153 Quotes by Ian Brown

You're never going to improve on a Michael Jackson song if you cover it.

It is a fact that everyone's got a limited run in music - but who's to say how long that run lasts? I used to think that there would be no way I'd still be in music when I was 40. I used to think anyone who was 40 was an old man, and they probably shouldn't be doing it anymore.

The Beatles were great; we know that. But we were trying to do a new thing. Why do we need to recreate the Sixties?

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?

I feel like I've established myself as a music maker in my own right.

Oasis are okay, but they're like The Sun: base.

Maybe if you see me begging on the streets, you might find me doing The Stone Roses the next day.

In March 1977, I taped the single 'Career Opportunities' off Piccadilly Radio, which was the '70s equivalent of downloading, and then the album came out in April 1977.

I'd never been paid for the first Roses LP - it was 2002 before we received any royalties.