ContactMusic 4th September 2005



STONE ROSES STAR SAYS 'NO' TO REUNION


Former STONE ROSES frontman IAN BROWN has turned down a $1.8 million (GBP1 million) offer to reform the influential guitar band for a tour, because he wants to preserve the band's place in history.

Guitarist JOHN SQUIRE, drummer ALAN WREN and bassist GARY MOUNFIELD have also been approached with the same offer - but Brown refuses to take to the stage with his former bandmates, because the magic which brought their songs to life has long since vanished.

He says, "We were like brothers once and that spirit is what made us. But now that spirit simply isn't there.

"It's not about the money. I just don't see how we could recreate what we had. It would spoil everything by trying."



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