Mural tribute to Stone Roses and Primal Scream's Mani unveiled

The beaming face of Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist Gary 'Mani' Mounfield has been turned into a giant mural on the side of one of his favourite pubs. The image, on the side of the La Fardy Pub on Oldham Road in Mani's home town of Failsworth, was completed by street artist Pic.One.Art over 11 days and also features a second image of him playing the bass guitar. The 63-year-old died in November last year due to complications from the lung disease emphysema. Pic.One.Art said they "just wanted to create a celebration of his life - not just as a musician - but the generous kind of human being he was". An online crowdfunding effort, organised by not-for-profit GRIT art studios in Manchester, paid for the mural but is also raising money for The Maggie's Centre cancer charity which supported the musician's wife, Imelda, during her cancer treatment. Mani's brother, Greg Mounfield, helped facilitate the mural and said it was chosen at a place where they had enjoyed many eventful nights out. "We've fell out of this pub quite a few times over the years me and my brother and all our friends. "I think it's a great spot to have the mural on; it's a great wall, it's a busy main road, every