Simon Jones (musician) Simon Jones (musician) Simon Robin David Jones (born 29 July 1972) is an English bass player. He played bass and provided occasional backing vocals for the English band The Verve. Jones attended Rudston Road primary school in Childwall, Liverpool and moved to Wigan when he was 13 years old. He is married to Myra and has two sons - Jude and Jonah Jones. Away from the musical side of The Verve, Jones is the only other band member other than the band's main mouthpiece, lead singer Richard Ashcroft, who tends to speak publicly and in interviews. Most notably, he, along
Richard Ashcroft on the official website of Pulse Films, the production company. On 1 March the song "Future's Bright" was premiered on Stereogum. On the official website of the movie "The Adjustment Bureau" there is also a video created for the song by director George Nolfi. After six years' absence, Ashcroft released his comeback fifth studio album, "These People", in May 2016. The album received largely positive reviews from music critics. The album was followed by 2016 UK and Europe tour, an abbreviated North American tour, and -- for the first time in Ashcroft's career -- festival dates in Latin America. In