Shaun Ryder, frontman of the Happy Mondays, has spoken out about how he would not be alive today if he had become a successful Hollywood actor in the 1990s. He appeared in The Avengers in 1998 and had he continued with acting, he believes he would no longer be with us today. His career in acting began with a Hollywood launch alongside Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Eddie Izzard and Sean Connery. Ryder explained, “I blew it because I was off me nut, said some silly things and Eddie Izzard went to Hollywood and Shaun went back to Salford… But if I’d have not blown it, I’d have been dead!”.
Last year, Ryder formed a new band called Mantra of the Cosmos along with Zak Starkey (The Who, Oasis), Andy Bell (Oasis, Ride) and Bez (Happy Mondays, Black Grape). They recently released their first two singles, ‘Gorilla Guerrilla’ and ‘X (Wot You Sayin?)’. Ryder discussed the new band in an interview with NME. “I love it cos we’re quite new to each other, we’re still going in the studio with a band an
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