Gary "Mani" Mounfield (born November 16, 1962, Failsworth, North Manchester,is an English rock bassist, formerly of 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. is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... , Failsworth is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. ... North Manchester is a town located in Wabash County, Indiana. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... A bassist is a musician who plays a double bass or electric bass (also referred to as bass guitar). ... The classic line-up at the time of Spike Island The Stone Roses were one of the most influential bands to come out of Britain during the late 1980s and early 90s. ... Primal Scream are a rock group formed as a duo in 1982 in Glasgow, Scotland, by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie, evolving into a band in 1984 at which time Gillespie was also the drummer in The Jesus and Mary Chain. ...

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. 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 Puressence, in 1998 he produced the song Standing In Your Shadows which appeared on their 1998 album Only Forever. 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. Xaverian College is a Catholic sixth form college in the English city of Manchester. ... Rusholme is a part of Manchester, in North West England, about two miles south of Manchester city centre. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... The Stone Roses were an influential English rock band from Manchester formed in 1984. ... An NME Originals issue covering the Madchester movement. ... Primal Scream are a rock group formed as a duo in 1982 in Glasgow, Scotland, by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie, evolving into a band in 1984 at which time Gillespie was also the drummer in The Jesus and Mary Chain. ... The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band that revolved around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid. ... Oasis are an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991. ... Beastie Boys is a hip hop musical group from New York City, consisting of Michael Mike D Diamond, Adam MCA Yauch and Adam Ad-Rock Horovitz. ... // Puressence is a rock band from Failsworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. ... Only Forever, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music), is the second album released by Puressence. ... Ocean Colour Scene (often abbreviated to OCS) are an English rock band from Birmingham. ... Stereophonics are a rock band from Wales with members Kelly Jones, Richard Jones (no relation to Kelly) and Javier Weyler. ...

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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. Manchester City Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Manchester. ... The UEFA Champions League (also known as the European Cup, UCL, CE1, C1[1] or CL) is a seasonal club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ...

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. Alan John Wren (born on 10 April 1964, in Manchester, England), better known as Reni, was the drummer of The Stone Roses from 1984 to 1995. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... The Coral are an English band formed in 1996 in Hoylake on the Wirral Peninsula near Liverpool. ...

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. Manchester United Football Club are a world-famous English football club, based at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and are one of the most popular sports clubs in the world, with over 50 million supporters worldwide. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Play UK, formerly known as UK Play, was part of the UKTV Network. ... Celtic Football Club (pronounced seltik in IPA; AIM: CCP)[1] is a Scottish football club, competing in the Scottish Premier League, the highest form of competition in Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... First international Irish Free State 1 - 0  Bulgaria (Stade Olympique, Colombes, France; May 28, 1924) Biggest win Republic of Ireland 8 - 0 Malta  (Dalymount Park, Republic of Ireland; 16 November 1983) Biggest defeat  Brazil 7 - 0 Republic of Ireland (Uberlândia, Brazil; 27 May 1982) World Cup Appearances 3 (First... Soccer AM is a British Saturday-morning football show presented by Helen Chamberlain and Andy Goldstein. ... Freebass is a band currently under construction. The group curently comprises three bass players: Andy Rourke (of The Smiths fame), Peter Hook (from New Order) and Gary Mounfield (formerly of The Stone Roses and currently in Primal Scream). ... Andy Rourke (born 17 January 1964) is a bass guitarist and guitar player from Manchester, England. ... The Smiths were an English rock group active from 1982 to 1987. ... Peter Hooky Hook (born February 13, 1956 in Salford, Lancashire) is an English bass player. ... Joy Division were an English rock band that formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. ... New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 from the remaining members of Joy Division—Bernard Sumner (vocals, guitars, synthesizers), Peter Hook (bass, electronic drums), and Stephen Morris (drums, synthesizers). ... The Revolution is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to the areas of Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside in Greater Manchester, England. ... For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. ...

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". I Am The Resurrection is a song by The Stone Roses and the final song on the UK version of their debut album. ...

Trivia

His favourite album of all time is Love's "Forever Changes". Forever Changes (1967) is the third album released by the Los Angeles-based quintet Love. ...

References

External links

• Primal Scream Official site
• Mani/Scream/Freebass/Roses latest