Gary “Mani” Mounfield, the bassist of influential English rock band the Stone Roses, has died. He was 63.

The musician’s brother, Greg Mounfield, shared the news on Facebook, writing “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to announce the sad passing of my brother.” His cause of death has not been revealed.

The news comes after the Stone Roses’ founding member announced the the Stone Roses, Primal Scream and Me Tour last week. The British bass player had plans to tour the U.K. between September 2026 and June 2027, on an intimate conversation tour where he would share stories from the most pivotal moments in his career.

Mounfield was born in Crumpsall, a Manchester suburb, in 1962. In the early ‘80s, he first formed a band called the Fireside Chaps, alongside guitarists John Squ

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