of incisive home-spun philosophy from Brown, who occasionally hinted at a well-read mind. There would be complete silence from John Squire, witty banter from Reni, and Mani spouting off if he let his guard drop." However, Robb clarified they "were no fools when it came to the media". He concluded: "One feature of the band's career had been their ability to stay on the news pages of the rock press almost permanently for years on end, including the years when they did fuck all. And they did this by hardly saying anything at all." Although the aforementioned reformation conference in October 2011 displayed an elated and talkative Stone Roses engaging with the press, it was followed by total media silence. Other than Shane Meadows' documentary in 2013, the band provided no further interviews. Band members Final members Ian Brown – lead vocals, percussion John Squire – guitar, backing vocals Mani – bass guitar Reni – drums, percussion, backing vocals Former members Pete Garner – bass Andy Couzens – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Simon Wolstencroft – drums Rob Hampson – bass Cressa – dancing Robbie Maddix – drums, backing vocals Nigel Ipinson – keyboards, backing vocals Aziz Ibrahim – guitar Timeline Discography The Stone Roses (1989) Second Coming (1994) See also List of bands and artists from England List of dance-rock artists List of Geffen Records artists List of music artists and bands from Manchester List of NME Award winners List of performers on Top of the Pops Notes References Works cited Haslam, Dave (2000) Manchester, England, Fourth Estate, McCready, John. "So Near So Far". MOJO, May 2002 Reynolds, Simon. "The Stone Roses: The Morning After". Spin, May 1995 Robb, John (2001) The Stone Roses and the Resurrection of British Pop, Random House, Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, Taylor, Steve (2004) The A to X of Alternative Music, Continuum, External links Interview with Ian Brown on the entire history of the Stone Roses 1983 establishments in England 1996 disestablishments in England 2011 establishments in England 2017 disestablishments in England English indie rock groups Dance-rock musical groups English alternative rock groups Madchester groups Musical groups established in 1983 Musical groups disestablished in 1996 Musical groups reestablished in 2011 Musical groups disestablished in 2017 Musical groups from Manchester Musical quartets Neo-psychedelia groups NME Awards winners