Interview by Lindsay Baker, "The Unsinkable Ian Brown", The Guardian, 2 February 2002, retrieved 2011-08-13
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We started out to finish groups like U2 - that was what it was all about. And they're still the biggest band in the world, so we failed. We didn't really do anything, people wore flares for a year or two, d'you know what I mean? That's all we did.
— Ian Brown
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About Ian Brown
Ian Brown (born 20 February 1963) is an English musician, best known as the former lead singer of the alternative rock band The Stone Roses. Since the breakup of the Stone Roses he has pursued a solo career.
About Ian Brown
Ian Brown (born 20 February 1963) is an English musician, best known as the former lead singer of the alternative rock band The Stone Roses. Since the breakup of the Stone Roses he has pursued a solo career.
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