{"id":948070,"date":"2026-05-09T10:09:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T10:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/948070\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T10:09:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T10:09:19","slug":"mural-to-the-stone-roses-icon-mani-unveiled-in-manchester-he-was-and-always-will-be-adored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/948070\/","title":{"rendered":"Mural to The Stone Roses icon Mani unveiled in Manchester: &#8220;He was, and always will be, adored&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A permanent tribute mural has been unveiled in Manchester, dedicated to late <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-stone-roses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stone Roses<\/a>\u00a0bassist Gary \u201cMani\u201d Mounfield.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/features\/music-features\/gary-mani-mounfield-stone-roses-primal-scream-obituary-3910703\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Gary \u201cMani\u201d Mounfield, 1962-2025: baggy bass hero whose melodies made the Madchester movement<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Manchester music icon, who was also a member of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/primal-scream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Primal Scream<\/a>\u00a0between 1996 and 2011,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/tributes-paid-after-death-of-stone-roses-icon-mani-age-63-3910631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passed away from respiratory issues in November at the age of 63<\/a>. He\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/liam-gallagher-david-beckham-paul-weller-stone-roses-members-and-more-attend-manis-funeral-in-manchester-3919827\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was laid to rest the following month at a funeral at Manchester Cathedral<\/a>, which was attended by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/liam-gallagher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liam Gallagher<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/paul-weller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul Weller<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/ian-brown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ian Brown<\/a>\u00a0and more.<\/p>\n<p>After his funeral, a crowdfunder was launched to fund a permanent tribute mural in Manchester, dedicated to him. It was prompted by Stone Roses frontman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ian-brown-honours-brother-mani-at-manchester-funeral-while-bobby-gillespie-says-bass-icon-will-will-always-live-forever-in-my-soul-and-mind-3919851\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ian Brown\u2019s emotional eulogy<\/a>, in which he said that he would love to see a 50-foot gold statue of Mani erected to commemorate his life and career.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the mural has been unveiled in Failsworth, the area where Mani grew up. It\u2019s painted by artist Chris, aka Pic.One.Art, who has previously created murals of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/oasis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oasis<\/a> and the late <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/foo-fighters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foo Fighters<\/a> drummer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/taylor-hawkins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taylor Hawkins<\/a>, and depicts Mani smiling and playing bass.<\/p>\n<p>The crowdfunder was launched by the not-for-profit art organisation GRIT Studios, with all proceeds going to the cancer charity Maggie\u2019s. You can still donate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdfunder.co.uk\/p\/mani-mural\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A mural to honour the life of Gary \u201cMani\u201d Mounfield. From the thunder and groove he brought to @thestonerosesofficial &amp; @primalscreamofficial, to the tales of how grounded and generous he was as a human; Mani was, and will always be adored. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/owTGZ8hpZe\">pic.twitter.com\/owTGZ8hpZe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Madchester (@madchester_mdcr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/madchester_mdcr\/status\/2052798126583325024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYFeez2Debp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the campaign at the time it launched, co-founder of GRIT Studios, John Macaulay said: \u201cMani was one of the warmest, funniest and most generous people I\u2019ve ever known,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cThe work we did together in China over a decade ago genuinely changed the course of my life, and without Mani, GRIT Studios probably wouldn\u2019t exist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two of them spent time together before The Stone Roses reunited in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe loved Ian Brown\u2019s beautiful words about Mani in Manchester Cathedral and his suggestion of a 50-foot gold statue! You never know \u2013 it might happen in the future, but for now we\u2019ll focus on a mural \u2013 it feels like the least we can do,\u201d Macaulay added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis mural will be a way for fans to come together, pay tribute and create something very special for the community, as well as raising funds for Maggie\u2019s which was so important to Mani and Imelda.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/features\/music-features\/gary-mani-mounfield-stone-roses-primal-scream-obituary-3910703\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a tribute to Mani,\u00a0NME\u00a0described how the late musician \u201cheld a rare place in the world of bass heroes\u201d<\/a>\u00a0and \u201cdefined a scene with some of the most infectious and hypnotic basslines ever recorded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth weighty and melodic, Mani\u2019s bewitching basslines became the bedrock and, often, the driving force of The Roses\u2019 breakthrough tracks \u2018Elephant Stone\u2019, \u2018Made Of Stone\u2019 and \u2018She Bangs The Drums\u2019, and underpinned the band\u2019s low-slung funk development on \u2018Fools Gold\u2019 \u2013 arguably a four-minute encapsulation of the entire late-\u201980s dance rock scene,\u201d it read.<\/p>\n<p>Among those who paid tribute to the bassist were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-my-bloody-valentine-play-who-sees-you-and-wonder-2-for-first-time-in-seven-years-as-they-kick-off-tour-and-dedicate-dublin-show-to-mani-3911453\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Bloody Valentine, who dedicated their first tour in seven years to him<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-oasis-play-live-forever-in-tribute-to-mani-in-brazil-3911357\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oasis, who played \u2018Live Forever\u2019 in his honour,\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-richard-ashcroft-pay-tribute-to-mani-with-snippet-of-the-stone-roses-she-bangs-the-drums-while-supporting-oasis-in-brazil-3911409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richard Ashcroft, who played a cover of \u2018She Bangs The Drums\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last month,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/manchester-united-pay-tribute-to-late-stone-roses-icon-mani-ahead-of-arsenal-game-3925369\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United paid their respects ahead of an Arsenal game<\/a>, with players wearing custom jackets reading \u2018Mani 1962-2025\u2019 alongside artwork reminiscent of the first Stone Roses album.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/manis-family-say-misunderstanding-over-manchester-tribute-gig-has-now-been-resolved-3937961\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mani\u2018s family have cleared up a \u201cmisunderstanding\u201d over a tribute gig to the late musician in Manchester<\/a>, saying this \u201chas now been resolved\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/tribute-gig-for-stone-roses-icon-mani-announced-for-manchester-3935789\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The special event, dubbed \u2018Manichester\u2019<\/a>, is scheduled to take place at the 5,000-capacity venue Diecast in the bassist\u2019s home city on Saturday May 30.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A permanent tribute mural has been unveiled in Manchester, dedicated to late Stone Roses\u00a0bassist Gary \u201cMani\u201d Mounfield. 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