Mani (bass guitarist)
| Gary Mounfield | |
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Mani at Apres, Southport in 2009
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gary Manny Mounfield |
| Also known as | Mani |
| Born |
16 November 1962 Failsworth, Oldham, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, Madchester, indie rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | MVB, Silvertone, Geffen, Creation, Sony, B-Unique |
| Associated acts | The Stone Roses, Primal Scream, Freebass |
| Notable instruments | |
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Rickenbacker 4005 (with Jackson Pollock paint job) Rickenbacker 3000 Rickenbacker 3001 Fender Precision Bass Fender Jazz Bass Epiphone Jack Casady Bass |
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Gary Manny "Mani" Mounfield (born 16 November 1962 in Failsworth, Oldham) is an English rock bassist, best known for being a member of the Stone Roses and Primal Scream.
Mounfield attended Xaverian College in Rusholme, Manchester. He developed an interest with darts, a sport he had come to champion throughout his career. He left school aged sixteen in 1979 and joined the band the Stone Roses (part of the "Madchester" music scene) in 1987. Playing on both of the band's albums, Mounfield was in the Stone Roses until they disbanded in 1996, shortly after the birth of his son. Mounfield was synonymous with a Rickenbacker 4005 Jackson Pollock-influenced paint-splattered bass guitar in the period after the Stone Roses debut album. He joined Primal Scream after Stone Roses disbanded. He claimed that Primal Scream were one of three other bands that he would be willing to join -- the Jesus and Mary Chain and the Beastie Boys being the others. In 2003, with Damon Minchella having left Ocean Colour Scene, he toured with the band supporting the Stereophonics, and he also did a DJ set for Ocean Colour Scene at their December 2008 Manchester gig. He was a full-time Primal Scream member until 2012 when he left to rejoin the Stone Roses.
Mounfield has often been viewed as the most amiable member of the Roses, both while the band were still together and following their break-up. Whilst in the past he had claimed that the band would reform only after "Manchester City won the European Cup", he was also viewed as the most likely member to be up for a Roses reunion. During the band's split, he occasionally joined Ian Brown on stage for renditions of songs by the Stone Roses ("Waterfall", "Made of Stone", "I Am the Resurrection"), as happened in 2008 at Summercase Festival (in Madrid and Barcelona), when both Primal Scream and Brown were playing on the same day. Mounfield and ex-Stone Roses drummer Reni were interviewed for the Manchester Music show on BBC GMR whilst attending a gig by the Coral. Mounfield toured with the Enemy on their UK tour, which involved a rare partaking in backing vocals.
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