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John Squire
Jonathan Thomas Squire (born 24 November 1962) is an English musician, songwriter and painter. He was the guitarist for the Stone Roses, a rock band in which he formed a songwriting partnership with singer Ian Brown. 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.
After leaving the Stone Roses he went on to form The Seahorses and released two solo albums. In 2007, Squire gave up music to fully commit to painting. However, he later returned to music when the Stone Roses reformed in 2011.
When the Stone Roses disbanded for a second time in 2017, Squire again retired from the music industry and returned to painting. However, he continued to play guitar occasionally, including making guest appearances for two shows with Oasis and former Beady Eye frontman Liam Gallagher at Knebworth in 2022. In late 2023, he worked with Gallagher on a collaborative studio album, which was released in 2024.
Squire was voted 13th-greatest guitarist of the last 30 years in a national poll by BBC 6 Music in 2010.
Squire was born in Broadheath, Altrincham, Cheshire. He grew up on Sylvan Avenue in Timperley, around the corner from Ian Brown, and, after attending Heyes Lane Junior School, he passed the eleven plus exam and went to Altrincham Grammar School for Boys. As a child he excelled at art. He 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. The two further bonded over a shared love for punk rock, particularly The Clash.
Squire and Brown moved on to South Trafford College after passing O-Levels. Brown got expelled and Squire dropped out shortly after in order to form a band. Although Squire had a couple of guitar lessons, he was largely self taught.
In the early 1980s Squire and Brown founded a band, Patrol, that eventually became The Stone Roses. Squire was lead guitarist, and the partnership between him and Brown formed the heart of the band's lyrical and musical output.
The Stone Roses became one of the most influential acts of its era. Their 1989 eponymous debut album quickly achieved the status of a classic in the UK, and topped NME's list of the Greatest British Albums of All Time. Squire (calling himself John, instead of his birth name of Jonathan) co-wrote all of the tracks with Brown and painted the cover art, a Jackson Pollock-influenced piece containing references to the May 1968 riots in Paris.
John Squire
Jonathan Thomas Squire (born 24 November 1962) is an English musician, songwriter and painter. He was the guitarist for the Stone Roses, a rock band in which he formed a songwriting partnership with singer Ian Brown. 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.
After leaving the Stone Roses he went on to form The Seahorses and released two solo albums. In 2007, Squire gave up music to fully commit to painting. However, he later returned to music when the Stone Roses reformed in 2011.
When the Stone Roses disbanded for a second time in 2017, Squire again retired from the music industry and returned to painting. However, he continued to play guitar occasionally, including making guest appearances for two shows with Oasis and former Beady Eye frontman Liam Gallagher at Knebworth in 2022. In late 2023, he worked with Gallagher on a collaborative studio album, which was released in 2024.
Squire was voted 13th-greatest guitarist of the last 30 years in a national poll by BBC 6 Music in 2010.
Squire was born in Broadheath, Altrincham, Cheshire. He grew up on Sylvan Avenue in Timperley, around the corner from Ian Brown, and, after attending Heyes Lane Junior School, he passed the eleven plus exam and went to Altrincham Grammar School for Boys. As a child he excelled at art. He 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. The two further bonded over a shared love for punk rock, particularly The Clash.
Squire and Brown moved on to South Trafford College after passing O-Levels. Brown got expelled and Squire dropped out shortly after in order to form a band. Although Squire had a couple of guitar lessons, he was largely self taught.
In the early 1980s Squire and Brown founded a band, Patrol, that eventually became The Stone Roses. Squire was lead guitarist, and the partnership between him and Brown formed the heart of the band's lyrical and musical output.
The Stone Roses became one of the most influential acts of its era. Their 1989 eponymous debut album quickly achieved the status of a classic in the UK, and topped NME's list of the Greatest British Albums of All Time. Squire (calling himself John, instead of his birth name of Jonathan) co-wrote all of the tracks with Brown and painted the cover art, a Jackson Pollock-influenced piece containing references to the May 1968 riots in Paris.
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