Gary “Mani” Mounfield, the English bassist who was a member of the Stone Roses and Primal Scream, has died. He was 63.
BBC Information reported that Mounfield’s brother, Greg Mounfield, introduced his dying on Fb. “It’s with the heaviest of hearts that I’ve to announce the unhappy passing of my brother,” Greg wrote. “RIP RKID.” The reason for dying was not disclosed.
Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown additionally mourned Mounfield’s dying on X, writing: “REST IN PEACE MANi X.” Oasis singer Liam Gallagher added, “In whole shock and completely devastated on listening to the information about Mani. My hero, RIP R Child.”
Mounfield joined legendary Manchester band the Stone Roses in 1987, enjoying with them on each of their albums — “The Stone Roses” (1989) and “Second Coming” (1994) — earlier than the band formally break up up in 1996. After the Stone Roses disbanded, Mounfield joined Scottish rockers Primal Scream and was a full time member of the band till 2011.
All through the years, Mounfield was the largest advocate out of his fellow Stone Roses for the band to get again collectively. He left Primal Scream in 2011 in order that the Stone Roses may reunite, enjoying a string of exhibits and competition dates — together with at London’s Wembley Stadium and Coachella in California — earlier than disbanding as soon as once more in 2017.
Mounfield was planning to tour the U.Ok. subsequent 12 months for a sequence of “in dialog” appearances, wherein he was set to recount reminiscences from his time with the Stone Roses and Primal Scream.
He’s preceded in dying by his spouse Imelda, who died of bowel most cancers in 2023, and survived by their twin sons.
