Gary "Mani" Mounfield RIP

[BlueInsomniac]

“We all know there is a grim element to social media but the outpouring of love for “Mani has brought out the best in people. It’s shown social media in the best possible light.Shared grief worldwide - Mani has that power,he was all about the good in people.”



Just Some Of The Many Tributes For Mani On X.



Paul Weller:
1/2:We’re all still shocked about our dear brother Mani’s passing.I still can’t believe it.For a little fella,he had a big personality,like his bass sound.A true one-off.
2/2:We’re gonna miss you mate.Our thoughts are with your family members and especially your two lads.Another very bright light has gone out.I'm so gutted. R.I.P - P.W




Noel Gallagher:
RIP Brother. It was a pleasure to have known you.

New Order:
We are really sorry and shocked to hear of the passing of Mani.He was a great guy, good fun and a father to two boys.Long may he live in the hearts and minds of all his family,friends and fans.

Echo & The Bunnymen:
I’m absolutely gutted to hear the news about Mani,who I have always loved and always will love,deeply and forever.Like a brother.I am in shock to be honest.Please tell me I’m just having a bad,bad dream.
My thoughts and feelings and Manilove to all of his family from me
Mac Bunnyman Xxx

Ocean Colour Scene:
RIP Mani,we had some amazing times together,onstage and off...Our thoughts are with Joseph,Gene,George and family

Elbow:
Mani was our hero.Then he was our mate. He always used your name a lot when talking to you.One of the many things that made you glow when you’d been in his company.And he had the best stories because he forgot nothing.He never stopped being our hero.Never will.elbow x

The Farm:
Words are simply not enough - RIP Mani a beautiful soul & a great friend - we are all absolutely devastated -reunited with your beautiful wife - our thoughts are with your family & friends.

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Great musician and a great bloke loved by everyone who knew him. Shame to lose another goodun so soon after Ricky. RIP Mani.

 

[ctidcarl]

Is it on youtube mate ? #madeOfstone

It's got subtitles, but they are easy to ignore.

I watched the DVD - but it's also on Amazon Prime (may have to buy it, but it's worth it)

It's now another day since his passing - I genuinely cannot stop thinking about it

 

[johnnytapia]

Was the Mondays gig in Brighton at The Event? I remember thousands locked out and the afters at the Zap. MC Buzz B supported if I recall

 

[johnnytapia]

Was the Mondays gig in Brighton at The Event? I remember thousands locked out and the afters at the Zap. MC Buzz B supported if I recall

 

[johnnytapia]

Was the Mondays gig in Brighton at The Event? I remember thousands locked out and the afters at the Zap. MC Buzz B supported if I recall

 

[nijinsky69]

Don’t mind admitting that I welled up listening to All Across The Sands yesterday. Didn’t know Mani but he always came across as a top bloke even though he was a Red. The Roses were and still are a massive part of my life and memories. A sad loss.

 

[bluethrunthru]

those of us not living in the BBC Northwest area won't have seen this

 

[shackattack]

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I remember there being literally thousands locked out of the gig. I remember MC Buzz B and his sample of That's The Way it Is - great track
I was also at the Fatboy Slim event on Brighton Beach some years later. That was a totally different experience completely

 

[PinkFinal]

 

[BlueInsomniac]

Tim Burgess On X:
I wrote a few words about Mani for The Sunday Times - I didn’t know it would be behind a paywall, so here it is if you would like to read it:

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[BlueInsomniac]

Tim Burgess On X:
I wrote a few words about Mani for The Sunday Times - I didn’t know it would be behind a paywall, so here it is if you would like to read it:

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[Georgian Maestro]

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

Yet another fucking huge loss to the city and music in general.

Not the highest accolade he'll have ever received but a top geezer and probably through best thing ever to come out of Failsworth.

They should rename the pole after him.

RIP kiddo.............

(And he taught the Roses how to dress)

 

[bladdered]

Manchester Irish...RIP Mani

Johnny Marr tells the story: “My mother came from a family of fourteen and they lived in this tiny little farmhouse. There were no other houses around. My mother’s father disappeared and her mother was left to bring up fourteen kids. Then her mother got sick and there was a bit of panic about what the children would do because she became really ill.

So all the kids got farmed out for other families to look after them. I heard about this family that were called the Farrells, who were like my family’s guardian angels. They took my mother in while they were having a pretty hard time themselves. This would have been in the late forties and my mum would have been around 8 or 9 years old.

Years later, my mum said to me: ‘I heard that Nancy Farrell’s boy is in a pop group and doing really well' and I said ‘Who’s that?’ because I heard about the Farrells all the time, and she said: ‘It’s Gary, (Mani) the bass player. He’s in this group called The Stone Roses.’

I couldn’t believe this situation where a little farmland in Co. Kildare, Ireland, had the seeds of two musicians who were going to make it from the Manchester scene 30 years later.”

 

[Kirkstall Blue]

Tonight in Brazil Oasis dedicate Live Forever to Mani off a fans phone so a bit distorted, Mani looks so young when he started out a brilliant base guitarist, Liam dedicated Rock and roll star to him because that’s what he truly was.