--- title: "8 Stone Quotes By Ian Brown" description: "8 Stone quotes by Ian Brown. Plus more from Ian Brown and more Stone sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f01/ian-brown-3967_begging_maybe-if-you-see-me-begging-on-the-stree_283969.png" --- > [Maybe if you see me begging on the streets, you might find me doing The Stone Roses the next day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-brown/maybe-if-you-see-me-begging-on-the-streets-you-might-find-me-doing/) [Ian Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f01/ian-brown-3967_begging_maybe-if-you-see-me-begging-on-the-stree_283969.png) > [With the Stone Roses, I always thought we'd be successful because we had some great songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-brown/with-the-stone-roses-i-always-thought-we-d-be-successful-because-we/) [Ian Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb1/ian-brown-3967_always_with-the-stone-roses-i-always-thought-we_543087.png) > [I see The Stone Roses in '89 as Technicolor: we were all about joy and possibilities of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-brown/i-see-the-stone-roses-in-89-as-technicolor-we-were-all-about-joy-and/) [Ian Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/944/ian-brown-3967_flowers_i-see-the-stone-roses-in-89-as-technicol_1189428.png) > [By 1993, the Stone Roses had become this huge, beautiful cruise ship just floating about in the middle of nowhere with no captain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-brown/by-1993-the-stone-roses-had-become-this-huge-beautiful-cruise-ship/) [Ian Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c43/ian-brown-3967_beautiful_by-1993-the-stone-roses-had-become-this_1275185.png) > [If I was in the gutter, and my kids lived on the kerb, I'd go and get a job in B&Q before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-brown/if-i-was-in-the-gutter-and-my-kids-lived-on-the-kerb-i-d-go-and-get-a/) [Ian Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c6/ian-brown-3967_brick-wall_if-i-was-in-the-gutter-and-my-kids-lived_1606402.jpg) > [I'm only really good at making music. I wasn't convinced when I started out, but then I heard the first Stone Roses'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-brown/i-m-only-really-good-at-making-music-i-wasn-t-convinced-when-i/) [Ian Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7b/ian-brown-3967_good_i-m-only-really-good-at-making-music-i-w_2044009.png) > [When The Stone Roses first came out, the early reviews called me 'simian.' I had to look that up at the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-brown/when-the-stone-roses-first-came-out-the-early-reviews-called-me/) [Ian Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5e/ian-brown-3967_early_when-the-stone-roses-first-came-out-the_2095455.png) > [I've not thought about the Stone Roses since we quit. How many LPs do I have to make to stop people talking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-brown/i-ve-not-thought-about-the-stone-roses-since-we-quit-how-many-lps-do/) [Ian Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebe/ian-brown-3967_people_i-ve-not-thought-about-the-stone-roses-s_2304669.png) ## Other authors on Stone ## More by Ian Brown > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-brown/i-think-we-re-great-i-think-we-ve-still-got-it-and-i-think-we-ve-got/) [Ian Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-brown/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-brown/my-biggest-fault-is-that-i-give-people-too-much-credit-then-they-let/) [Ian Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-brown/) > [...a tale of too many cooks in the defence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-brown/a-tale-of-too-many-cooks-in-the-defence/) [Ian Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-brown/) > [I was really into punk when I was about 14.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-brown/i-was-really-into-punk-when-i-was-about-14/) [Ian Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-brown/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-brown/everybody-is-a-star-it-s-true-and-if-you-ve-got-a-light-don-t-let-it/) [Ian Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-brown/) > [Maybe if you see me begging on the streets, you might find me doing The Stone Roses the next day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-brown/maybe-if-you-see-me-begging-on-the-streets-you-might-find-me-doing/) [Ian Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-brown/) > [I've always said prayers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-brown/i-ve-always-said-prayers/) [Ian Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-brown/) > [I love karaoke - I usually do Blondie's 'Heart Of Glass,' or 'Try A Little Tenderness.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-brown/i-love-karaoke-i-usually-do-blondie-s-heart-of-glass-or-try-a-little/) [Ian Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-brown/) > [Even on songs we've got that are about a girl, there's always something there that's a call to insurrection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-brown/even-on-songs-we-ve-got-that-are-about-a-girl-there-s-always/) [Ian Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-brown/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-brown/i-m-the-only-red-in-our-family-you-know-my-father-my-brother-my/) [Ian Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-brown/) > [I feel like I've established myself as a music maker in my own right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-brown/i-feel-like-i-ve-established-myself-as-a-music-maker-in-my-own-right/) [Ian Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-brown/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-brown/i-feel-like-the-roses-were-a-great-group-but-i-never-wanted-to-try-to/) [Ian Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-brown/) > [I'd love to see the world without liquor for a week.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-brown/i-d-love-to-see-the-world-without-liquor-for-a-week/) [Ian Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-brown/) > [I used to be one of those kids who couldn't keep my mouth shut.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-brown/i-used-to-be-one-of-those-kids-who-couldn-t-keep-my-mouth-shut/) [Ian Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-brown/) > [With the Stone Roses, I always thought we'd be successful because we had some great songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-brown/with-the-stone-roses-i-always-thought-we-d-be-successful-because-we/) [Ian Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-brown/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": 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