The Verve (originally Verve ... guitarist Nick McCabe, bassist Simon Jones, and drummer Peter Salisbury. Simon Tong later became a member. The band split in April 1999 due to inner conflicts ...

The situation rankled The Verve for years. "We were told it was going to be a 50/50 split," recalled bassist Simon Jones. "Then they saw how well the record was doing they rung up and said ...