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Ian Brown
Background information
Birth name	Ian George Brown
Also known as	King Monkey
Born	February 20, 1963 (1963-02-20) (age 44) Warrington, England
Origin	Manchester, England
Genre(s)	Britpop, Alternative rock, Madchester
Occupation(s)	Musician, Songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Drums, Keyboard, Guitar, Bass guitar
Years active	1984 - present
Label(s)	Polydor Interscope
Associated acts	The Stone Roses
Website	ianbrown.co.uk

Ian George Brown (born February 20, 1963) is an English musician and former lead singer of the alternative rock band The Stone Roses. Since the band's acrimonious and prolonged break up in 1996, Brown has released five solo albums. He has appeared on several club tours and has performed at the Glastonbury Festival three times since 1998. Ian Brown is the name of: Ian Brown (born 1963), English musician Ian Brown (journalist) (, Canadian radio broadcaster Ian Brown (swimmer) (born 1965), Australian Ian Brown (theatre director), artistic director of West Yorkshire Playhouse, England Ian Brown (Ian St. ... Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Borough in the north-west of England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Britpop was a mid-1990s British alternative rock genre and movement. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... An NME Originals issue covering the Madchester movement. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... See also: // January 21 - Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart: it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the Top 40. ... Present redirects here. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Polydor Records is a record label once headquartered in Germany. ... Interscope Records is a record label currently owned by the Universal Music Group. ... The Stone Roses were an influential English rock band from Manchester formed in 1984. ... is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Alternative music redirects here. ... The Stone Roses were an influential English rock band from Manchester formed in 1984. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or Glasto, is the largest[1] greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

Early life

Brown was born in Warrington, Cheshire in 1963. This article is about the Borough in the north-west of England. ... For other uses, see Cheshire (disambiguation). ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

His father, George, was a joiner and his mother Jean worked in a paper factory. Brown's family moved when he was young and he grew up in Timperley, Greater Manchester, along with his brother and sister, as a karate-obsessed admirer of Muhammed Ali, George Best and Bruce Lee. He was educated at Altrincham Grammar School For Boys. A Joiner is a woodworker who makes and installs architectural woodwork, including things that are called Finish carpentry and millwork in the USA. Joiners fabricate and install building components such as doors, windows, stairs, wooden panelling, mouldings, shop cabinets, kitchen cabinets, and other wooden fittings. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Other people with this name: Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Mehemet Ali (Turkey) Muhammad Ali-Haj (born January 17, 1942 as Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. ... George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish football player best known for his years with Manchester United. ... Bruce Lee (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: Lǐ Xiǎolóng; Cantonese Yale: Léih Síulùhng; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was an American-born martial artist, philosopher, instructor, and martial arts actor widely regarded as the most influential martial artist of the 20th century and a... Altrincham Grammar School For Boys (A.G.S.B.) is an all boys school situated in the town of Altrincham in Greater Manchester, England. ...

His active interest in music was inspired by the originators of punk, specificially the Sex Pistols, but also the likes of Angelic Upstarts, local band Slaughter and the Dogs and The Clash (he and original Stone Roses bassist Pete Garner attended the recording of the single "Bankrobber" in Manchester). The first gig Brown attended was however a Joy Division gig at Bowdon Vale Youth Club in 1978. The Sex Pistols were an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ... The Angelic Upstarts were a staunchly anti-fascist, anti-police, pro-IRA, Socialist working class oi! punk band of late 1970s and early 1980s. ... Slaughter and the Dogs were an early British punk band in the late 1970s, best remembered today for having Steven Morrissey as their singer for a brief period. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 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. ... Bankrobber is a song by The Clash. ... This article is about the band. ...

