When The Stone Roses first came out, the early reviews called me ‘simian.’ I had to look that up at the time. Ian Brown Read Quote
Putting another human being above yourself isn’t healthy. I think it’s capitalistic. Ian Brown Read Quote
People have to realise you don’t help African children singing along to 60-year-old men playing their tunes from 40 years ago. Ian Brown Read Quote
I see The Stone Roses in ’89 as Technicolor: we were all about joy and possibilities of life. Ian Brown Read Quote
The jails are full of kids from kids’ homes. You’re 16 years old, and you’re out on the street. How you going to fend for yourself at 16 if you’ve not had an education? You’re going to turn to crime. Ian Brown Read Quote
I went into jail with absolutely no respect whatsoever for authority, and I came out with even less. Ian Brown Read Quote
I am gentle. I think nearly everyone who makes music is sensitive – I don’t care how hard they pretend they are. Ian Brown Read Quote
We should be growing carrots up the side of the Empire State Building or Big Ben. Ian Brown Read Quote
