1. Jonathan Thomas Squire was born on 24 November 1962 and is an English musician, songwriter and painter.
23 Facts About John Squire
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John Squire was the guitarist for the Stone Roses, a rock band in which he formed a songwriting partnership with singer Ian Brown.
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John Squire has been described as one of the most accomplished and influential British rock guitarists of the late 1980s and early 1990s, known for his chiming melodies, spiraling riffs and live solos.
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In 2007, John Squire gave up music to fully commit to painting.
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John Squire was voted the 13th greatest guitarist of the last 30 years in a national poll by BBC 6 Music in 2010.
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John Squire formed a close friendship with Ian Brown during their last two years at school together after Brown aided him in a fight with a school bully.
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Brown got expelled and John Squire dropped out shortly after in order to start a band.
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John Squire was lead guitarist, and the partnership between him and Brown formed the heart of the band's lyrical and musical output.
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John Squire released his first solo album, Time Changes Everything in 2002.
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John Squire has said that he has recorded a third album, however he has decided not to release it as he felt that promoting and touring the album would take the fun out of the music, and turn it into a job rather than a hobby.
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John Squire's artwork has adorned the singles, album covers and promotional posters for his and the Stone Roses' music.
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In recent years, John Squire has shown a broader use of media and has incorporated newer influences to his work.
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In 2004, John Squire held two well-received art exhibitions in London and Manchester.
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John Squire has exhibited his artwork at the Smithfield Gallery and the Dazed Gallery, London.
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At the Smithfield Gallery opening, John Squire told a reporter from the Manchester Evening News that he was giving up music for good.
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In January 2009, John Squire launched a new exhibition of his art entitled Heavy Metal Semantics, in London, and further exhibitions in Oldham, Austria and Tokyo later in the year.
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John Squire said he was "extremely sad" that a lot of his artwork had been destroyed.
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John Squire was interviewed in June 2007 by Dave Haslam on XFM Manchester radio and discussed his current work as an artist, and claimed that even if Brown phoned him and suggested a Stone Roses reunion, he would turn the offer down.
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In March 2011, Brown and John Squire met at the funeral of Mani's mother, leading to speculation that the band would reform.
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However, on 18 October 2011, at London's Soho Hotel, the Stone Roses announced that they would reunite for the first time in fifteen years, playing three shows at Heaton Park, Manchester, on 29 and 30 June and 1 July 2012 as part of an extensive Reunion Tour, and on 2 December 2011 Brown and John Squire performed together live for the first time since 1995.
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On 3 and 4 June 2022, John Squire made his first stage appearances in five years at the encore of Liam Gallagher's two Knebworth House concerts, as a guest guitarist on the song "Champagne Supernova".
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John Squire is married to wife Sophie Upton, with whom he has three children.
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John Squire has three more children from a previous relationship.