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Ian Brown (born February 20, 1963 is a solo musician and former lead singer of The Stone Roses, a popular British indie-rock band. After the Roses broke up in 1996, Brown has released 4 solo albums and achieved moderate success in his native country. He has appeared on several club tours and has performed at the Glastonbury festival twice since 1998.
Nicknamed "King Monkey" by Dodgy's Matthew Priest, Brown is noted for his wispy singing style. He is not the most technically sound singer and some critics have compared his delivery to "a man shouting into a bucket".
In his solo career, Brown has worked with many notable musicians including UNKLE and Oasis' Noel Gallagher.
Brown recently appeared in a cameo role in the movie adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The singer became good friends with the movie's director Alfonso Cuarón, who has personally promised to direct one of Brown's future music videos.
In 2002, Q magazine named Ian Brown in their list of the "50 Bands To See Before You Die", although this was part of a sub-list of "5 Bands That Could Go Either Way".
Discography
Chart positions listed are for the UK, he has not charted in the US.
Albums
Remixes
Singles
- My Star (1998) #5
- Corpses (1998) #12
- Can't See Me (1998) #21
- Be There (UNKLE feat. Ian Brown) (1999) #8
- Love Like A Fountain (1999) #23
- Dolphins Were Monkeys (2000) #5
- Golden Gaze (2000) #29
- Thriller/Billie Jean (2000)
- F.E.A.R. (2001) #13
- Whispers (2002) #33
- Keep What Ya Got (2004) #18
- Reign (UNKLE feat. Ian Brown) (2004) #40
- Time Is My Everything (2005) #10
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