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Gary \u201cMani\u201d Mounfield, the British musician who played bass in the Stone Roses<\/a> and Primal Scream<\/a>, has died. His brother, Greg, shared the news on Facebook<\/a>, and Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown<\/a> eulogized his former bandmate on X<\/a>, writing, \u201cREST IN PEACE MANi X.\u201d A cause of death has not been announced. Mounfield was 63 years old.<\/p>\n Mounfield was born in Crumpsall, England, in 1962. In the early 1980s, in Greater Manchester, he formed a band with John Squire and Andy Couzens called the Fireside Chaps. They eventually took on Ian Brown as the new frontman and changed their name to the Stone Roses. It wasn\u2019t until 1989 that the Stone Roses\u00a0(now without Couzens, but featuring Alan \u201cReni\u201d Wren on drums) released their self-titled debut<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Stone Roses became key figures in the Madchester scene. Writing about The Stone Roses<\/em>, for Pitchfork\u2019s \u201cThe 200 Best Albums of the 1980s<\/a>,\u201d Ben Cardew said, \u201cFor a good decade, the Manchester band\u2019s debut album was inescapable in the UK, uniting ravers, guitar-heads, and pop fans with its exquisite songwriting, snaking guitar lines, Byrds-ian harmonies, and generous layer of psychedelia to cushion the post-club comedown.\u201d Despite the Stone Roses\u2019 popularity, they released just one more album, Second Coming<\/em>, before initially disbanding in 1996.<\/p>\n Following the dissolution of the Stone Roses, Mounfield joined Primal Scream, playing on 1997\u2019s Vanishing Point<\/em><\/a>, 2000\u2019s XTRMNTR<\/em><\/a>, 2002\u2019s Evil Heat<\/em><\/a>, 2006\u2019s Riot City Blues<\/em><\/a>, and 2008\u2019s Beautiful Future<\/em><\/a>. He departed Primal Scream in 2011, rejoining the Stone Roses<\/a> that same year.<\/p>\n The Stone Roses played a number of shows during their second stint, but released just two new songs: \u201cAll for One<\/a>\u201d and \u201cBeautiful Thing<\/a>.\u201d They broke up again<\/a> in 2017.<\/p>\n On X<\/a>, fellow Mancunian Liam Gallagher said Mounfield was his \u201chero,\u201d and Tim Burgess, of the Charlatans UK, called<\/a> him \u201ca beautiful friend.\u201d Rowetta also shared<\/a> a tribute to Mounfield.<\/p>\n