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has claimed that he was "a caricature" in the
Happy Mondays
.
The 49-year-old singer-songwriter, who has previously branded today's music stars
"a bunch of fairies"
, said that he believes he created a rebellious persona in the 'Madchester' band.
Speaking to
The Guardian
, he said: "The Shaun Ryder in the Happy Mondays isn't the real Shaun Ryder.
"It's a caricature. Always has been. We really wanted to be rock 'n' roll, so we became rock 'n' roll. It's a stretched, warped version of [myself]."
When the Happy Mondays split in 1993, Ryder descended into drug addiction.
The
former
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here
contestant
's autobiography
Twisting My Melon
, which charts the time from the end of the Happy Mondays to his
reality TV career
, was released yesterday.
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Watch the video for 1990 Happy Mondays single 'Step On' below: