Song Quotes by Ian Brown

The Beatles were great; we know that. But we were trying to do a new thing. Why do we need to recreate…

— Ian Brown

I feel like I've established myself as a music maker in my own right.

— Ian Brown

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

We've got no hate for each other [in the band Stone Roses], and we never have.

— Ian Brown

When The Stone Roses first came out, the early reviews called me 'simian.' I had to look that up at the time.

— Ian Brown

Even on songs we've got that are about a girl, there's always something there that's a call to insurrection.

— Ian Brown

You're never going to improve on a Michael Jackson song if you cover it.

— Ian Brown

The Roses should have made it as the biggest band since The Beatles, but we didn't.

— Ian Brown

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

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

I feel like the Roses were a great group, but I never wanted to try to do it again. I knew I…

— Ian Brown

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

When I was 9, I was into T. Rex, Gary Glitter, and Alice Cooper. I knew The Beatles because my nan introduced…

— Ian Brown