Stone Roses' Mani: 'I'm on a banana diet for 2012 tour'

Gary 'Mani' Mounfield has revealed that he's going on a diet in preparation for his return to The Stone Roses.

The 48-year-old bassist claims that he sprang into action following the success of the reunited Manchester band's ticket sales for their planned 2012 tour.

He told The Sun: "The moment I heard we'd sold 225,000 tickets in an hour I thought, 'Bloody hell, I'd better get myself sorted for this one'.

"I can't believe all this is going on but we've got to prepare big time, so it's bunches of bananas for me for a while now.

"I'd forgotten how good they taste. They're brilliant. I hope they'll do the trick and get the old fitness levels sorted for me."

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