Stone Roses star says 'no' to re-union

05/09/2005 - 13:38:30
Former Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown has turned down a $1.8m (€1.43m) offer to reform the influential guitar band for a tour, because he wants to preserve the band's place in history.

Guitarist John Squire, drummer Alan Wren and bassist Gary Mounfield have also been approached with the same offer - but Brown refuses to take to the stage with his former bandmates, because the magic which brought their songs to life has long since vanished.

He said: "We were like brothers once and that spirit is what made us. But now that spirit simply isn't there.

"It's not about the money. I just don't see how we could recreate what we had. It would spoil everything by trying."