Ian Brown has turned down a $1.8m offer to reform Stone Roses!

[mango]

Ian Brown has turned down a $1.8m offer to reform Stone Roses!

Stone Roses star says 'no' to re-union
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[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Former Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown has turned down a $1.8m (€1.43m) 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 said: "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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[Jim Comic]

led zeppelin tuerned down 100 million to reform and tour a few years back

 

[norrie]

fair play. he's dead right.

 

[EDDIEB]

He's right to turn it down as his career has gone from strength to strength.
The Beatles/Zeppelin quit at the right time - just look how crap and irrellavant the Rolling Stones are now.The Roses made him and he recognises that and reforming would be a mistake. If his solo career went down the toilet like John Squires I'm sure it would be a different story.

 

[boxoid]

Stone Roses star says 'no' to re-union
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]05/09/2005 - 13:38:30[/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Former Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown has turned down a $1.8m (€1.43m) 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 said: "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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thank god

 

[The Man With The Hat]

when did the drummer die? i thought it was more than a few years ago

led zeppelin tuerned down 100 million to reform and tour a few years back

 

[Jim Comic]

when did the drummer die? i thought it was more than a few years ago

john bonham died in 1980, the others turned down the 100mil around 5 or 6 years ago if memory serves me rightly

 

[Draig]

doesn't john bonham's son play drums with them every now and again??

 

[Jim Comic]

doesn't john bonham's son play drums with them every now and again??

yup

 

[The Man With The Hat]

they couldnt' reform without him

john bonham died in 1980, the others turned down the 100mil around 5 or 6 years ago if memory serves me rightly