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The former Stone Roses guitarist released his second solo LP Marshall's House in 2004, a concept record about realist painter Edward Hopper.
Squire told the BBC: "That wasn't intended as a finale, but in retrospect I think that might have been a turning point.
"I didn't decide to stop doing one thing and start doing another, it just seemed to happen organically. Initially painting became more important, more interesting, more challenging, and gradually took over."
He added: "In this world, you can do anything you want. And it's more open to interpretation than a pop song. It can mean more things - maybe to a smaller audience, but I think ambiguity is the key."
Squire recently auctioned a piece titled 'Statement' which included the text "I have no desire whatsoever to desecrate the grave of seminal Manchester pop group The Stone Roses 18.3.09".
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