Gary Mani Mounfield Dies at 63: Cause of Death, Wife, Children

Born: 16 November 1962 ·
Died: 20 November 2025 (aged 63) ·
Known as: Mani ·
Bands: The Stone Roses, Primal Scream ·
Instrument: Bass guitar

Key facts about Mani

Six biographical facts, one pattern: the record is consistent wherever you look, and the same dates and roles trace back to obituaries by The Guardian (UK newspaper) and Variety (entertainment outlet).

What this means: everything essential about Mani fits in six rows — which is why the missing seventh row, the cause of death, stands out so sharply.

What was the cause of death for Mani?

Official statement from the family

• Initial public reports, carried by Deadline (entertainment outlet), confirmed the death without listing a cause.
• His brother Greg wrote: “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to announce the sad passing of my brother,” as reported by Los Angeles Times (US newspaper).
• None of the family’s public statements addressed how he died.

That silence created a vacuum, and secondhand reports moved in quickly.

What later reports added

• According to GB News (UK broadcaster), the cause was respiratory complications linked to long-term emphysema — breathing difficulties connected to chronic lung disease. The same report said Mounfield died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Heaton Moor, Stockport, with paramedics called on the morning of 20 November and police treating the death as non-suspicious.

What this means: until the family confirms a cause, the verified record covers the loss itself — the when, not the how.

Who was Mani’s wife and how old are his children?

What the family has confirmed

• TMZ (celebrity news outlet) reported that Mounfield was survived by twin sons, Gene and George.
• His brother’s public announcement confirmed the death; it named no other relatives.
• Beyond that, the family has published no details about his children’s lives.

There’s a well-known curiosity here: ask “who was Mani’s wife?” and search results point to biographical entries, not family statements. Neither the announcement from his brother nor the obituaries that followed named a spouse or discussed the status of his marriage.

What remains private

• The exact ages of Gene and George: not widely published.
• Whether Mounfield was married, separated, or divorced when he died: not addressed in any family statement.
• His relationship history, by all available accounts, stayed off the public record.

The pattern: a musician so present in British pop culture left a remarkably small personal footprint on the record — and that silence is itself something the public should respect.

Was Noel Gallagher at Mani’s funeral?

The service at Manchester Cathedral

• The funeral took place at Manchester Cathedral on Monday, 22 December 2025, beginning at 11:30am, per GB News (UK broadcaster).
• BBC News (UK public broadcaster) reported that family, friends, and admirers gathered in Manchester to pay respects, and that the service followed his death the previous month at 63.

Noel Gallagher’s place at the service

• According to BBC News (UK public broadcaster), Noel Gallagher was among the attendees — a sign of the bond between the Oasis guitarist and the Stone Roses bassist.
• The guest list underlined how deeply Mounfield was woven into Manchester’s wider music scene.

What this means: the funeral was Manchester’s music community marking the loss of one of its own, and Noel’s presence made it a moment that connected the Stone Roses and Oasis stories.

Key dates in Mani’s life

Six career markers, one pattern: Mounfield kept changing bands without leaving Manchester’s orbit, and the dates trace through obituaries by The Guardian (UK newspaper) and Rolling Stone (music publication).

The takeaway: from 1987 to 2021, Mani stayed active across two bands for more than three decades — and the basslines never stopped moving.

What’s confirmed and what’s still unclear

Confirmed

• Died 20 November 2025, aged 63.
• His brother Greg announced the death — Rolling Stone (music publication).
• Survived by twin sons Gene and George, as TMZ reported.
• Funeral at Manchester Cathedral; Noel Gallagher attended.

Still unclear

• Official cause of death — the family has not confirmed one.
• Whether the emphysema report matches the family’s own account.
• Whether Mani was married or separated when he died.
• The exact ages of his children.
• The full circumstances at the family home on the morning of 20 November.

The balance tilts toward uncertainty, and that’s the honest position: fans know what Mani did with his life, not the full story of how it ended.

In their words

It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to announce the sad passing of my brother.

Greg Mounfield, Mani’s brother — Los Angeles Times (US newspaper)

Family, friends, and admirers gathered in Manchester to pay respects.

BBC News (UK public broadcaster)

His brother’s words and the scene at the cathedral frame the loss at its two scales: a family grieving privately, and a city marking a public farewell.

The takeaway

Mani’s death closes a chapter for two bands at once: he was the bassist who anchored the Stone Roses’ groove and, for a decade, gave Primal Scream its low-end swagger. The essentials are confirmed — the date, the age, the funeral, the family’s announcement. The rest, including the cause of death and the shape of his private life, remains the family’s to share or keep. For fans who want to remember Mani properly, the choice is clear: revisit the basslines, skip the speculation, and let the family speak first.

Frequently asked questions

Any formal statement from the family would complete the remaining blanks in the verified record.