Ian Brown

The Profile

English singer-songwriter and frontman of The Stone Roses. Began a solo career in 1998 with Unfinished Monkey Business and released albums including Golden Greats, Music of the Spheres, The World Is Yours, My Way, and Ripples (2019).

Lead vocalist of The Stone Roses; key figure of the Madchester scene; active as a solo artist since 1998; widely nicknamed “King Monkey.”

Two DeBaser reviews size up Ian Brown’s solo work. Ripples (2019) is a self-produced, family-staffed return with groove-led tracks and a praised title cut, though not a masterpiece. Music of the Spheres (2001) is panned as a flat mélange lacking direction. Publicly, Brown is the English frontman of The Stone Roses and a key figure of Madchester and indie rock.