Stars and hundreds of fans gather for Stone Roses bassist Mani’s funeral

The bearer party carry the coffin decorated in the artwork Bye Bye, Badman painted by John Squire for the cover of the Stone Roses debut album, into the funeral service of former Stone Roses and Primal Scream bass player Gary Mounfield, who was known as Mani, at Manchester Cathedral (Danny Lawson/PA) - (PA Wire)

Stone Roses singer Ian Brown said his bandmate Gary “Mani” Mounfield was “a brother to me” and a “beautiful human being” as he arrived for the bass player’s funeral.

Mounfield died last month at the age of 63.