I would let this one drop, I really would, but Mani’s comments at the end are kinda interesting.
1. As reported here, Freebassing, the Peter Hook, Mani, Andy Rourke super bassists group have gone the way of all flesh just as the album is about to be released.
2. Mani twiitted that Hook was sucking money off Ian Curtis corpse.
3. Now Mani has apologized as reported by NME.
4. This is what he tweeted:
“I wish to apologise unreservedly to Peter Hook and his family regarding comments made on a social networking site which was totally out of character for me. It was a venomous, spiteful reaction to a lot of things that are going on in my life right now and I chose to vent my frustrations and anger at one of my true friends in this filthy business, and ventured into territory which was none of my concern.
The Freebass thing has tipped me over the edge and became the focus of my bilious rants. Twenty-two years of being tripped up, face down in the mud and being kicked in the face with an iron boot will do that to the most stable of men. I hope I haven’t blown a great friendship forever. Sorry Pete.”
The moral of the story? Bass players are planks.