Amoeba Music

By Eric Brightwell

When The Stone Roses fizzled out after only releasing two albums, few would’ve guessed that singer Ian Brown – famously described as sounding like “a man shouting into a bucket” and nicknamed King Monkey for his simian appearance – would emerge as the band’s chief talent except, probably, for the self-assured frontman himself. Sure enough, he went on to achieve the greatest artistic and commercial success of the ex-Roses over the course of five rewarding solo albums that have produced twelve Top 40 hits. Although sometimes mocked in the music press for his baked mysticism, conspiracy theories and controversial statements, he’s inspired a legion of imitators (Liam Gallagher,... Read More

City Of Origin:

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Genre:

Rock, Alternative/Indie