Mani Apologises to Peter Hook

Following the Twitter rant against Peter Hook by Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist Mani last week, the legendary bassist has issued an apology to his friend and band mate. 

Mani (Gary Mounfield) had called Peter Hook [sic] "a self centred sellout reduced to hawking his mates corpse around to get paid". Read the full story here, with a full list of the bassist's Twitter rants. 

However, after deciding to cancel his Twitter account, the Manchester legend has now apologised to Peter Hook in an honest and heartfelt statement released yesterday:

"I wish to apologise unreservedly to Peter Hook and his family regarding comments made on a social networking site which was totally out of character for me. It was a venomous, spiteful reaction to a lot of things that are going on in my life right now and I chose to vent my frustrations and anger at one of my true friends in this filthy business, and ventured into territory which was none of my concern. The Freebass thing has tipped me over the edge and became the focus of my bilious rants. Twenty two years of being tripped up, face down in the mud and being kicked in the face with an iron boot will do that to the most stable of men. I hope I haven't blown a great friendship forever. Sorry Pete.

"In a funny way my outburst might make want people want to check the record out. I'm proud of what we achieved really. It's not often bass players get to step out of the shadows and create something from scratch, and between us we've managed it. A bumpy ride but we got there.....give it a listen.

"I hope I'm not turning into a bitter and twisted old rocker, that's not what I'm about as anybody who knows the real me will be happy to confirm."

Gary “Mani” Mounfield, September 2010

New Order's Peter Hook has accepted the apology, saying:

"Mani is a great friend of mine and he always will be. I have the utmost respect for him as a person and musician. Have none of you ever fallen out with somebody you love. Hooky"

Peter Hook, September 2010