John Squire Musical artist

Jonathan Thomas Squire (born 24 November 1962) is an English musician, songwriter and artist.Squire is best known as the guitarist for the Stone Roses, a rock band in which he formed a songwriting partnership with lead singer Ian Brown. After leaving the Stone Roses he went on to found the Seahorses and has since released two solo albums. Squire is also an accomplished painter and announced in 2007 that he was giving up music for good to fully commit to painting. He did however then return to music when the Stone Roses reformed in 2011.As a contemporary of Johnny Marr of the Smiths, Squire was amongst the most accomplished British rock guitarists of the 1980s, known for his chiming melodies, spiraling riffs and live solos. He was voted the 13th greatest guitarist of the last 30 years in a national 2010 BBC poll.

Personal facts

John Squire
Alias (AKA)Squire Jonathan Thomas
Birth dateNovember 24, 1962
Birth place
Cheshire , Altrincham , Broadheath Greater Manchester

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Musical artist

Career started1984
Career ended1984
associated musical artist
The Stone Roses
The Seahorses
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Alternative rock
Madchester
instrument
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster
Gibson Les Paul
Singing
Gibson SG
Fender Jaguar
Höfner
Gretsch
record label
Geffen Records
Silvertone Records (1980)

John Squire on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.johnsquire.com