Gary Mounfield
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| Gary Mounfield | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gerald Mounfield |
| Also known as | Mani |
| Born | November 16 1962 Oldham, Lancashire, England |
| Genre(s) | Madchester, Indie Rock, Alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1987 - Present |
| Label(s) | Silvertone, Geffen, Creation, Sony, B-Unique |
| Associated acts | The Stone Roses Primal Scream |
Gary "Mani" Mounfield (born November 16, 1962 in Failsworth, Lancashire), is an English rock bassist, formerly of The Stone Roses and currently in Primal Scream. He has a distinctive rich playing style that combines a fast moving rock style with a dance rhythm or dub groove. He is held in high regards by fans of the Stone Roses and music fans across the United Kingdom.[citation needed]
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[edit] Biography
Gary attended Xaverian College in the Rusholme district of Manchester. At that time his declared ambition was to be a chef, something of a modest intention for a grammar school boy.[citation needed] He left school aged sixteen in 1979 and joined the band The Stone Roses (part of the "Madchester" music scene) in 1987. Playing on both of the band's albums, Mani was in The Stone Roses until they disbanded in 1996, when he joined Primal Scream who he claimed were one of three bands other than the Roses that he would accept the offer from to become a member (the others are reportedly The Jesus and Mary Chain and Oasis, although some accounts replace the latter with the Beastie Boys). He is a big fan of Mainline, a Dublin sextet, who have supported Primal Scream on several occasions. Mani has been quoted as saying they're "Fooking class."[citation needed] In 2003 he toured with Ocean Colour Scene, who had sacked their own bassist, in support of the Stereophonics. As of 2007, he is still with Primal Scream.
He has a guest role in the movie 24 Hour Party People (2002).
Mani has often been viewed as the most amiable member of the Roses, both while the band were still together and since their break-up. Whilst in the past he had claimed that the band would reform only after "Man City won the European Cup", he is also viewed as the most likely to be up for a Roses reunion.
Recently, Mani and ex-Roses drummer Reni were interviewed for the Manchester Music show on BBC GMR whilst attending a gig by The Coral. It was revealed that the two would be willing to reform the Roses and that Reni is writing songs for the two to perform together. Mani has also gone on record as saying that he plans to force a reunion between Brown and Squire without them having prior knowledge to kick-start the reunion plans.
Mani is a massive Manchester United F.C. fan and he regularly appears on the Sky One programme "football years" giving his views of football seasons of the past and usually his Manchester Utd passion is often presented on a large scale during the show. He also revealed on Play UK programme "Nu Music" that he supports Celtic F.C. in Scotland and although being English was brought up to support the Republic of Ireland national football team. He has also appeared on the football programme Soccer AM numerous times, earning himself a "Hatrick Ball" from the show as a result. He is currently in a band called Freebass with bass players Andy Rourke (ex-The Smiths) and Peter Hook (Joy Division/New Order). He also hosts a regular radio show "Mani's Manic Monday" on 96.2 The Revolution, based in Oldham.
Mani made a guest appearance on stv fishing show Trout 'n About along with former Primal Scream guitarist Throb and presenters Gregor Rankine and Paul Campion as they go trout fishing at Drummond Trout Farm & Fishery in Scotland.
Mani appeared at the "Manchester Versus Cancer" event on March 30th 2007 doing a DJ set, and appearing with Ian Brown for the finale which was the Stone Roses classic "I Am The Resurrection".
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- His favourite album of all time is Love's Forever Changes.
- One of his most prized possessions is his Soccer AM hat-trick ball, presented to him following his third appearance on the show.
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| The Stone Roses |
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| Ian Brown - John Squire - Mani - Reni
Pete Garner - Andy Couzens - Robbie Maddix - Aziz Ibrahim |
| Discography |
| Albums: The Stone Roses - Second Coming - Stand Still (live) |
| Related articles |
| Madchester - Britpop - John Leckie - The Seahorses - Freebass |
Primal Scream | |
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| Bobby Gillespie · Andrew Innes · Martin Duffy · Mani · Darrin Mooney | |
| Former Members | Jim Beattie · Paul Harte · Martin St. John · Stuart May · Tom McGurk · Paul Mulreany · Phillip "Toby" Tomanov · Robert "Throb" Young |
| Studio albums | Sonic Flower Groove · Primal Scream · Screamadelica · Give out But Don't Give Up · Vanishing Point · XTRMNTR · Evil Heat · Riot City Blues |
| Live albums/videos | Live in Japan · Riot City Blues Tour |
| Compilation and remix albums | Echo Dek · Dirty Hits · Shoot Speed - More Dirty Hits |
| Record labels | Creation · Elevation · Sony · B-Unique |
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