Ian Brown

Ian George Brown (born 20 February 1963) is an English musician. He was the lead singer of the alternative rock band the Stone Roses from their formation in 1983. Following the split in 1996, he began a solo career, releasing six studio albums, a greatest hits compilation, a remix album and 18 singles. He has performed solo shows in 45 countries.[citation needed] He returned to singing for the Stone Roses in 2011, although this did not spell the end of his solo endeavours. Brown is also known for a cameo role in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.\n', ' Brown was born in Warrington in 1963 and grew up on Forster Street, Orford until the age of about six. His father, George, was a joiner and his mother Jeane worked as a receptionist in a paper factory. He then moved with his family, including a brother and sister, to Timperley, Altrincham. He attended Park Road County Primary Infant and Junior School and then Altrincham Grammar School for Boys leaving aged 16. In 2015 and 2017 he testified against a former teacher at Altrincham Grammar, Fred Talbot, who was found guilty of sexually abusing pupils in the 1970s.\n', ' Brown\'s interest in music was inspired by the punk movement, specifically the bands Sex Pistols, the Clash and Manchester band Slaughter & the Dogs. Brown and original Stone Roses bassist Pete Garner attended the recording of the Clash single "Bankrobber" in Manchester.\n', '