Graham Coxon: 'I Tried Jumping From A Sixth-Storey Window After Blur/Oasis Showdown'

Guitarist says Damon Albarn talked him out of it

Graham Coxon has spoken about the fallout from Blur Britpop tussle with Oasis.

The guitarist says he felt so bad when 'Country House' beat 'Roll With It' to Number One in the UK singles chart in the summer of 1995 that he had to be talked out of jumping from a sixth floor window by Damon Albarn.

"It felt like a hollow, pointless victory to me," Coxon told the Daily Mail. "Our record company threw a big champagne party at Soho House in London. I felt I was being forced into enjoying the moment and I just wanted to be alone really.

"I couldn't handle being part of that crowd so I tried to jump out of a sixth-storey window. It was Damon (Albarn) who talked me out of it. Looking back, I should have enjoyed myself a lot more than I did during the Blur days."

Coxon also described how he was once caught stealing sausages from a shop in Camden, north London at the tail end of the '90s.

He said: "The butcher saw me and gave chase. He finally caught up with me outside Woolworths and gave me a very firm punch in the jaw. I suppose I was asking for it but I didn't care at the time. I wouldn't have cared if he had hacked my arm off with a chicken's beak. Also, I happened to be wearing a denim skirt and there was a bus-load of people watching. It wasn't my proudest moment."

Looking to his future with Blur, the guitarist was much more upbeat, declaring: "When the gigs [this summer] come, we just want to go out there and enjoy them. After that, who knows? There could be another album. There could be more to come."

Source: www.nme.com

Pete Doherty: 'Babyshambles Are Better Than Oasis'

Singer says he wants to knock Gallaghers off their perch

Pete Doherty has said that he wants his current band Babyshambles to make a comeback album soon – to knock Oasis off their perch as Britain's biggest band.

The singer/guitarist, who also has a solo career and is planning a Libertines reunion, told NME.COM that he had been impressed by the Manchester legends' latest album, 'Dig Out Your Soul', so had made a vow to better it with his own group.

"With Oasis stepping up a gear and proving they've still got it, they need to be shown there are people out there who can surpass them," Doherty told NME.COM.

He added: "Can we match them? The quality is good [in Oasis], but there really is no competition because my band is the greatest in the world and we're going to prove it."

When asked when we should expect a new Babyshambles album, he said: "It's record company politics. Please, let it happen as soon as possible."

See the new issue of NME, out now, for the full interview with Doherty.

Source: www.nme.com

Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere

Taken from Noel's tour diary for oasisinet.com

Great show last night. They just keep getting better and better.

Very little else to report. Some kids had made up "Noel Or Die" badges. The Japanese kids will be thrilled at that.

I'm at Santiago Airoporto. Just waiting on a flight to Rio. Gonna be hot, hot, hot. And the hotel's right on the Copacabana beach. Not that I'll get to see much of it. The kids there are fuckin' crazy. I'll be confined to barracks. Never mind. Got my trusty axe. I've been doing a bit of writing for the 1st time in ages - did I mention that already? Maybe?

Very disappointing to to see Man Utd get to the Champ's League final - AGAIN! They were fuckin' good though. Swatted the Arsenal like little French Flies. Hope Barca murder Chelsea tonight.

Anyway, fuck all that AND fuck all this. I'm bored. Seen some classic Ray-Bans in the shops. And I want them so I'm going to get them.

In a bit.

GD.

Source: www.oasisinet.com

Noel Gallagher On Fame, Liam, Childhood, Oasis' Future And More

Hours before the show at River, the brains of the British band talked about everything with La Nacion: his brother, his childhood, fame, money, Oasis' future and his life as a rock dad.

The door of the Duhau Palace's conference hall opens, and sitting there, looking towards the light of the window, a thoughtful Noel Gallagher appears. He seems completely immersed in his private world, maybe wondering what he's doings so far from his home in a hotel surrounded by teenagers that for the past ten hours repeatedly howl his and his brother's names: "Noel! Liam!".

