“A true giant of this city and a massive influence on anyone who’s ever picked up a guitar”: Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, legendary British rock bassist of The Stone Roses and Primal Scream, dies aged 63

Gary Mani Mounfield.

Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield – a pillar of the British rock music scene who played with Primal Scream and The Stone Roses – has died at the age of 63.

Mounfield’s passing was announced by his brother, Greg, in a statement posted to social media, which read: “It is with the heaviest hearts that I have to announce the sad passing of my brother, Gary Mani Mounfield. RIP RKID.”