He shared his musical interests with friend John Squire, who lived on the same street; the pair attended northern soul "all-nighters" across the north of England in the late 70s and early 80s as the scene faded. Brown joined Squire's band The Patrol on bass before it evolved into Garage Flower, whilst Jason Livesey was playing lead guitar at the time; they became The Stone Roses in 1984. Around this time, Brown met one of his idols, soul legend Geno Washington, who told him, "You're a star. You're an actor. Be a singer." John Squire (born John Thomas Squire on 24th November, 1962) is an English songwriter, guitarist and artist. ... The Verve see A Northern Soul This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... Garage Flower is a Finnish power-pop band. ... The Stone Roses were an influential English rock band from Manchester formed in 1984. ... This article is about the year. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... Geno Washington is a British R&B musician who has released five albums with The Ram Jam Band between 1966 and 1969, and eight others on his own beginning in 1976. ...

Musical career

Allegedly nicknamed "King Monkey" by Dodgy's drummer Mathew Priest ^[1], Brown is noted for his wispy, raspy, and throaty singing style. Particularly live, he is not the most technically sound singer; some critics have compared his delivery to "a man shouting into a bucket".^{[citation needed]} However, others have described his voice as pure and angelic based on his singing on his debut album with The Stone Roses. It is his delivery of the lyrics, enormous charisma and stage presence that make him stand out. Dodgy were an English pop trio, originally composed of Birminghams Nigel Clark (vocals and bass) and Mathew Priest (drums), along with Londoner Andy Miller (guitar). ... Mathew Priest is most notably known as the drummer from Dodgy. ...

In his solo career, Brown has worked with many notable musicians including UNKLE (providing vocals to the instrumental "Unreal", apparently the first ever instrumental with vocals, which was released as "Be There" and sings the vocals on the "Reign" single, released in 2004) and Oasis' Noel Gallagher. Previously, he acted as a mentor to the up-and-coming British band, South. Brown appeared in a cameo role in the movie adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The singer became good friends with the movie's Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón, who has personally promised to direct one of Brown's future music videos. Brown took only the standard extras fee of £200 for appearing in the film. For other uses, see Uncle. ... Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born May 29, 1967 in Longsight, Manchester, England) is an English songwriter, guitarist and occasional vocalist with the Manchester rock band Oasis. ... South are a British rock band. ... Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a 2004 fantasy adventure film, based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. ... Alfonso Cuarón Orozco (born November 28, 1961 in Mexico City) is an Academy Award-nominated Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer. ...

In 2002, Q magazine named Ian Brown in their list of the "50 Bands To See Before You Die", although this was part of a sub-list of "5 Bands That Could Go Either Way". Also see: 2002 (number). ... Q is a music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 140,282 and a readership of 731,000. ...

Brown has had several run-ins with the law. In 1998, he was sentenced to 4 months in jail for air rage, after a threatening of a stewardess with plastic cutlery, offering to cut her hands off on a flight. This demonstration that the title of 'punk' was well-earned, resulted in a spate of (presumably) ironic "Free Ian Brown" graffiti in and around Manchester. Most of his sentence was served at Strangeways jail. In an interview with Dave Haslam he claimed "I saw more drugs in a couple of months in Strangeways than in the whole of the rest of my lifetime." ^[2] Air rage is the general term to disruptive and/or violent behaviour perpetrated by passengers and crew of aircraft, typically during flight. ...

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He undertook a sell out UK tour in 2005, including selling out the 16,000 capacity Manchester Evening News Arena on 3 December 2005 and visited Australia (Falls Festival, Southbound Festival, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne) in 2006. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Manchester Evening News Arena or M.E.N. Arena (commonly referred to as just The M.E.N. or simply Manchester Arena) is a large indoor arena in Manchester, England. ... is the 337th day of the year (338th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Since the demise of the Roses, Brown has stayed in touch with some of the former members. He has performed with bassist Mani and remains friends with drummer Reni. Both Reni and Mani contributed to the track "Can't See Me" on Brown's debut album "Unfinished Monkey Business". Although Reni maintains that this was in fact a drum machine and not his good self. Gary Mani Mounfield (born November 16, 1962, Failsworth, North Manchester,is an English rock bassist, formerly of Stone Roses and currently in Primal Scream. ... Reni is: Alan Wren, drummer for The Stone Roses a city in southern Ukraine, near the confluence of Prut and Danube rivers This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Cant See Me was a single released by Ian Brown on his debut solo album Unfinished Monkey Business. ...