Maybe he's re-thinking the text a he'd write in his official blog a few hours later, which has the apocalyptic title "Tales from the Middle of Nowhere" - in which he announces "a storm on the horizon" of the South American tour that took Oasis to this country for their fourth time. Or perhaps he is remembering the melody he wrote in a room of the Buenos Aires Hotel in La Recoleta that very morning (yesterday).

In either case, the man, one of the most popular British rock stars of the last fifteen years, looks really immersed in some kind of inside thought, surrounded by a bucolic aura, waiting for his face to face meeting with La Nacion, in the middle of a large hall of beige walls. In the middle of nowhere, by the way.

The "hello" in Spanish brings Noel Gallagher back to this dimension, and for half an hour he will show his more thoughtful side, leaving a glimpse every now and then of his working-class origins (from Manchester, England, in this case) but without losing his natural witticism and good humor that made him become one of the musicians who best understood (and manipulated) the media in this media age.

Do you still enjoy this kind of marathon tours?

I enjoy the hour and a half on stage, that's great, I enjoy the interviews, being in sunny places, I enjoy being quiet in the hotel, I have small children in England, you know? To rest, lay down and watch a bit of television, that relaxes me and is very good. Unfortunately, there's a lot of trash in this kind of tours, things behind the scenes, which are necessary and I can't change.


If we consider the fights with your brother, the world tours and the passion around them, now Oasis is more like the Rolling Stones than the Beatles...

Yes, maybe we'll look like the fucking Rolling Stones, but that's what happens, it also happened to U2, who spends more time touring than in a studio making music. You have the choice and I love playing in stadiums.


Do you usually write music during tours?

(Surprised) I wrote a song this morning, actually ... Have you been spying on me? I don't write during tours, I don't know why, but in this particular tour, in the last two months, I've been writing some songs. They are the first in a long, long time. Maybe that means something, I don't know.

A future solo career?

Not a career, but I'll definitely make an album alone. I have nothing planned yet, I don't want to pressure myself. In October this tour will end and the band and I will take a long, long, long, long vacation. So you could say next year would be a good time. Although I'll do it when I really feel it.

And how is the always unstable relationship with your brother Liam?

(Long silence) It's obvious that when we grew up we become two totally different people. But that happens in any relationship, with your best friend or your wife or your girlfriend or your child. As for our relationship ... it's not the best but not the worst either. We can make it work for a while, for the fans, as we will do tonight, actually.


And so it was on Sunday night. Each of the Gallaghers fulfilled their role and more than 40,000 people thanked them passionately : Noel carried the rock pulse of the band with his guitar and kept for himself the key moments of the show, with a pair of those irresistible ballads he wrote in the 90s; Liam stood in front of the microphone with his grim face and his hands behind his back and was pure visual impact (girls go mad when they see him on the screens) and auditive (without a doubt he has one of the most personal voices of the British scene).

"I'm fascinated with how a lot of people can make a big issue with our relationship- Noel continues- because it's totally irrelevant to Oasis' music. Most people think that because I make music and Liam writes lyrics, if we would write together the songs will be great, but it's not like that".

What memories do you have of your teenage years in Manchester?

I was really obsessed with music and football. Most of my friends were obsessed with football and cars, but I was obsessed with music. It was the best and the worst time of my life. I was a teenager, had nothing to do, it was only girls, drugs, music and football. But on the other hand, I had no job, we were quite poor.

What was the first thing you did when you suddenly become a rich man?

I really... Money is not... I don't See myself like that. In monetary terms, of course, I can't convince you that I'm not saved because I am, but in other aspects I was already saved before I became financially well: I have a great spirit, I'm determined, I love music and I'm very open and honest with my love for music. My house doesn't look like is a ridiculous and embarrassing rock star's house. My family lives a very normal life, I really did nothing when I became a wealthy man. Well, I bought a lot of drugs, something any new rich man must do. During three years, I spent a lot of money on drugs. But I left all that behind and I haven't do drugs in eleven years.

Did being a parent change your idea about the rock lifestyle?

I never took drugs while being a father. I never had that problem and I don't think it's fair to be taking drugs while the kids are around. It all depends on how you perceive the rock and roll lifestyle. The thing is that if your photo appears in a magazine coming out of a club at night, drunk, the perception is that your life is the one of a fucking Keith Richards, but that was probably the only night you went out in all week. I don't have a problem with that, if I have to leave the kids with a babysitter, I do it, and if I prefer to stay at home, I do that too. In any case, I am the father, not the mother.

