Ian Brown's son stopped Roses reunion

Sep 24, 2009, 12:00 GMT

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'.

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.