We've got no hate for each other [in the band Stone Roses], and we never have. — Ian Brown Copy Share Image
When The Stone Roses first came out, the early reviews called me 'simian.' I had to look that up at the time. — Ian Brown Copy Share Image
The Beatles were great; we know that. But we were trying to do a new thing. Why do we need to recreate… — Ian Brown Copy Share Image
I've not thought about the Stone Roses since we quit. How many LPs do I have to make to stop people talking… — Ian Brown Copy Share Image
The Roses should have made it as the biggest band since The Beatles, but we didn't. — Ian Brown Copy Share Image
Even on songs we've got that are about a girl, there's always something there that's a call to insurrection. — Ian Brown Copy Share Image
You're never going to improve on a Michael Jackson song if you cover it. — Ian Brown Copy Share Image
You'll never find a Manchester band slagging off another Manchester band, but within each Manchester band, people will rip each other apart:… — Ian Brown Copy Share Image
I wrote a lot of lyrics in prison, but they'd all be like, 'Crawls upon the shoulders, hatred in the eyes.' I… — Ian Brown Copy Share Image
I'd like to write songs for other people, see things from a different perspective. I'd like to watch things from the dugout… — Ian Brown Copy Share Image
I feel like the Roses were a great group, but I never wanted to try to do it again. I knew I… — Ian Brown Copy Share Image
When I was 9, I was into T. Rex, Gary Glitter, and Alice Cooper. I knew The Beatles because my nan introduced… — Ian Brown Copy Share Image
I think we're great. I think we've still got it. And I think we've got something to give to people. And I think in… — Ian Brown Copy Share
My biggest fault is that I give people too much credit. Then they let you down. I'm 99.9 per cent perfect - that's how… — Ian Brown Copy Share
Everybody is a star. It's true. And if you've got a light, don't let it go out. 'Cos some people sink under. — Ian Brown Copy Share
Maybe if you see me begging on the streets, you might find me doing The Stone Roses the next day. — Ian Brown Copy Share
I love karaoke - I usually do Blondie's 'Heart Of Glass,' or 'Try A Little Tenderness.' — Ian Brown Copy Share
Even on songs we've got that are about a girl, there's always something there that's a call to insurrection. — Ian Brown Copy Share
I'm the only Red in our family! You know my father, my brother, my brother-in-law, my 14-year-old niece and two of my uncles are… — Ian Brown Copy Share
I feel like the Roses were a great group, but I never wanted to try to do it again. I knew I couldn't get… — Ian Brown Copy Share
With the Stone Roses, I always thought we'd be successful because we had some great songs. — Ian Brown Copy Share