Noel and his music of the soul

"For me music is something very personal and spiritual, it comes from somewhere in my soul, it's in the air ... I'm not going to the studio to prove that I'm a better guitarist that Graham Coxon [of Blur] or a better composer than Thom Yorke [of Radiohead]-the older Gallagher brother maintains-. I think I'm good in many things, but not brilliant. I'm a good guitarist, but not great, I'm a good lyricist, but not great, I have a good voice, but no big deal. I don't know why there's such a special connection with the people, I can't explain why those kids were all day in front of the hotel screaming my name. I can't judge them either. I find it fascinating, because I don't see myself reflected in the person they see in me. They see me as a rock star, but I see myself quite normal."

Translation: Thanks to Eva

Source: www.lanacion.com.ar

Liam Gallagher's Latest Twitter

Chile, thanks for a top night, there's nothing cold about you lot...

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Liam Gallagher's Latest Twitter

Nice 1 Hannah, here's looking at you, see you all soon... LG

@TrueBluetonic sounds like you're a top judge of character to me... LG

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Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere

Taken From Noel's Tour Diary for Oasisinet.com

Yess Mods and Rockers. Arrived in Santiago last night. A beautiful morning.

What follows is an actual interview that actually took place. On the phone. Yesterday. Actually.

Journalist: Hello, Noel?
NG: Hello.
Jnlst: Shall we begin?
NG: Vamos!
Jnlst: Ok. Last time you were seen in Santiago with a sex turkey, what happened?
NG: ?? 'Scuse me?
Jnlst: My pardon. What happened with a sex turkey?
NG: I'm sorry, but did you say "a sex turkey"?
Jnlst: Yes. What happened with him?

HIM?? Jesus! Now, I'll freely admit - if pushed - that I've got up to some dubious gear in the past but this guy can't really think I've had full homosexual sex with a man-turkey? Can he?

We continue...

NG: Ok. We seem to have crossed wires here. Shall we just go back to the beginning and start again? Slowly? Yes?
Jnlst: As you wish.
NG: Ok. Fire at will.
Jnlst: Sorry?
NG: Never mind, just get on with it!
Jnlst: Ok. Can you explain what it was like in Santiago with a sex turkey and how it compares with Chris Sharrock?

Now, I'm thinking, this is either a live radio comedy stunt thing or someone put acid in my tea.. unless...

NG: When you say a sex turkey, do you mean ZAK STARKEY?
Jnlst: Of course.

SEX TURKEY!

NG: Aah, Zak Starkey? You mean Zak Starkey?
Jnlst: Of course. What did you think I meant?
NG: Ha! Fuck, Zak Starkey! I thought you meant that I'd had..oh, never mind. I think we have to wrap this up.
Jnlst: But you never answer my question!!
NG: They're both the same. I need to lie down. Goodbye.

In a bit.

GD.

Source: www.oasisinet.com

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Babyshambles Prepare To Knock Oasis Off Their Perch As Britain's Biggest Band

Peter Doherty reveals to NME Magazine (in stores now) that he was impressed with Oasis' Dig Out Your Soul' album but that he will go one better with the new Baby Shambles album.

Source: www.nme.com

Noel's TCT gig 'The Dreams We Have As Children (Live For Teenage Cancer Trust)’ is available to download now, click here for more details.

Oasis In Chile Setlist And More

Last nights setlist from the Movistar Arena, Santiago in Chile.

Fuckin’ In The Bushes
Rock’n’Roll Star
Lyla
The Shock of the Lightning
Cigarettes & Alcohol
The Meaning of Soul
To Be Where There’s Life
Waiting for the Rapture
The Masterplan
Songbird
Slide Away
Morning Glory
Ain’t Got Nothin’
The Importance of Being Idle
I’m Outta Time
Wonderwall
Supersonic
Don’t Look Back in Anger
Falling Down
Champagne Supernova
I Am The Walrus

The band's next stop is Rio De Janeiro, Brazil tomorrow.

