RIP Mani

[attackbass]

I got into playing bass around the same time of discovering The Stone Roses, aged about 10/11 - I think the Stone Roses were just coming to and end and I bought everything CD single, album and bootleg I could find. 

 

Iconic bass lines, that weren't too hard to get a handle on and then discovering the grooves on the Second Coming - the bass line to Love Spreads... awe inspiring. Absolutely still love that to this day. 

 

Definitely a huge influence on me at a young age, and a bass player that had parts that worked inside the song and as hooks you could sing back. Absolutely gutted.

[godathunder]

Shit, what a loss.

 

Much as I already loved the roses it was his filth on vanishing point that completely sold me on him. That said, the only time I saw him with primal scream was a bit of a tepid affair

 

I saw him with the roses in dublin a few years back though and it was an absolute belter. It was really cool to hear the crowd singing all his bass lines back at him. As an added bonus, the bass and guitar seemed to be panned in the mix and we were on the bass side so mostly got mani and reni

 

 

[upside downer]

I'm going to my music room now to plug in a bass and play along to I Am the Resurrection. It seems like the right thing to do.

 

Ta-ra, Mani. Thanks.

[Mickyk]

63 yo This is a great loss to the music world and to all Bass players out there .Rest in peace dude you really Rocked that Ricky.

 

[miles'tone]

After years of never giving up on the Roses getting back together, I'm so grateful he had this moment. The first time they took to the stage again, unified. A free gig they threw at Warrington Parr Hall. Gives me goosebumps every time. 

 

Edited November 21, 2025 by miles'tone

[Maude]

2 hours ago, Dankology said:

 

Just over two years ago the whole family was in the room next to me celebrating my in-laws' 50th wedding anniversary - now Imelda, Mani and Imelda's mum are all gone. It's really sad here tonight.

 

I feel so sorry for his children. How terrible to lose a nan and both parents so early in life. 

[Beedster]

RIP Mani, not many bassists make the front pages when they pass, says something about just how much you influenced music and culture 🙏

[Skybone]

RIP Mani

[neepheid]

I never met Mani, but he always seemed like a sound bloke, and a great player.  The only Mani related story I can think of is that during soundcheck for a gig, I was idly playing the intro to "I Wanna Be Adored".  I didn't know it at the time, was just working it out from memory.  Well, some drunk guy hears me and goes "YAAAAAAAAAS!  STONE ROSES!" and I'm like "F***, I don't know the whole song!"  Thankfully he was too drunk to remember and the request I was bracing myself for never materialised, phew!

 

[Ilton White]

He was great solid player, preferred him with Primal Scream.... another sad loss indeed! 

[Velarian]

 

[Stu-khag]

Quite shocked to hear the news. I saw the ads for his tour this week  plus listened to the rockonteurs pod the other week where he sounded great.

The Stone roses totally passed me by as I was too young but I remember hearing I wanna be adored for the first time in May 98 aged 16. (I know this as I was off to see the super furries for my first ever gig). My mate put it on the cd player in his bedroom and it just blew me away. He died a few years later so I always associate him with this album. Mani's sound and feel have always been a major influence. Always disliked Primal scream (again probably too young) but the first time I heard kill all hippies on the uni jukebox and when the bass kicks in around 1 min 36 I was converted. I dont know if its him playing that line on the record or if it was a sample ( I was intending on going to the tour and asking)  but it just grooves and just brilliant. 

 

Edited November 21, 2025 by Stu-khag

[miles'tone]

3 hours ago, Stu-khag said:

Quite shocked to hear the news. I saw the ads for his tour this week  plus listened to the rockonteurs pod the other week where he sounded great.

The Stone roses totally passed me by as I was too young but I remember hearing I wanna be adored for the first time in May 98 aged 16. (I know this as I was off to see the super furries for my first ever gig). My mate put it on the cd player in his bedroom and it just blew me away. He died a few years later so I always associate him with this album. Mani's sound and feel have always been a major influence. Always disliked Primal scream (again probably too young) but the first time I heard kill all hippies on the uni jukebox and when the bass kicks in around 1 min 36 I was converted. I dont know if its him playing that line on the record or if it was a sample ( I was intending on going to the tour and asking)  but it just grooves and just brilliant. 

 

Yes that line is all Mani 👌

[miles'tone]

One of my favourite Primal Scream Mani tracks is Exterminator, a filthy train of thought groove full of feels and swagger that is the man himself personified:

 

Also, a shout out for one of the lesser championed Roses songs, How Do You Sleep. Mani's bass on this one always makes me smile. So fluid, so freakin cool!:

X

[Al Krow]

I didn't come across the Stone Roses until a few years back. Instantly fell in love with their sound and Mani's awesome bass lines!

 

RIP - you've gone too soon, but as a musician you achieved so much.

[Geek99]

I wasn’t a roses fan but I did enjoy his work. Few effects and very funky

He seemed like a nice guy too. Was he not also a member ?

Edited November 21, 2025 by Geek99

[MacDaddy]

Was listening to the Rokonteurs episode earlier. Quite poignant knowing he's gone 😟

I was never into The Stone Roses, but I liked playing his bass lines (in the same way I wasn't into disco but love playing Bernard's lines). In the 00's the band I was in used to play 'I am the resurrection '. That opening bass riff always got a great response.

 

[Beedster]

He came on here a couple of times to reply to threads about his basses @Maniscream. I remember at the time thinking he came across as one of us, a really nice bloke who loves his bass gear (as well as an advocate of flatwounds which always moves a man up in my estimation). I read most of the Obits yesterday, it really is unusual for a bass player who most of the general public will never have heard of to receive such praise from music journalists and such love from fellow musicians ❤️

[Cestrian]

I found this fascinating - full of insight into The Stone Roses, Primal Scream, his approach to bass, his character. 

