Ian Brown's Son Stopped Him From Reuniting With Stone Roses' John Squire

Ian Brown's son stopped him from reuniting with Stone Roses bandmate John Squire. The singer was ready to put 13 years of animosity behind him after the guitarist sent a sample track over for Ian's solo LP "My Way."

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However, the 46-year-old rocker's nine-year-old son Emilio intervened and blocked the collaboration.

Brown said: "I liked the track, but the kid said, 'Look dad, was he looking out for you back then? Are you sure you want to do that?'"

Despite rejecting the song, Brown still admires his former childhood best friend and songwriting partner.

He explained: "I could have fitted on the first three minutes of the tune, it was pretty good. He definitely did it with me in mind because it had electronic, hip-hop drums on it and I thought, 'Whoever's done that must have heard me solo stuff'. He's still got it, it's good."

Earlier this year, it was reported the full line-up of The Stones Roses - who rose to fame in the 80s - would put aside their differences and tour again, but the reformation did not happen.

The Stone Roses - which was also comprised of bassist Gary "Mani" Mounfield and drummer Alan "Reni" Wren - finally split in 1996 shortly after Squire quit the group.