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" I don't like to play anywhere with a banner for Carlsberg or vodka or whatever. I'm not a drinker myself, and I don't like feeling like I'm working for the liquor companies. "

Ian Brown

Myself

Working

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Ian Brown

Take

Want

" I've not thought about the Stone Roses since we quit. How many LPs do I have to make to stop people talking about it? "

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Ian Brown

Children

Myself

" I went to a friend's 40th in Manchester, and there was a karaoke machine, and no one was having a go. My mate said, 'No one's singing because you're in the room.' I said, 'Who am I, Frank Sinatra?' They made me sing flipping 'My Star' to a backing track that sounded like '80s Roxy Music. It was pretty embarrassing, but I did it. "

Ian Brown

Friend

Music

" I see The Stone Roses in '89 as Technicolor: we were all about joy and possibilities of life. "

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Ian Brown

Look

Stage

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Ian Brown

Second

Solo

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People

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