The Stone Roses bassist Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield has died aged 63.
His brother Greg announced on Facebook: ‘It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to announce the sad passing of my brother. Gary Mani Mounfield RIP’
He added in the comment section: ‘Reunited with his beautiful wife Imelda’
He is understood to have died at home after collapsing. Family sources say that an ambulance was called but he couldn’t be revived.
It comes just two years after his wife Imelda Mounfield died from cancer.
Imelda, had twin sons, was diagnosed with bowel cancer three years ago.
The Stone Roses bassist Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield has died aged 63
It comes just two years after his wife Imelda Mounfield (pictured) died from cancer
Only six days ago, Mani announced an intimate conversation tour on the band’s website.
He was due to recount his experiences at various venues across the UK between September 2026 and June 2027, looking back on moments such as the iconic 1990 Spike Ilsnad gig, as well as the Stone Roses’ comeback stadium tour.
It said of Mani’s project: ‘He’ll remember ‘Fools Gold’, Wembley Stadium, Ally Pally, court cases, bucket hats, Adidas, ‘Screamadelica’, and the ‘Second Coming’. It’s What The World Is Waiting For.’
Alongside her husband, she raised funds for charity by organising auctions of items from David Beckham and Oasis.
She told the BBC: ‘I just don’t want to be sat thinking about cancer and illness all the time, because it is all-consuming.
‘And this was just a way to balance that out – to give myself something else to think about but something positive.”
‘Sometimes I have bad days and demon days and I’ll have side effects. And other times people haven’t got a clue that I’m ill because I try and carry on as best as I can.’
Mani, from Crumpsall in Manchester, rose to fame after joining The Stone Roses in the 1980s.
Reni, Mani, Ian Brown and John Squire, members of The Stone Roses posed in a London studio in July 1990
Tributes have since been flooding in across the music world after the announcement of his death was made on Thursday
Playing on both of the band’s albums, Mounfield was in the Stone Roses until they disbanded in 1996, later joining Primal Scream. In 2011, he announced that he had left Primal Scream to reform the Stone Roses.
Tributes have since been flooding in across the music world after the announcement of his death was made on Thursday.
