九十年代英国摇滚乐坛最口没遮栏的两大巨星，一个是我们今天的主角Ian Brown，另一个是自大狂乐队Oasis的Noel Gallagher，在后者眼中，凯莉.米洛是白痴，乔治.麦克尔爱装蒜，Coldplay只会作秀，Robbie Williams和Gorillaz都是破玩意儿，滚石乐队几十年只写了一首还能听的歌，后辈Starsailor则完全是狗屎，只有The Smiths和The Jam才配的上与Oasis并称伟大的乐队。当然还有一个人，Noel虽然没把他提升到跟自己一样伟大的位置但也没敢说什么坏话，相反还跟人合作了一首歌，这人就是最口没遮栏两大巨星之前者Ian Brown。 by John BushThe frontman for one of the most revered British bands of the 1980s and 90s, Ian Brown symbolized the arrogant cocksureness of his mouthpiece, the Stone Roses. Although the group released one of the three or four most influential records of the decade in 1989 (their debut, at that), they slowly imploded during the early 90s and released only one more album before splitting up. Guitarist/songwriter John Squire formed a new band, Seahorses, while bassist Mani (Gary Mounfield) joined Primal Scream. Brown inaugurated his post-Stone Roses career with a 1998 solo LP, Unfinished Monkey Business. The album was recorded with the help of ex-Roses replacement guitarist Aziz Ibrahim, but spotlighted a more emotionally diverse approach to music-making than expected. The excellent follow-up, Golden Greats, arrived in the States in early 2000, and Music of the Spheres followed one year later. In 2003, Brown contributed a volume in the Under the Influence series and had a cameo in the third Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The next year Brown released Solarized, his most varied and politically charged record to date. He worked with hip-hop producer Emile and an alternative supergroup (featuring Steve Jones, Paul Cook, and Paul Ryder) for 2007s The World Is Yours.