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Happy Mondays star Bez thinks digital age ‘has done mankind no favours’

The 62-year-old is best known as the eccentric, maraca-shaking dancer from 1980s indie rock group Happy Mondays.

Evening Standard · Oct 7

Michael Winterbottom on 24 Hour Party People: ‘Steve Coogan was perfect as Tony Wilson’

The film that captured the chaotic, brilliant music scene in Manchester between the mid-Seventies to the early Nineties is celebrating its 24th anniversary with a re-release to cinemas

The Independent UK · Oct 2

UK Music Icon Claims Donald Trump Acts Like He Is on Drugs in Scathing Attack on US President

Shaun Ryder of Happy Mondays criticises Donald Trump, likening him to a chaotic version of himself. Ryder's comments reflect personal grievances and broader celebrity frustration with Trump.

International Business Times UK · Jul 27

Watching Watership Down on acid with Bez: Shaun Ryder releases new memoir 24 Hour Party Person

Happy Mondays frontman says forthcoming book will include bullet-dodging scrapes in Jamaica and New York as well as ‘bust-ups and benders’ with his bands

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27

Shaun Ryder teases new Happy Mondays album is halfway finished and takes aim at Trump

Shaun Ryder has spilled that he has six tracks ready for the first Happy Mondays album in almost two decades.

BANG Premier · Feb 26

Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder calls for statue in Manchester in honour of late Stone Roses legend Mani

Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder has called for a statue to be erected in Mani's hometown Manchester in honour of the late Stone Roses bass player.

BANG Premier · Jan 23

Shaun Ryder missed Mani’s funeral due to pneumonia

Happy Mondays star Shaun Ryder was forced to miss Gary 'Mani' Mounfield's funeral last month because he was struck down with a bout of pneumonia.

BANG Premier · Jan 7

Pneumonia prevents Shaun Ryder from attending friend’s funeral

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The Independent UK · Jan 6

Shaun Ryder forced to miss funeral of Stone Roses star after he ‘collapsed’ from illness

‘I had to throw everything I could down me, you know, every sort of painkiller and everything else, just to get through it,’ says Happy Mondays frontman

The Independent UK · Jan 6

Shaun Ryder sparks awkward moment with Good Morning Britain comment on BBC Breakfast

The Happy Mondays frontman appeared on the BBC sofa alongside bandmate Bez to mark the 35th anniversary of their landmark album Pills ’n’ Thrills and Bellyaches

Evening Standard · Jan 6