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Tributes paid after death of Stone Roses icon Mani, age 63: “Going to miss you so much”

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Mani (Gary Mounfield ) with The Stone Roses rehearsing in Manchester , United Kingdom, 1994. (Photo by Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images)

Loving tributes have been paid after it was announced that legendary bassist Mani – of Stone Roses and formerly Primal Scream – has died, age 63.

Mani, real name Gary Mani Mounfield, originally found fame as bassist for the Stone Roses, joining in 1987 and playing on both their iconic albums, until they first disbanded in 1996. He then went on to join Primal Scream and stayed with them until 2011, when the Stone Roses reformed.

Now, just over a week after announcing a UK-wide in conversation tour, his death has been confirmed by his brother, Greg.

“IT IS WITH THE HEAVIEST OF HEARTS THAT I HAVE TO ANNOUNCE THE SAD PASSING OF MY BROTHER GARY MANI MOUNFIELD,” he posted on social media, as Manchester Evening News reports. “RIP RKID.”

Since then, tributes have been coming in from across the music world.

Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown led the tributes with a simple: “REST IN PEACE MANi X”

“Going to miss you so much,” wrote former Happy Mondays singer Rowetta, as she also paid tribute to Mani’s late wife Imelda. “All my love to the boys, the family & all those who knew and loved him.”

Echo & The Bunnymen‘s Ian McCulloch added: “I’m absolutely gutted to hear the news about Mani, who I have always loved and always will love, deeply and forever. Like a brother. I am in shock to be honest. Please tell me I’m just having a bad, bad dream.”

The Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess shared a touching memory along with a picture of them together, posting: “I shared this photo a week or so ago on Mani’s birthday. It never failed to bring a smile to my face – and that was exactly the same for the man himself. One of the absolute best in every way – such a beautiful friend Love you Mani x x Never to be forgotten.”

Liam Gallagher wrote that he was “in total shock” and “absolutely devastated”, Happy Mondays’ Shaun Ryder shared: “RIP Mani – my heartfelt condolences to his twin boys and all of his family”, and Oasis guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs simply wrote: “RIP Mani. X”.

Meanwhile, journalist, musician and friend John Robb simply added: “RIP Mani – the soul of the Stone Roses”, and Rough Trade described the musician as “the perfect example of how a bassist can be the beating heart of a band”.

Oasis’ Tony McCarroll shared: “RIP Mani! Devastating news! See you up there mate!! Legend!!”, and Starsailor’s James Walsh wrote that he was “gutted to hear the news about Mani”. “Apart from being a legend and an unbelievable bassist he had an incredible knack of making everyone laugh & putting you at ease whenever you came across him,” he added. “True gent.”

Reverend & The Makers penned a touching tribute too, sharing on X: “My heart is broken. Found out this morning and just felt low as it gets all day. Mani was my musical hero and just a lovely genuine human. I’m a bit ill myself at the minute and not ashamed to say I shed at tear at the news. See on the next one mate. A true legend of the game.”

Other tributes have come in from The Farm, who described Mani as “a beautiful soul and a great friend”, adding that they were “all absolutely devastated” by the news, and from presenter Dave Sweetmore, who recalled talking to the late artist about his in conversation tour. Find more tributes below.

Mani was born Crumpsall in Manchester on 16 November, 1962. He died nearly two years to the day of the passing of his wife Imelda, who died on November 18, 2023. The couple shared twin boys, Gene and George, 12, who were born in January 2013.

This is a developing story. Check back soon for more tributes and details. 

In 2016, The Stone Roses released two singles with ‘All For One‘ and ‘Beautiful Thing‘. They remained together for a few years, before disbanding once more in 2017 after the old tensions recurred.

It has now been 30 years since the Manchester legends released a record, with their last full-length LP ‘Second Coming’ dropping in 1994.

Mani. CREDIT: Darren Gerrish/Darren Gerrish/WireImage

In 2019, John Squire confirmed the reunion was over for good, telling The Guardian that the band had officially come to an end, and later that year Ian Brown released his seventh solo album ‘Ripples‘.

As for Primal Scream, they recently announced a one-off show in London to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their album ‘XTRMNTR’.

Elsewhere, it has been announced that Primal Scream will appear on the forthcoming Pet Shop Boys remix album ‘Disco 5’, alongside the likes of Noel Gallagher, Sleaford Mods and Paul Weller. The album is released on November 21 and you can pre-order it here.

The post Tributes paid after death of Stone Roses icon Mani, age 63: “Going to miss you so much” appeared first on NME.

Written by: Brady Donovan

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