The Stone Roses legend Gary 'Mani' Mounfield's cause of death revealed

Gary 'Mani' Mounfield's cause of death has been revealed.

The Stone Roses legend died peacefully in his sleep aged 63 at his home in Heaton Moor Stockport of 'respiratory issues' following a long-standing battle with the lung condition emphysema.

Gary is understood to have died on November 20 after collapsing following a seizure. Family sources say that an ambulance was called but he couldn’t be revived.

Mani's cause of death has emerged days before he's set to be laid to rest in Manchester on December 22 - two years after his wife of 25 years, Imelda died following a battle with bowel cancer. 

They are survived by their 12-year-old sons, Gene and George.

Mani's cause of death was first reported by the Manchester Evening News and his brother, Greg, recently confirmed the details of his sibling's funeral.

The bassist will have a service at Manchester Cathedral at 11am, followed by a private committal.

Greg shared on Facebook: 'On Monday December 22nd a service for Mani will be held in Manchester Cathedral Victoria Street, Manchester M3 1SX at 11:30am.' [sic]

It was Greg who first confirmed the news of Mani's passing last month. 

He wrote: 'It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to announce the sad passing of my brother. Gary Mani Mounfield RIP.'

He added in the comments section: 'Reunited with his beautiful wife Imelda.'

The Stone Roses took to X to share a throwback photo of Gary playing the bass and wrote: 'RIP our wonderful brother Mani. The greatest bass player and friend we could ever have wished for. X.' 

Lead singer Ian Brown, 62, took to his own page to share his tribute: 'Rest In Peace Mani.' 

Mani's death came less than a week after he announced an intimate in-conversation tour of the UK.

The musician shot to fame with The Stone Roses, but they went their separate ways in 1996, and he went on to join Primal Scream.

But in 2011, he announced he had left the band to reunite with The Stone Roses for a huge stadium tour.

During the 13-month long recording of the second Stone Roses album Second Coming at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales, Mani met his wife Imelda. 

In the wake of her cancer diagnosis, Imelda and Mani held a number of charity fundraisers to raise money for good causes The Christie Hospital, The Stockport Charitable Trust and Maggie's.

They raised funds for charity by organising auctions of items from David Beckham and Oasis.

Imelda told the BBC: ‘I just don't want to be sat thinking about cancer and illness all the time, because it is all-consuming.

‘And this was just a way to balance that out - to give myself something else to think about but something positive.

‘Sometimes I have bad days and demon days and I'll have side effects. And other times people haven't got a clue that I'm ill because I try and carry on as best as I can.’

Imelda's death came weeks after The Stone Roses' bassist Pete died aged 61 - reportedly after a cancer battle.

The musician was the Manchester band's original bassist but quit the group in 1987 to work in HMV because he did not feel worthy of being in the group.

Mani was last seen out in public at the funeral of Ricky Hatton at Manchester Cathedral in October.