Talk:Reni (musician)

Ethnicity
What is the ethnic background of Reni or Mani. I can't believe they are just Irish and English, they look like they have middle eastern or asian heritage, only slight. Not important anyway but am very curious about their geneology? — Preceding unsigned comment added by EddyJawed (talk • contribs) 13:28, 16 February 2020 (UTC)

Untitled
'A talented musician, he was the one member of the Roses who could play all the songs on every instrument.'

Do you have a source that says he could play 'all of the songs on every instrument', I know he was a very able musician on other instruments but I've never read anywhere that he could play all the songs on every instrument.


 * Well, when you get to a certain level of proficiency with a given instrument and are familiar with the song on another instrument, it's not much effort to work it out on another instrument.192.84.79.1 (talk) 15:14, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes, he could. When John Squire broke his collarbone and the Roses had to cancel their gig at Glastonbury. I remember Ian Brown saying on John's possible replacements in Select magazine that, "the only person who could have done it was Reni. He's no John, but he could have done it. Unfortunately, he was in Spain." That's not exact quote, but something along those lines. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.106.243.84 (talk) 12:07, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

ibid?
what is ibid? i will delete it unless it is explained Inzy 10:06, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

ibid means to refer to the previous reference without actually stating the name of the source again —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.240.102.160 (talk) 19:15, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

in trouble with the law
for 'obstructive parking'. this must be a joke, i will be taking it out unless someone can flesh out some details: what was he really in trouble for, with sources. if it was a parking offence, it will not be staying in, this is irrelevant to his life as a musician and as a notable public figure Inzy 10:13, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Irrelevant? I would say it displayed his frustration at the time - the guy most people are knowing and saying is the best drummer in the world and the band are stuck in a moronic court case and are banned from recording or playing live. As a result it would hint at his general dissatifcation with it all and another reason why he left the band. 22/02/2011

Links
I don't know who it is (obviously) who keeps removing my website links from the external links pages of every page relating to The Stone Roses but if you could stop it... then that'd be coool. ta.

TheJSU 16:49, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Reni Hats
I removed the Fact tag on the Reni Hat section. This is fairly common knowledge. Even being from North America and never travelling to England, I've heard of this. Asking for a citation on this is like asking for a source that says Canadians refer to a wool hat as a toque. For those who insist on sources though, here are some news reports and other sources where the term is used. . -- Quar te t  22:08, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I added a couple of the above refs to the article. They're worth having to illustrate the use of "Reni hat" outside of a Stone Roses context, I reckon. -- Hux (talk) 03:02, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Active years?
Was Reni playing after the Rub? While it's a shame he didn't continue with them beyond those 2001 gigs in Glasgow, Manchester and especially Leeds (the Rub definitely had something and a little more melody would have made them great), does anyone know if he collaborated with anyone else? I hear he did a few bits and pieces with Mani (at least they intended to), so what is known of his wilderness years 2001-2011? otoolepw 07:34, 5 September 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Otoolepw (talk • contribs)

I ran into ian in brewer street in 2002, & he told me that reni was playing guitar in a band in which his (reni's) own son was playing the drums. I got the sense that it was for kicks & not stardom/money. ian also said that reni was the only one of the roses he'd stayed in touch with. on an earlier occasion, when IB came to Mtv to do a guest appearance on an afternoon show, he told me that he'd never speak to john again; this was drug-related. he said "I bought a new house for me mam. john bought a mansion for himself." so. people change, I guess.

duncanrmi (talk) 14:34, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

Football team
Removed the section about Reni's football team affiliations, which was badly placed in the "Early career" section and is irrelevant. I know Mancs love their football, but this is an article about a drummer and not his allegiance to the blues or reds. Also, whichever dunce on the page edits said I'm Reni editing this - I should imagine he has more interesting things to do with his time. Think logically. Waterfall64 28/02/2019