Alan Wren
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Alan John Wren (born 1964), better known as Reni, was the drummer of The Stone Roses from 1985 to 1995. After leaving The Stone Roses, he formed The Rub with Casey Longdon (guitar), Neil Nisbet (bass), and Mick Grant (drums). Reni himself sang in the band.
Reni was the first member of the "classic" Stone Roses line-up to leave, with much mystery surrounding his exit. Rumours of heroin addiction and fall outs with both Ian Brown and John Squire (depending on which of the two is comenting) are unproven. However, recently Reni gave his first broadcast interview in 10 years to BBC GMR, along with ex-Roses bassist Mani, on the Manchester Music Show whilst attending a concert by The Coral. Reni announced that he was writing material for himself and Mani to perform and that he would be willing to reform the Roses.