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Ian Brown (born February 20 , 1963 ) is a solo British Musician and former lead singer of The Stone Roses , a popular Indie Rock band. Since the Roses broke up in 1996 , Brown has released 4 solo albums to critical acclaim in his native country. He has appeared on several club tours and has performed at the Glastonbury Festival three times since 1998 . Brown was born on the 20th of February 1963 in Warrington . His father George was a joiner and his mother Jean worked in a paper factory. He grew up in Timperley , South Manchester . He was a great admirer of Muhammed Ali , George Best and Bruce Lee , and learned karate. His interest in music was inspired by the original punk bands, specificially the Sex Pistols but also the likes of Angelic Upstarts and The Clash (he and original Stone Roses bassist Pete Garner attended the recording of the single "Bankrobber" in Manchester). He shared his musical interest with John Squire who lived on the same street. He also loved Northern Soul music and attended all-night events across the north of England. He joined Squire's band The Patrol on bass before it disbanded and eventually became singer to the newly-formed Stone Roses in about 1984 after being told at a party by soul-legend Geno Washington 'You're a star. You're an actor. Be a singer.' In 2005 Brown headlined the other stage on the closing night of Glastonbury Festival to great acclaim, playing five Roses classics and ending the festival in great style. MUSICAL CAREER Nicknamed "King Monkey" by Dodgy 's Matthew Priest, Brown is noted for his wispy singing style. He is not the most technically sound singer; some critics have compared his delivery to "a man shouting into a bucket". In his solo career, Brown has worked with many notable musicians including UNKLE and Oasis' Noel Gallagher . Previously, he acted as a mentor to the up-and-coming British band, South . '']] Brown appeared in a cameo role in the movie adaptation of '' Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban ''. The singer became good friends with the movie's Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón , who has personally promised to direct one of Brown's future music videos. Brown took only the standard extras fee of £200 for appearing in the film. In 2002 , ''Q'' Magazine named Ian Brown in their list of the " 50 Bands To See Before You Die ", although this was part of a sub-list of "5 Bands That Could Go Either Way". Brown has had several run-ins with the law. In 1998, he was sentenced to 4 months in jail for Air Rage , after threatening a pilot and stewardess (apparently he offered to ''cut her hands off'', but Brown denies this) on a flight. In 2005, he was arrested for assault during a San Francisco gig, but no charges were laid. He underwent a UK tour in 2005 and is due to visit Australia (Southbound Festival, Brisbane and Melbourne) in 2006. Since the demise of the Roses, Brown has stayed in touch with many the former members. He has performed with bassist Mani and remains friends with drummer Reni . Both Reni and Mani were sampled on Brown's debut album "Unfinished Monkey Business" on the track " Can't See Me ". Although Reni maintains that this was in fact a drum machine and not his good self. Brown has also worked with Aziz Ibrahim (who regularly acts as the support act at Brown's gigs), Nigel Ippinson and Robbie Maddix , who all performed with the Roses on their ill-fated 1996 summer tour which included the Festival Internacional De Benicàssim in Spain and the now infamous Reading Festival performance. In the 2006 NME awards, Brown was presented with the "Godlike Genius" award. He said that as well as his work with the Stone Roses, he considered the track "F.E.A.R." to be one of his moments of genius. RELATIONSHIP WITH JOHN SQUIRE Notably Brown has had no contact with his former song writing partner and childhood best friend John Squire . Brown's key reason for the band not reforming is his lack of contact with Squire and their differing musical tastes. In a 2004 interview with Q Magazine , Squire went as far as branding Brown as a "tuneless knob", although this was taken out of context by some members of the press as it referred to Brown during the recording of the Stone Roses' second album, '' Second Coming '' due to his large in-take of cannabis. Squire has once contacted Brown since the demise of the Roses. When Brown was in jail before Christmas 1998 for air rage, Squire sent Brown a box of Maltesers (as this was the gift that they traditionally exchanged in their youth at Christmas) with a note reading "I Still Love You". Whilst Brown was released just before Christmas and did not directly contact Squire afterwards, he is said to have been touched by the gesture. In September 2005 Ian appeared to rule out a Stone Roses reunion saying "there's more chance of me reforming the Happy Mondays than the Roses". Happy Mondays in fact have reformed, but yet Brown appears pessimistic about a likelihood of any reunion. PERSONAL LIFE Brown and his Mexican wife Fabiola have one son, Emilio. The family current resides in Bayswater , London and also have a house in Lymm , near Warrington in Cheshire . He has two older sons, Frankie and Casey from a previous relationship. DISCOGRAPHY Chart positions listed are for the UK, he has not charted in the US. Albums Chart positions for the United Kingdom. 1. '' Unfinished Monkey Business '' (1998) #4 2. '' Golden Greats '' (1999) #14 3. '' Music Of The Spheres '' (2001) #3 4. '' Solarized '' (2004) #7 Remixes - '' Remixes Of The Spheres '' (2002) #87 Compilations - '' The Greatest ' (2005)#5 Singles
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