John Squire
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From 1984 to 1996 he was the guitarist for The Stone Roses, one of the most influential acts of its era. He grew up on Sylvan Avenue in Timperley and after attending Heyes lane Junior School, he passed the 11+ exam and went on to attend Altrincham Grammar School for Boys where he met Ian Brown - who co-incidentally also lived on Sylvan Avenue but went to a different primary school. His partnership with Roses’ lead singer Ian Brown (who he had been friends with since their teens when they had bonded over a love for punk rock) formed the heart of the band’s lyrical and musical output. As a guitarist, Squire was known for his spiralling riffs and amazing live solos. He was arguably the most accomplished British rock guitarist of the 1980s.
Band infighting and rumoured cocaine abuse led to his departure from The Stone Roses in 1996. He promptly formed his own band, The Seahorses (an anagram of ‘he hates roses’, but whether this was intentional is disputed). The album Do it Yourself was released in 1997, but The Seahorses disbanded due to creative differences in 1999.
Following a three year hiatus, Squire finally released his first solo album, Time Changes Everything in 2002. A concept album followed in 2004 entitled Marshall’s House.
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Time Changes Everything
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Marshall's House
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2003-01-31: Leeds Uni, Leeds, UK
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MapOfMyHead
Johnny, you were, you are and you will be the best one! Happy birthday!
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Skivvy1
I'm selling an authentic signed stone roses "Waterfall" Tshirt on eBay now! Only a few days left. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130517602502&ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT
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Figula
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NO JUTSU!
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MapOfMyHead
Happy Birthday, Johnny! Thank you for your music and paintings!
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frikiloko
He has been touched with a magic wand and all that he has composed sounds great.Too bad he is relatively unknown especially his solo records and too bad he has retired from music,a great loss.
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Halfthatswhole
Genius man is genius.
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TREMOLO69
whole lotta "love spreads"!! :]
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norwegianwood90
Hi, we're Rolling Stone magazine, and we've decided not to put John Squire in our list of the top 100 guitarists ever, even though he probably deserves a top-ten spot.
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clairemarychain
iv seen john squire few times, he got his solo stuff but always plays odd stone roses song 2 get crowd going but never a seahorses song, like he wasnt a part off it ,should b proud off them some class tunes, any1 else notice?
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Dum_Dum_Boy
one of the best guitarists indeed
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MapOfMyHead
Happy birthday, Johnny! We love you <3
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ithilien_arrow
My hero!
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Captain_M4d
Anyone get the new Stone Roses reissue?
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william_0191
come on join oasis, john.
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ninjablaster
the best guitarist [2]
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juddlinski
His voice is painful.
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Ljesnjak
fantastic guitarist :)
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vivaelbritpop
fucking great guitarrist!
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MapOfMyHead
All 40 shouts
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