"(Jim Ross / Invision / Associated Press) Gary "Mani" Mounfield, the bassist of influential English rock band the Stone Roses, has died. He was 63. The musician's brother, Greg Mounfield, shared the news on Facebook, writing "It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to announce the sad passing of my brother." His cause of death has not been revealed."
"Mounfield was born in Crumpsall, a Manchester suburb, in 1962. In the early '80s, he first formed a band called the Fireside Chaps, alongside guitarists John Squire and Andy Couzens. The group soon evolved into the Stone Roses, when Ian Brown joined as their lead vocalist. Couzens left the band, Alan "Reni" Wren hopped on the drums and they went on to release their self-titled debut album in 1989."
Gary 'Mani' Mounfield, the Stone Roses' bassist, has died at 63. His brother Greg announced the death on Facebook; the cause of death has not been revealed. Mounfield planned a U.K. conversation tour from September 2026 to June 2027. Born in Crumpsall, Manchester, in 1962, he formed the Fireside Chaps in the early 1980s with John Squire and Andy Couzens; the band became the Stone Roses when Ian Brown joined and Alan 'Reni' Wren replaced Couzens on drums. The Stone Roses released a landmark 1989 debut that shaped the Madchester scene, peaked at No. 5 in the U.K., and influenced Britpop. After legal disputes and a second album, Mounfield joined Primal Scream and later reunited with the Stone Roses in 2011.
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