Ian Brown: Already in Me - With and without the "Roses" Book

During a short but remarkable period of British musical inventiveness over the early years of the 1990s one band stood head and shoulders above all other players on the scene which came to be known as 'Baggy'. The Stone Roses defined that era in the same way as Elvis had done in the '50s The Beatles in the '60s and the Pistols in the mid 1970s. Lead singer and co-songwriter in that groundbreaking band was one Ian Brown a maverick amongst men and a hero to millions. As front man for the 'Roses through 5 years two albums and numerous singles [the way classic pop was supposed to be presented] Brown became the focal point for the entire movement. Since the Stone Roses split in 1995 Ian Brown has become the only member to go on to succeed as a solo artist and has done so in style producing a run of superb records that prove he was so much more than merely one element in a sum of parts. This book traces Brown's life and times before during and after The Stone Roses taking the story right back to the beginning and bringing it completely up to date. It covers all aspects of his fascinating life including his 6 month prison sentence in the notorious Strangeways handed down for threatening behaviour on an airline his dalliances with Noel Gallagher and his early life when he consistently nursed a desiret to emulate his musical heroes. Author Michael O' Connell has spoken to many close colleagues and friends of Ian Brown to put together a complete and unauthorised account of a man who became the spokesman for a generation. Ian Brown's Current and Future Activities are as follows: Ian Brown's Greatest Hits album containing four previously unreleased tracks has just been released. The new songs are all to be issued as singles over the next 12 months; a completely new studio album is set for release mid 2006; the much mooted Stone Roses reunion tour is looking likely to become a reality by early 2006. All parties except guitarist John Squire are now agreeing to play and with Squire allegedly on the brink of bankruptcy the smart money's on full cooperation by the new year; and Ian Brown's recent tour has featured Noel Gallagher guesting on guitar. Gallagher also features on many new tracks with Brown and has further been involved in production on some material.Read More