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Noel Gallagher On Future Material, Oasis, Songwriting, Liam, U2 And More

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Noel Gallagher has told Beats 1 he's got 'plenty of material' under his belt - enough for two albums, made in different ways.

"I’ve got a whole backlog of songs, I write all the time so I’ve got plenty of material, I’m going to make another record with David [Holmes, producer of ‘Who Built the Moon?’] in this way but the last one took four years so I’ll probably have to make another one alongside it in the more traditional sense."

"Looking back on it now, I think I’d fallen slightly out of love with songwriting and I encouraged everybody to contribute because we were a band after all".

"To keep writing every 18 months to two years 16-18 songs on your own, it burnt me out. Some good stuff came out of it, it gave Liam a launch as a songwriter and all that which is good for him…And it gave the band a longer shelf life."

"When I first started, I used to do 20 songs and 12 of of them were Oasis songs, and that’s pure necessity. Now it’s down to five. I’m aware of what those songs mean to people.

"I couldn’t do that rock thing now, but they mean the world to me. Those songs got me to where I am now and I wouldn’t be that arrogant as to go out and not perform at least five or six.

Listen to part one of the interview on Beats 1 on Sunday.

On This Day In Oasis History...

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On February 26th 2001 Noel Gallagher presented the BRIT Award for 'Outstanding Contribution To Music' at The BRIT Awards to U2.

Noel Gallagher On 'Who Built The Moon?', Liam, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Elton John, Paul Weller And More

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Click here to read Noel Gallagher's interview in full with Hot Press, he talks about 'Who Built the Moon?', Liam, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Elton John, Paul Weller

Noel Gallagher On David Bowie

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Please note that this interview was conducted in English first, then translated into Japanese for the December issue of 'Rockin' On' and has been translated back into English by mimmihopps. 

The interview took place before Noel went on tour with U2 earlier this year.

From all the songs in the new album, 'It’s A Beautiful World' is the song with the most David Bowie influence.

Holy Mountain is also influenced by 'Aladdin Sane' era’s Bowie.

Top secret! 'I still don’t know what I was waiting for' from 'Waiting For The Rapture' was 'borrowed' from 'Changes'.

He’s always been listening to David  Bowie since his childhood. His cassette tape he always took with him on the road (his roadie years and Oasis years), was filled with Led Zeppelin, Bowie and Slade.

The reason why Noel got into Bowie's music was Mick Ronson. Mick is his guitar hero next to Johnny Marr

Noel’s favourite Bowie album is Hunky Dory. His favourite Bowie era is Space Oditty to Ashes to Ashes. He doesn’t like Bowie’s Berlin era.

Heathen and Next Day are great albums. To Noel, Let’s Dance is the best album of Bowie’s entire career

Noel met Bowie a couple of times (at Brit Awards etc) and exchanged emails with him 4 or 5 times.

The first email he received from Bowie was something like “Thank you for your kind words about me. Keep making great music. I’ll always support you”. Then a couple of months later he passed away.

Thanks to Mimmihopps

Noel Gallagher On 'Who Built The Moon?', U2, His Cat 'Boots', Robert De Niro And More

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Click here to read an interview with Noel Gallagher who talks about 'Who Built The Moon?', U2, His Cat Boots, Robert De Niro and more.

Noel Gallagher On 'Cosmic Pop', Liam, 'Who Built the Moon?' U2, Scissors And More

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As the title of his incoming third solo album - Who Built The Moon? - suggests, all is not as it once appeared on planet Noel. After nearly 25 years rattling out earth-friendly, chart-topping hits, suddenly the atmosphere has changed. The Noel-axis has tilted and the recording studio controls have been set for the heart of the sun.

Click here to read the full article and watch the videos of the interview.

Noel Gallagher On Touring With U2 vs Touring With Oasis

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Click here to watch a snippet of an interview with Noel Gallagher who talks about touring with U2 vs touring with Oasis.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Land In São Paulo

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will be supporting U2 at the Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) in São Paulo, Brazil later today.

Noel Gallagher On His New Album, Touring With U2, Johnny Marr And More

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Click here and scroll down the page to listen to an interview with Noel Gallagher who talks about his new album, touring With U2, Johnny Marr and more.

Noel Gallagher On His New Material, Touring With U2, Oasis And More

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Click here to watch an interview with Noel Gallagher that was recorded in Argentina, he talks about his new material, touring with U2, Oasis and more.

Liam Gallagher On 'As You Were', Oasis, Noel, U2, Kanye West And More

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It might not have seemed like it during the champagne-and-cocaine supernova of his Brit-pop Nineties – back when a given night might find him detained by police on a ferry to Amsterdam, tossed out of Abbey Road Studios mid-session, or skipping an Oasis gig to go house-shopping – but Liam Gallagher was always thinking long-term. Or at least he was always thinking. Take his habitual onstage pose: arms clasped behind his back, every part of him immobile save for his lips. "I knew for a fact I was gonna live forever," he says now, having made it to a lean, fiery 45.

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Land In Mexico City

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will be supporting U2 at Foro Sol in Mexico City, Mexico later today.

