Overview
- His brother, Greg Mounfield, announced the death on Facebook on Thursday, confirming the acclaimed bassist was 63.
- No official cause has been disclosed, though multiple outlets citing The Times reported he collapsed at his Stockport home and could not be revived.
- Tributes from across British music quickly followed, including posts from Ian Brown and Liam Gallagher, as well as official remembrances from The Stone Roses and Primal Scream.
- Mounfield’s bass lines anchored The Stone Roses’ influential 1989 debut and he later spent years with Primal Scream before rejoining the Roses for reunion shows from 2011 to 2017; he also took part in projects such as Freebass.
- The news comes two years after the death of his wife, Imelda, in 2023, and after he had announced a UK speaking tour scheduled for 2026–27.