If you were to die tomorrow, how would you spend your final day on Earth?
Metaphorically popping his clogs this month is former Stone Roses and current Primal Scream bassist Mani.
Where would you wake up?
On my last day it’d be on a beautiful tropical beach somewhere.
Who would you wake up next to?
I would wake up, obviously, next to my lovely wife Imelda
What would there be left to achieve on your last day?
I would like to vanquish every single person that has fucked me over and fucked me off in my life. I’d do them away. Armageddon on all the fuckers! There’s plenty of people on that list and THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE. Names will not be mentioned or uttered in case the police come knocking on me door when they get found done in.
Who would you invite to your last supper?
All me mates from the Scream and the Roses, me boy, Eric Cantona and I’d love to resurrect Joe Strummer… oh God, there’s millions of people I’d want there. Listen, everyone is invited to the party as long as they can bring something to the table. I had a night out with Cantona in London once actually. What an icon and what a guy! If ever a man had an aura around him that was dazzling it was him. It was just after Joe Strummer had died and they had a night on with a band playing in London and he turned up so he must have been a Clash fan was our Eric.
What would be on the menu?
Thai. It’s me favourite. A nice curry, a green papaya salad, some fish cakes, satay and some tom yam soup.
What would be your greatest regret?
Ever having met our ex-Stone Roses manager and signing that ridiculous record deal and not getting good advice. That’s my biggest regret.
What would be the last album you’d listen to?
‘Forever Changes’ by Love.
Who is the last person you would kiss?
That would, obviously, be my lovely wife Imelda.
How would you like to snuff it?
Scoring the winning goal for Manchester United in a Champions League final! I’d like to spontaneously combust and go out in a big fireball. Amazing!
What would your final words be?
“Arrrrrrrrrggggggeeeuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhh! Pass me that fire extinguisher! Arrrrgggghhhhh!”
What song would you play at your funeral?
You know what, I have often thought about this. And morbidly enough I have actually started preparing a CD! Sick really. I’d probably have a song by The Angelic Upstarts called ‘Never Had Nothing’; a good bit of punk rock. Or maybe ‘Expecting To Fly’ by Buffalo Springfield so I do me house down and there won’t be a dry eye in the house. Or maybe ‘Fire’ by The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown.
What would it say on your grave stone?
Erm… Jesus Christ Almighty… Now there’s a question. (Laughs) I’d just have that actually: ‘Jesus Christ Almighty’.
Which dead star would welcome you at the Pearly Gates and why?
Dear old Joe Strummer would meet me and guide me in because he was a top old bloke. I went from being a fan as a kid to being his friend. You can’t beat making pals with your icons. Unreal, man.
If you were resurrected the day after, who or what would you come back as?
A dose of pubic lice and infect all the people that have fucked me off that I missed off my earlier Vanquishing List. I’d nip them all to death.
