mad") had an argument

with the guitarist, and decided to call it a day. The tour has been

discontinued, and the band is having a meeting with the management on Tuesday

or Wednesday. Our guy overseas swears his info came from an impeachable

source, and it's rock solid--unlike Mad Richard. When we called Virgin

Records and asked them to confirm the news, they acted rather chagrined and

tried to persuade us that Ashcroft is suffering from mononucleosis and

that's why the dates were canceled. You decide.