Noel Gallagher Says Music Was Much ‘Freer’ In The ’90s

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Noel Gallagher has said that life and music was much ‘freer’ in the ’90s – and that today’s bands need to be a lot more ‘business-minded’.

Yesterday saw Gallagher announce his return with his upcoming new High Flying Birds Album ‘Who Built The Moon?’, along with details of a huge UK and Ireland arena tour. During an interview with Christian O’Connell on the Absolute Radio Breakfast Show, he discussed how the music industry and the general climate for bands has changed since the Britpop heyday when Oasis were at their peak.

“If you’re 20, and you’re entering the music business now, you won’t know what’s gone before,” said Gallagher. “So for a 20 year old you won’t realise, but the ‘90’s, it’s only now people are starting to realise what a fantastic decade that was, for all sorts of things, for politics, fashion, music, sport.

“There’s lots of stuff that’s stood the test of time, Trainspotting as you mentioned for one, and all those great bands, Oasis, Verve, Pulp, all that mob. It was a lot freer then for sure. When I meet younger bands they seem to have more of a career head on. Whereas back in the ‘90’s it was just you were kind of winging it and having a laugh.”

He added: “I think, but that comes from the people who run the music business I think. The success, and how many hits you’ve got on YouTube and this that and the other, and it’s a different game, it’s a different game for sure.”

In the same interview, Noel Gallagher discussed another big night he had out with Morrissey – who described as a ‘dude’ who took a shine to his wife. He also discussed the extent of his drunken antics (and painful hangovers) while recently on tour with U2.

Gallagher will release his third solo album ‘Who Built The Moon?’ on Friday November 24, before a huge arena tour follows next year.

Source: www.nme.com

Noel Gallagher Was Nursing A Hangover When He Met Ireland's President

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Noel Gallagher had lunch with Irish President Michael Higgins while he was still nursing a hangover.

The 50-year-old star was on tour with rock icons U2 in July when Bono, the band's lead vocalist, arranged for Noel to meet with the Irish politician in Dublin straight after a heavy night of boozing.

Recalling one of the more surreal incidents during The Joshua Tree Tour, Noel said: "We do the gig in Dublin and we go the after show. I'm staying at his house and we leave at half five in the morning.

"The next thing I remember is my phone going and I'm in this place I don't know. It's him on the phone, and he says 'Oh you're alive, where are you?' and I was like, 'Well I'm supposed to be in your house, but I don't recognise, where am I?' I was in a guest house at the bottom of his garden right.

"So he says, 'Oh you're alive anyway, come on, everybody's here waiting for you' and I was kind of going 'What for?' He said, 'For the lunch I'm throwing in your honour, there's 75 guests have arrived'."

The former Oasis star admitted he wasn't in a fit state to attend the bash, which was also attended by the Irish President.

What's more, Noel couldn't believe how relentless the fun-loving band, and Bono in particular, were in their partying ways throughout their tour.

Speaking to Christian O'Connell on the Absolute Radio Breakfast Show, Noel recalled: "I said 'I've only just got out of bed'. He said 'Look the President of Ireland's just arrived and you're sitting next to him, so hurry up'. So I had to get showered, get up there 'whey, ey' and all that.

"The lunch started at three. Do you know what time it finished? Ten past four in the morning."

Noel also admitted Bono is more resilient to the effects of alcohol these days, despite being seven years older than he is.

Remembering another of their shows in Paris that followed a boozy night out, he said: "I'm sweating pure lager, and he gets up and sings like a 24 year old."

Source: www.bramptonguardian.com

Noel Gallagher Speaks To 6 Music About His New Album

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Noel Gallagher joined 6 Music's Matt Everitt this morning to chat about his new album 'Who Built the Moon?'. It's released in November and is the product of a two year collaboration with producer and DJ David Holmes.

And it's a very different record - more experimental more loop based and a long way from Oasis - as he tells Matt Everitt.

Click here to listen to the interview.

Does Noel Gallagher Take Aim At Liam On His New Album?

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Noel Gallagher is believed to be ready to exact revenge on his brother Liam via his new album.

Liam has been taking vicious swipes at his elder brother all year while the Oasis songwriter beavered away on his upcoming third solo album.

Liam has blasted “potato” Noel for breaking up Oasis, supporting U2 and on Sunday called his performance at the re-opening of the Manchester Arena “a PR stunt”.

Noel has maintained a dignified silence mostly, but he gets his own back on rumoured new album tracks Be Careful What You Wish For and Black And White Sunshine.

Noel was encouraged to write songs spontaneously in the studio by producer David Holmes – and occasional digs at Liam came out in the music.

A source said: “David wanted Noel to ditch all the material he had when they started sessions last year and experiment in the studio. Inevitably there were days when Noel would have read or seen some of Liam’s rants.

“He may have stayed silent publicly so far but he channelled some reactions into his songs.”

Speaking about working with Holmes previously, Noel said: “As a rule I’ve not allowed myself to go in with any completed songs, so I am writing in there, it’s happening all around me during the day.”

