I feel like the Roses were a great group, but I never wanted to try to do it again. I knew I couldn’t get a band that would compare to the Roses, that would have an impact like the Roses. Ian Brown Read Quote
Since we were kids, we grow up believing that astronauts are heroes – that to go up in a rocket is a heroic thing. These guys are bigger than movie stars. To me, it’s… all a well-dressed-up lie, basically. There’s billions spent on rockets up there, and there’s millions starving down here. It don’t make sense to me. Ian Brown Read Quote
With the Roses, I knew we were great; I felt that we would achieve something. On my own, I had no idea. Ian Brown Read Quote
We believe that anyone can do anything, and everyone’s a star. And that’s evident from the shows we do. It just feels like a whole bunch of people in a room celebrating something – maybe just being alive. Ian Brown Read Quote
I like the fact that a group can become successful, and by way of what you are, you can show up all the other people who are around you. Ian Brown Read Quote
We need to ban all air-freighted food. Carrots from Holland. Potatoes from Egypt. It’s got to stop. Ian Brown Read Quote
At primary school, I thought I was George Best. Then I got to secondary school, and it was more serious. Ian Brown Read Quote
Permacultures – where you use the immediate environment to grow food – should be mandatory. Ian Brown Read Quote
I’m only really good at making music. I wasn’t convinced when I started out, but then I heard the first Stone Roses’ LP. Ian Brown Read Quote
