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Alan Wren (left) also known as Reni, Liam Gallagher (right) and John Squire (second right) carry Mani\u00b4s coffin following the funeral service of former Stone Roses and Primal Scream bass player Gary Mounfield.<\/p>\n
Picture: Hundreds of mourners gathered to pay tribute to Stone Roses bassist Gary \u201cMani\u201d Mounfield as the legendary musician was laid to rest today.<\/p>\n Celebrities came out in force to pay tribute, with Stone Roses<\/a> singer Ian Brown saying his bandmate was \u201ca brother to me\u201d and a \u201cbeautiful human being.\u201d<\/p>\n Mounfield died last month at the age of 63.<\/p>\n Brown arrived at Manchester Cathedral on Monday along with some of the biggest names of British 90s music including Liam Gallagher<\/a>, Paul Weller, Bobbie Gillespie and Bez, from the Happy Mondays.<\/p>\n Read more: Stone Roses bassist Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield\u2019s cause of death revealed<\/a><\/p>\n David Beckham at the funeral of Gary \u2018Mani\u2019 Mounfield at Manchester Cathedral, Salford.<\/p>\n Picture: Ian Brown leaves the funeral service of former Stone Roses and Primal Scream bass player Gary Mounfield.<\/p>\n Picture: Former Manchester United players David Beckham and Gary Neville were also among hundreds of mourners arriving for the service.<\/p>\n Hundreds more fans gathered outside the cathedral and applauded as the cortege arrived, preceded by a guard of scooter riders as The Stone Roses track I Wanna Be Adored played on speakers.<\/p>\n Mounfield was part of The Stone Roses\u2019 classic line-up alongside singer Brown, guitarist John Squire and drummer Alan \u2018Reni\u2019 Wren.<\/p>\n Ian Brown at the funeral of Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield at Manchester Cathedral.<\/p>\n Picture: He went on to join Primal Scream.<\/p>\n Pausing briefly as he went into church, Brown said he was there to celebrate \u201cwhat a beautiful human being that he was\u201d.<\/p>\n Asked what Mounfield meant to him, the singer said: \u201cEverything. He\u2019s a brother to me.\u201d<\/p>\n Hundreds have gathered for the funeral of the Stone Roses’ bassist Gary Mounfield.<\/p>\n
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