Brown has also worked with Aziz Ibrahim (who regularly acts as the support act at Brown's gigs), Nigel Ippinson and Robbie Maddix, who all performed with the Roses on their ill-fated 1996 summer tour which included the Festival Internacional de Benicàssim in Spain and the now infamous Reading Festival performance. Guitarist Aziz Ibrahim was born in Longsight, Manchester to Pakistani parents. ... The FIB or Festival Internacional de Benicàssim (Benicàssim International Festival) is a famous music festival held in Benicassim (Spain). ... The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. ...

In the 2006 NME awards, Brown was presented with the "Godlike Genius" award. He said that as well as his work with the Stone Roses, he considered the track "F.E.A.R." to be one of his moments of genius.

In October 2006, Brown made a surprising move to headline the Rockit Hong Kong Music Festival held outdoors in Victoria Park HK. During the two-day event and prior to his appearance on stage he strolled around anonymously and mingled with members of the crowd. His eventual stage performance was hailed by the South China Morning Post and other local newspapers as a great success. Rockit Hong Kong Music Festival is held every year in October in Hong Kongs Victoria Park. ... The South China Morning Post, together with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is the dominant English-language newspaper in Hong Kong, with a circulation of 104,000. ...

Relationship with John Squire

Brown has had no contact with his former song writing partner and childhood best friend John Squire. Brown's key reason for the band not reforming is his lack of contact with Squire along with Squire's cocaine abuse and their differing musical tastes. In a 2004 interview with Q magazine, Squire went as far as branding Brown as a "tuneless knob", although this was taken out of context by some members of the press as it referred to Brown during the recording of the Stone Roses' second album, Second Coming due to his large in-take of cannabis. John Squire (born John Thomas Squire on 24th November, 1962) is an English songwriter, guitarist and artist. ... Q is a music and entertainment magazinepublished monthly in the United Kingdom. ... Second Coming was an album released on December 5, 1994 in the UK and early 1995 in the US by The Stone Roses. ...

Squire has once contacted Brown since the demise of the Roses. When Brown was in jail before Christmas 1998 for air rage, Squire sent Brown a box of Maltesers (as this was the gift that they traditionally exchanged in their youth at Christmas) with a note reading "I Still Love You". Whilst Brown was released just before Christmas and did not directly contact Squire afterwards, he is said to have been touched by the gesture.

In September 2005 Ian appeared to rule out a Stone Roses reunion saying "there's more chance of me reforming the Happy Mondays than the Roses". Happy Mondays in fact have reformed, but yet Brown appears pessimistic about a likelihood of any reunion. Happy Mondays are an English alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. ...

In June 2007 John Squire said he wouldn't reform the Roses even if Ian Brown phoned him up personally. ^[3]

Personal life

Brown and his Mexican wife Fabiola Quiroz Brown have one son, Emilio. The family currently resides in Holland Park, London and also have a house in Lymm, near Warrington in Cheshire. He has two older sons, Frankie and Casey from a previous relationship. Fabiola Quiroz is a Mexican photographer, model, and actress. ... Holland Park is a district and a public park in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in west central London in England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... , Lymm (pronounced Lim) is a large village and civil parish part of Warrington, Cheshire, in north west England. ... This article is about the Borough in the north-west of England. ... For other uses, see Cheshire (disambiguation). ...

Brown has been a fan of Manchester United football club since boyhood, although in an issue of United We Stand Mani claimed he rarely went, although he now has a season ticket in K Stand. He did however request that his NME "Godlike Genius" award was presented by one of the club's treble winning side of 1999, Teddy Sheringham. Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Edward Paul Teddy Sheringham MBE (born April 2, 1966 in Highams Park, London) is a veteran English professional footballer currently playing for Colchester United. ...

