Ian Brown
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Brown in 2010
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ian George Brown |
| Born |
20 February 1963 Warrington, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, indie rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, percussion, keyboards, harmonica, guitar, bass guitar, drums, bongos |
| Years active | 1980–1996, 1998–present |
| Labels |
Polydor/Fiction Records (UK) Interscope, E1 Music (US) |
| Associated acts | The Stone Roses, the Patrol, Waterfont |
| Website | www |
Ian George Brown (born 20 February 1963) is an English musician. He is the lead singer of the alternative rock band the Stone Roses from their formation in 1983 until they broke up in 1996. Following the split he began a solo career, releasing six studio albums, a greatest hits compilation, a remix album and 17 singles. He has performed solo shows in 45 countries. He returned to singing for the Stone Roses on 19 October 2011. On 20 October, he put out a statement to say that although he had reunited with the band, it did not spell the end of his solo endeavours. Brown is also known for having played a very minor role in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Brown was born in Warrington in 1963 and grew up on Forster Street, Orford until the age of about 6. His father, George, was a joiner and his mother Jeane worked as a receptionist in a paper factory. He then moved with his family, including a brother and sister, to Timperley, Altrincham. He attended Park Road County Primary Infant and Junior School and then Altrincham Grammar School for Boys.
Brown's interest in music was inspired by the punk movement, specifically the bands Sex Pistols, the Clash and Manchester band Slaughter & the Dogs. Brown and original Stone Roses bassist Pete Garner attended the recording of the Clash single "Bankrobber" in Manchester.
Brown's music career began in 1980, playing bass guitar in a band with John Squire and Simon Wolstencroft. They eventually became the Patrol, with Andy Couzens on vocals. The band soon split up, with Brown selling his bass to buy a scooter. Brown moved to Hulme, and attended northern soul "all-nighters" across Northern England in the early 1980s as the scene faded. Around this time, Brown met soul legend Geno Washington, who told him, "You should be a star". In 1983 Brown joined the Waterfront, the band that would evolve into the Stone Roses, as co-vocalist.
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