First single It’s A Beautiful World is not far off – but it doesn’t sound like a thawing of the brothers’ feud will happen any time soon.

Source: www.dailystar.co.uk

Bono: Liam And Noel Gallagher Are "Incredible"

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U2 frontman Bono said he has no hard feelings towards Liam Gallagher despite him slagging off his band and thinks he and his brother Noel are "incredible" musicians.

But when it comes to Liam and Noel's tumultuous relationship, the 57-year-old singer does not think anyone would be able to help them make peace, reported Femalefirst.

"I think there's more chance of sorting out the Middle East than mediating between the Gallagher brothers ... But they're incredible. They are both part of oasis. And Liam and Noel are incredible," Bono said.

Noel was the support act for U2 for their special tour marking the 30th anniversary of 'The Joshua Tree' album, and Bono has heaped praise on the 50-year-old guitarist comparing him to music legends Paul McCartney and The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson.

"Noel Gallagher - He's an extraordinary force. You forget because he's so understated. This is one of the greats, this is like Brian Wilson, or, this is like Paul McCartney, or just like Ray Davies.

"He's right up there. And having him around is fun too and we get in to similar trouble. He's very Irish really.

Source: www.business-standard.com

Liam Gallagher On Why Oasis Need To Make A New Album

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Liam Gallagher has admitted that he still would like an Oasis reunion, as he and Noel are “better together”.

Speaking in a new Rolling Stone podcast, the former Oasis man has admitted that he “would prefer to be speaking about an Oasis album than a Liam solo album.”

“The English press seem to think that I’m going ’round giving the fans hope and then in the same breath, or the next interview, shooting them down,” Liam complains in the podcast. “All I said the other day on that Beats Radio was before we get back together, if we get ever back together, we’d have to become brothers and friends again. And then I imagine once that happens, and we start hanging out or whatever, and we’re mates, and we’re talking, and we’re each on a nice respectful level, I guess there would be, inevitably, we’d go, ‘Fuck it, should we take the fuckin’ band out for a spin, go on tour?’”

Liam continues: ‘“I know he [Noel] doesn’t want to be supporting U2 and playing a third of a stadium half-empty when he could do it himself with his brother. I would prefer to be speaking about an Oasis album than a Liam solo album. And I know Noel Gallagher would. We’re better together.”

U2 A Rock 'N' Roll Band? Liam Gallagher Finds That 'Highly Insulting'

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Former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has hit out at U2, saying it's 'insulting' to describe them as a rock 'n' roll band, and called his brother Noel a 'stalker potato'.

Noel is supporting the Irish band on their Joshua Tree tour, but Liam is unimpressed, dismissing them as 'a band that use guitars'.

Liam, 44, who was promoting his solo album As You Were on a US radio station, said: “I dunno what planet they’re on, but they’re not on mine. They’re in a bubble.

“I’m walking the streets keeping it real.

"We walk and we lick our own plates.

“You know when you finish your food, I know them people get someone else to lick their plates for them. I lick my own f***ing plate.

The likes of U2, when they call themselves a rock ’n’ roll band I find that highly insulting.

“They play guitar music and they hit the drums and all that but they’re not a rock ’n’ roll band, they’re a band that use guitars.

“They haven’t done anything rock ’n’ roll in their entire life.”

Liam was once banned by airline Cathay Pacific for abusing passengers and staff.

After the break-up of Oasis and his band Beady Eye, he vowed he would not go solo.

He said of U2: “I’m not saying you need to be snorting drugs off a dwarf’s a***.

“But they need to do something. Have they ever broken a pencil? Have they ever stuck a rubber up their nose? They don’t seem to do f*** all, except for take big pay cheques.”

The Irish band, who began when Liam was four, have released 14 albums, selling almost 200 million copies. They are being supported on their 52-date European and Joshua Tree Tour by Liam’s older brother Noel, 50.

Liam said: “It’s nice to know while he’s out licking Bono’s a*** I’m sort of doing it for real.

“I love our kid, but every time I see him he’s got his arm around some crazy celebrity. It’s like he’s stalking them.

“Every time I see pictures of him, I just see a potato – a stalker potato when he has his arm around Bono.”

Source: www.dailyrecord.co.uk

Vote For Noel Gallagher's Collaboration With 'The Gorillaz' At The Q Awards

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Voting has opened for The Q Awards 2017 in association with Absolute Radio. Last year a galaxy of stars including U2, The Rolling Stones, Muse, M.I.A., Coldplay and Blondie descended on the Roundhouse in London for the world’s greatest music awards.

We return to the Roundhouse for this year’s ceremony, which takes place on 18 October and will feature live performances by Manic Street Preachers and Sleaford Mods. It promises the same degree of star-studded pageantry and live music thrills.

What’s more, you can help us choose the shortlist from this year’s nominees longlist and you could win a pair of tickets to music’s most prestigious event.

BEST Q TRACK - Gorillaz - 'We Got The Power' that features Noel Gallagher.

CLICK HERE TO VOTE NOW FOR THIS YEAR’S LONGLIST.
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