Paul and Shaun are the two sons of Derek Ryder, a postman, and his wife Linda, a nurse. [3] [4] Happy Mondays [ edit ] What: Co-founder of Factory Records. He was the company's "spiritual centre", according to Wilson. Fell out with Wilson after Factory went belly-up in the early 90s.

Because I’m Shaun’s younger brother, he was always observing me up close. ‘I don’t have a decent bone in me’ could be Shaun singing about himself. He was up to a lot of bad things at that point.” Gordon Barr (1 February 2012). "Interview: Shaun Ryder from Happy Mondays". Evening Chronicle. Media Limited . Retrieved 6 May 2012. a b Donahoe, Simon (15 February 2007). "Unhappy truth of Mondays' Ryder boys". Manchester Evening News . Retrieved 26 September 2022.The highlight of the film, arguably even more than Frank Cottrell Boyce's screenplay, is Steve Coogan as Tony Wilson. As everyone reading this probably knows, Coogan based his famed Alan Partridge character on Tony Wilson's career as a television reporter, so he's really playing a variation on Alan Partridge here. What's amazing about Coogan's performance is that he manages to draw even this Partridge fan into Tony Wilson's world so much that I didn't care about any similarity. It's still a stunning comic performance, and excellent during the darker, more serious scenes in the film as well. I'd go as far as saying that it's one of the best male performances of the decade. The rest of the cast is too large to go through one by one, but everyone is excellent here, some going for a sort of slightly altered impersonation of the real-life person they're playing, some creating their own version. a b c d e "Festival de Cannes: 24 Hour Party People". festival-cannes.com . Retrieved 24 October 2009. Ryder was found dead in his bed by his mother on 15 July 2022, aged 58, the day the band were due to play at a festival in Sunderland. [10] [11] He had been reporting headaches after arriving in Salford after flying from his home in Los Angeles.

In 1980, on leaving school, Ryder worked for the Royal Mail and teamed up with his brother – who had already spent time in youth custody for a theft offence – to form a band with Whelan and Day. Rutter, Harry (17 August 2022). "Shaun Ryder says brother Paul was going deaf 24 hours before 'iffy' death". Daily Mirror . Retrieved 26 September 2022. a b "Derek Elley (28 March 2002). "24 Hour Party People". variety.com. Variety Media . Retrieved 31 May 2023. Happy Mondays | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021 . Retrieved 6 October 2021.His return to Happy Mondays five years later was followed by a much happier phase with his brother and bandmates, touring Europe, New Zealand and Australia. Tart Tart - Single by Happy Mondays". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022 . Retrieved 6 August 2022. The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival, competing against other films the same year, including About Schmidt, and The Pianist. [13]

Paul Anthony Ryder (24 April 1964 – 15 July 2022) was an English musician. [1] He was a bass player and a founding member of the Manchester band Happy Mondays with his brother Shaun Ryder. [2] Early life [ edit ] a b c Smith, Evan (1 December 2013). "History and the Notion of Authenticity in Control and 24 Hour Party People". Contemporary British History. 27 (4): 466–489. doi: 10.1080/13619462.2013.840537. ISSN 1361-9462. S2CID 159889143. The band signed to Creation Management in 2015. They have announced an international tour to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches.

Oh, happy day: Shaun Ryder's redemption". Independent.ie. 24 July 2017 . Retrieved 12 November 2020. Kitty Empire (10 June 2007). "Pop: Happy Mondays, Astoria, London WC2 | Music | The Observer". The Guardian . Retrieved 25 December 2012. Steve Coogan and Wilson were acquainted before filming, having first met in 1975. When Coogan later worked on a Granada Television late night show, the two men occasionally socialized. [9] Winterbottom recalled that Wilson helped the production team make connections with "everyone involved in the scene." [7] Ryder lived in Los Angeles where he continued to write music. He supported Tom Tom Club on two of the dates on the North America tour in October 2010, playing gigs in San Francisco and Los Angeles. He was joined by Eddy Gronfier, Neo Garcia on drums and Matt Cheadle on guitar. [ citation needed] Death [ edit ] Ryder left Happy Mondays to write music for several television shows, and formed a new band, Big Arm, [6] who released an album in 2008 titled Radiator. [9]