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Ian George Brown (born 20 February 1963) is an England|English musician and former lead singer of the Madchester band The Stone Roses.
Since the band's acrimonious and prolonged break up in 1996, Brown has released five solo albums. He has appeared on several club tours and has performed at the Glastonbury Festival three times since 1998. He is considered to be an influential artist and has had twelve UK top 40 singles. Early life Brown was born in Warrington in 1963. His father, George, was a joiner and his mother Jean worked in a paper factory. Brown's family moved when he was young and he grew up in Timperley, Greater Manchester, along with his brother and sister, as a karate-obsessed admirer of Muhammed Ali, George Best and Bruce Lee. He was educated at Altrincham Grammar School For Boys. His active interest in music was inspired by the originators of punk, specifically the Sex Pistols, but also the likes of Angelic Upstarts, local band Slaughter and the Dogs and The Clash (he and original Stone Roses bassist Pete Garner attended the recording of the single "Bankrobber" in Manchester). The first gig Brown attended was however a Joy Division gig at Bowdon Vale Youth Club in 1978. He shared his musical interests with friend John Squire, who lived on the same street; the pair attended northern soul "all-nighters" across the nor... read all Ian Brown top albums
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