Mani seemed like the kind of guy who would be around forever, an impish, hilarious fixture on the music scene, both with Primal Scream and The Stone Roses, and simply as a personality who energised and inspired whoever he met.
His death should rightly mean people plunge into his back catalogue, and here’s our pick of his best tunes with the Roses. Best bassist ever? No-one could touch him for danceability as well as swagger.