[Misdee]

It's still hard to believe.

 

Something about life I have learned the hard way is that far too often the worst things seem to happen to the best people. 

 

Mani always seemed like a very warm and friendly chap and his bass playing was so perfect for whatever music he was making. You can hear him progress as a player from the catchy riffs and grooves on the first album to The Second Coming. Songs like Love Spreads have got really busy bass parts with lots of hooks and turnarounds that drive the music along.

 

Everything in life is a time and a place, and, at a certain time in a particular place, for a while the Stone Roses were the most important band in the world. Mani was a big part of that.

Edited November 24, 2025 by Misdee

[miles'tone]

14 minutes ago, Misdee said:

It's still hard to believe.

 

Something about life I have learned the hard way is that far too often the worst things seem to happen to the best people. 

 

Mani always seemed like a very warm and friendly chap and his bass playing was so perfect for whatever music he was making. You can hear him progress as a player from the catchy riffs and grooves on the first album to The Second Coming. Songs like Love Spreads have got really busy bass parts with lots of hooks and turnarounds that drive the music along.

 

Everything in life is a time and a place, and, at a certain time in a particular place, for a while the Stone Roses were the most important band in the world. Mani was a big part of that.

Nice words 👌

Mani's passing has really thrown me to be honest. I didn't know him, never met him yet the positive influence he had on my life is massive. I saw the Roses live in 1990 before I became a musician and for me, Mani stole the show (no easy feat considering the company he was with). I couldn't take my eyes off him. I decided that day that I was going to be a bass player. I sold my car, bought a bass and amp and stayed in for nearly 2 years going at it. 

Growing up, none of my family were musicians, my folks didn't even listen to music yet along came the Stone Roses and kind of gave me permission to follow my dreams and be in a band. I can't stress how much that meant. Their interviews were as good as the album and equally inspiring. 

Right time, right place and I was the right age (17/18). I suppose they were like my generation's Sex Pistols in a way. Everyone who saw them picked up instruments and formed bands.

Mani was the everyman firebrand who made the Roses so relatable to so many.

It's wonderful to see how loved he is these past few days. Hard to accept that someone that seemed larger than life with so much talent, character and infectious positivity is gone. Right at the time he was planning on making waves again and start getting back out there. Seems so unfair. But such is life...

I have been smiling a lot at one memory though...

I was right at the front for his first gig in Manchester with Primal Scream, his "homecoming" and comeback all in one.

He came out wearing a Man Utd shirt and his Rickenbacker, massive cheeky grin as he started playing the first couple of bars of 'Adored for fun and the place erupted! 

All chanting Mani! Mani! Mani! for a very long time. He had to tell everyone to calm down so they could start the show! Bloody brilliant! 

So long superstar x

 

[Beedster]

Listening to them now, had never realised just how tight a rhythm section they were 👍

[Beedster]

3 hours ago, Misdee said:

It's still hard to believe.

 

Something about life I have learned the hard way is that far too often the worst things seem to happen to the best people. 

 

Mani always seemed like a very warm and friendly chap and his bass playing was so perfect for whatever music he was making. You can hear him progress as a player from the catchy riffs and grooves on the first album to The Second Coming. Songs like Love Spreads have got really busy bass parts with lots of hooks and turnarounds that drive the music along.

 

Everything in life is a time and a place, and, at a certain time in a particular place, for a while the Stone Roses were the most important band in the world. Mani was a big part of that.

 

2 hours ago, miles'tone said:

Nice words 👌

Mani's passing has really thrown me to be honest. I didn't know him, never met him yet the positive influence he had on my life is massive. I saw the Roses live in 1990 before I became a musician and for me, Mani stole the show (no easy feat considering the company he was with). I couldn't take my eyes off him. I decided that day that I was going to be a bass player. I sold my car, bought a bass and amp and stayed in for nearly 2 years going at it. 

Growing up, none of my family were musicians, my folks didn't even listen to music yet along came the Stone Roses and kind of gave me permission to follow my dreams and be in a band. I can't stress how much that meant. Their interviews were as good as the album and equally inspiring. 

Right time, right place and I was the right age (17/18). I suppose they were like my generation's Sex Pistols in a way. Everyone who saw them picked up instruments and formed bands.

Mani was the everyman firebrand who made the Roses so relatable to so many.

It's wonderful to see how loved he is these past few days. Hard to accept that someone that seemed larger than life with so much talent, character and infectious positivity is gone. Right at the time he was planning on making waves again and start getting back out there. Seems so unfair. But such is life...

I have been smiling a lot at one memory though...

I was right at the front for his first gig in Manchester with Primal Scream, his "homecoming" and comeback all in one.

He came out wearing a Man Utd shirt and his Rickenbacker, massive cheeky grin as he started playing the first couple of bars of 'Adored for fun and the place erupted! 

All chanting Mani! Mani! Mani! for a very long time. He had to tell everyone to calm down so they could start the show! Bloody brilliant! 

So long superstar x

 

Two great posts, thanks guys 🙏

[mep]

A good set of photos.

Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield: a life in pictures | Stone Roses | The Guardian https://share.google/sRIKKhwOwOd9ZVmmo

[Old Man Riva]

2 hours ago, Beedster said:

Listening to them now, had never realised just how tight a rhythm section they were 👍

Reni was (probably still is) a staggeringly good drummer. Pete Townsend tried to nab him for some of his solo stuff, and likened his natural carefree playing to that of Keith Moon.

 

His and Mani’s styles complimented each other so well. Some of the rehearsal footage in Shane Meadows’ documentary/film is wonderful, with the dynamic duo just laying it down with not a care in the world.
 

They made it look all so easy. And fun. Never forgetting fun…