So that’s it, then.
The Stone Roses – the band that for many defined British guitar music for a generation – have agreed to put aside their differences and get back out on the road. Takes a while to settle in, doesn’t it?
Clash Magazine has been following the disparate careers of the four musicians involved in The Stone Roses since our inception. To celebrate the return of the mythical group we have decided to search through our archives for some illuminating articles on the past, present and future of The Stone Roses.
In 2009 Clash Magazine ran a special edition celebrating the 20th anniversary of the band’s debut album. Hooking up with some of the main players involved, we told the intimate story of the group’s majestic rise, their golden peak and their sad decline.
From the lead singer to his tour DJ. From the journalists who wrote about them to the photographers in the pit at their greatest gigs. From their producers and friends to the festival organisers keen to do them proud…
This is, verbatim, why The Stone Roses are one of Britain’s most significant bands.
The Producer: John Leckie interview
The Life And Times Of The Stone Roses: By those who were there
The Stone Roses At Glastonbury By Michael Eavis
Tim Burgess – The Charlatans frontman on the Roses’ impact.
The Frontman: Ian Brown interview
To whet your appetite, here’s a timely quote from Ian Brown about a then-unthinkable re-union…
“I’d need to be down to my last chicken dinner, seriously. Every single act that’s reformed has done it for the money; I don’t think there’s anyone who’s done it for expression, artistic expression, or this burning desire to create more music or… I think it’s about money. I could always ring Mani and say, ‘Let’s get the band back together’, but if I said, ‘Let’s do it and give the money to kids’ charities’, would he still want to do it? I don’t think they would.”
Focussing on his solo career, here’s a lengthy piece on Ian Brown in which he talks frankly about life on his own.
During today’s (October 18th) press conference The Stone Roses explained that the four members were forced to sit down together following the funeral service for Mani’s mother. Appropriately, we will leave the last word to the genial bass player himself who spoke to ClashMusic last year.
