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Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, Influential Stone Roses and Primal Scream Bassist, Dies at 63

His brother confirmed the death, with no cause disclosed by the family.

Overview

  • Greg Mounfield announced his brother’s death in a Facebook post, confirming the bassist died at 63.
  • Ian Brown, Liam Gallagher, Tim Burgess and others posted tributes, and official accounts for The Stone Roses and Primal Scream honored him.
  • Mounfield helped define the Madchester sound with The Stone Roses, later spent years with Primal Scream, rejoined the Roses for 2011–2017 reunions, and also played in the supergroup Freebass.
  • Several outlets, citing The Times, reported he collapsed at his Stockport home and could not be resuscitated, a detail not confirmed by the family.
  • He had recently announced a 2026–27 UK talks tour; he is survived by twin sons, and his wife Imelda died in 2023.