Who The Hell Do The Stone Roses Think They Are?
Adrian Deevoy, Q, March 1995
Their second album took longer to record than the equivalent World War took to wage. Meanwhile, Geffen kept them in golf clubs and "heroin". Last time they showed their faces, the wider trouser was fashionable. On their return, the only interview they gave was with The Big Issue. But the real big issue is Adrian Deevoy's $4million question...
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