The Stone Roses Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets

15^th June 2016

Fact: Reggae artist Chronixx will support legendary Manchester group The Stone Roses on Wednesday (15Jun16) at the Etihad Stadium in front of 60,000 music fans. The 23-year-old Jamaican musician, real name Jamar Rolando MCNaughton, is the son of dancehall artist Chronicle. He topped the Billboard and iTunes reggae charts in both UK and Japan with his brand of roots reggae on album The Dread & Terrible Project, released in April 2014. Chronixx performed at the Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival in April.

5^th January 2011

Quote: "I wish I had signed The Stone Roses. I don't know how I missed them. We were on a roll at that point. We get every good one." Former CREATION RECORDS boss Alan Mcgee regrets missing out on a deal with the cult British band.

9^th March 2006

Quote: "If I was in the gutter and my kids were on the curb, I'd sooner get a job at B+Q." British rocker Ian Brown would rather work at a hardware superstore than reform The Stone Roses.