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English musician and singer of The Stone Roses

United KingdomMusiciansBorn 1963 · age 63
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Ian George Brown is an English musician. He was the lead singer and the only continuous member of the alternative rock band the Stone Roses from their formation in 1983.

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Ian Brown
said · Aug 14, 2011
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We broke up mostly because we didn't have a manager and everyone was on different drugs. I don't take them so it was a bit weird for me.

"Ex-Stone Roses vocalist produces 1st solo album", The Vindicator, 5 September 1998, retrieved 2011-08-14

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Ian Brown
said · Aug 13, 2011
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We started out to finish groups like U2 - that was what it was all about. And they're still the biggest band in the world, so we failed.

Interview by Lindsay Baker, "The Unsinkable Ian Brown", The Guardian, 2 February 2002, retrieved 2011-08-13

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Ian Brown
said
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It ain't the size of the dog in the fight, It's the size of the fight in the dog on the day or the night

Ian Brown, "Illegal attacks " (song, with lyrics) [The origin of this saying is unclear: see

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About this person

Ian George Brown is an English musician. He was the lead singer and the only continuous member of the alternative rock band the Stone Roses from their formation in 1983. Following the band's initial split in 1996, he began a solo career, releasing seven studio albums, a greatest hits compilation, a remix album, an 11-disc box set titled Collection, and 19 singles. He returned to singing for the Stone Roses between 2011 and 2017.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
living
Dates
Born 1963 · age 63
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