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Stars including Liam Gallagher, David Beckham and Paul Weller person gathered to wage tribute to The Stone Roses prima Gary "Mani" Mounfield.
The Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist died past period astatine the property of 63.
His decease came 2 years aft that of his wife, Imelda Mounfield, who was diagnosed with signifier 4 bowel crab successful November 2020. The mates welcomed duplicate boys successful 2012.
He had been owed to question the UK aboriginal this twelvemonth for an in-conversation circuit sharing memories of his stone experiences.
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The funeral, which was held astatine Manchester Cathedral, drew hundreds of fans, including a defender of scooter riders with achromatic bands and a photograph of Mani connected their bikes.
Arriving astatine the service, The Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown said Mani was "a member to me", calling him a "beautiful quality being".
Some of the biggest names of British 1990s euphony were astatine the ceremony, including Oasis prima Liam Gallagher, singer-songwriter Paul Weller, Primal Scream frontman Bobbie Gillespie and Bez, from the Happy Mondays.
Tim Burgess, pb vocalist of The Charlatans, Elbow frontman Guy Garvey, Ian McCulloch of Echo & The Bunnymen, Mike Joyce, drummer from The Smiths, Inspiral Carpets keyboardist Clint Boon, and erstwhile Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter Hook besides came to wage tribute.
Former Manchester United players David Beckham and Gary Neville were besides among hundreds of mourners arriving for the service.
Manchester politician Andy Burnham and Coronation Street prima Sally Lindsay were besides successful attendance.
Hundreds much fans gathered extracurricular the cathedral and applauded arsenic the cortege arrived, and arsenic I Wanna Be Adored - 1 of The Stone Roses' biggest hits - blared from the speakers.
The coffin, which was decorated with artwork from the screen of The Stone Roses - the band's self-titled debut medium - had travelled astir 8 miles from Heaton Moor successful Stockport to the cathedral.
Gallagher, on with The Stone Roses drummer Alan Wren - besides known arsenic Reni - and bandmate John Squire carried the coffin from the ceremonial aft the service.
Mani was portion of the Stone Roses' classical line-up alongside Brown, Squire and Wren.
Pausing concisely arsenic helium went into church, Brown said helium was determination to observe "what a beauteous quality being that helium was".
Asked what his bandmate meant to him, the vocalist said: "Everything. He's a member to me."
Forming successful 1983, Mani was portion of The Stone Roses until they divided successful 1996, playing connected some the eponymous debut album, released successful 1989, and their 1995 follow-up, Second Coming.
The "Madchester" set was known for blending indie with acerb house, psychedelia and pop.
Mani went connected to play with Scottish set Primal Scream for 15 years, leaving successful 2011 to rejoin the reuniting Roses.
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