In 1990, claimed he was an anti-royalist, backed up by the lyrics of Elizabeth My Dear by The Stone Roses. Also, it is claimed he became Muslim while in prison in 1998 to take advantage of the better halal meals and now believes in Islam. This is confirmed by the singer in an interview given to a Turkish magazine (Yeni Aktüel).^{[citation needed]}

Trivia

At the 2007 Q Awards Brown called Kylie Minogue a "little devil doll", adding: "She looks like a horse".^[4] The Q Awards are the UKs annual music awards run by the music magazine Q. Best New Act: Corinne Bailey-Rae (also nominated: Lily Allen, The Kooks, Arctic Monkeys and Orson) Best Live Act: Muse (also nominated: Oasis, Razorlight, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Arctic Monkeys) Best Track: Gnarls... Kylie Ann Minogue (IPA: [1]) (born May 28, 1968) is a Brit and Grammy award-winning Australian pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress. ...

Brown made a cameo appearance in the film Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban. “HP3” redirects here. ...

Discography

Albums

Chart positions for the United Kingdom.

1. Unfinished Monkey Business (1998) #4 Unfinished Monkey Business is the 1st solo album released by Ian Brown after the break-up of The Stone Roses. ...

2. Golden Greats (1999) #14 Golden Greats is the 2nd solo album released by Ian Brown, the ex-frontman of The Stone Roses. ...

3. Music Of The Spheres (2001) #3 Music of the Spheres is the 3rd solo album released by Ian Brown, the ex-frontman of The Stone Roses. ...

4. Solarized (2004) #7 Solarized is the fourth solo album released by Ian Brown, the former lead singer of The Stone Roses. ...

5. The World Is Yours (2007) #4 The World is Yours is the tentatively titled fifth solo album by Ian Brown, scheduled for release on the 24th of September 2007. ...

Remixes

- Remixes Of The Spheres (2002) #87 Remixes Of The Spheres is a collection of mixes, live versions and unreleased B-sides. ...

Compilations

- The Greatest (2005) #5 The Greatest is the first compilation album from British musician Ian Brown, former lead singer of The Stone Roses. ...

Singles

• "My Star" (1998) #5
• "Corpses in their Mouths" (1998) #14
• "Can't See Me" (1998) #21
• "Be There (UNKLE feat. Ian Brown)" (1999) #8
• "Love Like a Fountain" (1999) #23
• "Dolphins Were Monkeys" (2000) #5
• "Golden Gaze" (2000) #29
• "Thriller/Billie Jean" (2000)
• "F.E.A.R." (2001) #13
• "Whispers" (2002) #33
• "Keep What Ya Got" (2004) #18
• "Reign (UNKLE feat. Ian Brown)" (2004) #40
• "Time Is My Everything" (2005) #15
• "All Ablaze" (2005) #20
• "Illegal Attacks" (2007) #16
• "Sister Rose" (2007)

My Star was the first single off Ian Browns first solo album, Unfinished Monkey Business. ... Cant See Me was a single released by Ian Brown on his debut solo album Unfinished Monkey Business. ... Love Like a Fountain is the second single from Ian Browns second solo album, Golden Greats. ... Dolphins Were Monkeys is the second single from Ian Browns second solo album, Golden Greats. ... Golden Gaze is the third single from Ian Browns second solo album, Golden Greats. ... F.E.A.R. is the first single from Ian Browns third solo album, Music of the Spheres. ... Whispers is the second single from Ian Browns third solo album, Music of the Spheres. ... Keep What Ya Got is the lead single from Ian Browns fourth solo album, Solarized. ... Time Is My Everything is the second single from Ian Browns fourth solo album, Solarized. ... All Ablaze is an original single from Ian Browns compilation album, The Greatest. ... Illegal Attacks is the upcoming single from Ian Browns fifth studio album, The World is Yours. ... Sister Rose will be the second single from Ian Browns fifth studio album, The World Is Yours. ...

Sound samples

• Download sample of Brown covering Bob Marley's "Redemption Song"

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References

External links

• Official site
• Ian Brown Whispers
• Ian Brown