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Liam: Noel Way Is Tour Doomed

Oasis rocker Liam Gallagher has hit back at big brother Noel’s claims that the band’s tour is doomed.

I told yesterday how Noel posted a gloomy blog as Oasis hit South America.

He wrote: “We speak at bad times for the tour. We are a rudderless ship. And there’s a f****** s***-storm on the horizon.”

But as his bro wallowed in misery, Liam seems to be having a ball.

He said on Twitter last night: “In Chile, Gem, Andy, Chris and J treated the lads to an impromptu gig in the bar. Amazing! Don’t know what tour you’re on R Kid.”

Judging by his web whinge and this picture of Noel, I reckon the stress of the tour is getting too much for him.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

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Available Now In The USA 'The Dreams We Have As Children' (Live For Teenage Cancer Trust)

A SPECIAL NOEL GALLAGHER PERFORMANCE FROM THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL TO BE RELEASED EXCLUSIVELY ON iTUNES USA MAY 5

Oasis are set to release a selection of live recordings by Noel Gallagher with Special Guests taken from a performance at the Royal Albert Hall London on March 27, 2007 in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust.

‘The Dreams We Have As Children (Live for Teenage Cancer Trust)’ will be released exclusively on iTunes USA on May 5th and features classic and rare tracks from the Oasis catalogue along with several cover versions of some of Noel’s favorite artists. Songs by The Beatles and The Smiths are featured here along with a very special duet with Paul Weller performing The Jam’s classic ‘The Butterfly Collector’.

Oasis are long time supporters of Teenage Cancer Trust and are proud to continue their support. As well as Noel’s appearance with special guests in 2007, the band headlined the inaugural Concert Series in 2002. In addition Noel has made several guest appearances at TCT Benefits over the decade.

‘The Dreams We Have As Children (Live for Teenage Cancer Trust)’ is available exclusively on iTunes USA beginning May 5th. Track listing below:

01. (It’s Good) To Be Free
02. Talk Tonight
03. Fade Away
04. Cast No Shadow
05. Half The World Away
06. The Importance of Being Idle
07. The Butterfly Collector
08. All You Need Is Love
09. Don’t Go Away
10. Listen Up
11. Sad Song
12. Wonderwall
13. Slide Away
14. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
15. Don’t Look Back In Anger
16. Married With Children

Source: www.oasisinet.com

Noel's TCT gig 'The Dreams We Have As Children (Live For Teenage Cancer Trust)’ is available to download now, click here for more details.

Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere

Taken From Noel's Tour Diary for Oasisinet.com

Well, what a night!! People of Argentina, I salute you. One of the best nights of all time. Amazing.

There's not a great deal to say after that.

I'm leaving for Chile. Santiago, in fact.

Adios muchachos ('n'all that).

GD.

Source: www.oasisinet.com

Noel's TCT gig 'The Dreams We Have As Children (Live For Teenage Cancer Trust)’ is available to download now, click here for more details.

Liam Gallagher's Latest Twitter

In Chile, Gem Andy Chris and J, treated the lads to an impromptu gig in the bar, AMAZING! Don't know what tour your on RKID...

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Noel's TCT gig 'The Dreams We Have As Children (Live For Teenage Cancer Trust)’ is available to download now, click here for more details.

Oasis Slane Castle Line-Up Confirmed

The Promoters have today announced the final line-up for the prestigious Oasis show at Slane Castle to be held Saturday June 20. Along with the previously announced support slots by The Prodigy and Kasabian, Oasis will be joined by Glasvegas and The Blizzards.

The full line-up for the day will be:

OASIS
The Prodigy
Kasabian
Glasvegas
The Blizzards

Gates will open at 2pm.

Slane Castle - near Dublin, Ireland - only hosts one live band event a year so Oasis' headlining gig is set to be one the highlights on their forthcoming Stadium Tour which starts in Heaton Park on June 4th.

To check availability of tickets for the Stadium Tour, click HERE!

Source: www.oasisinet.com

Noel's TCT gig 'The Dreams We Have As Children (Live For Teenage Cancer Trust)’ is available to download now, click here for more details.

Oasis Arrive In Chile

The band arrive in Chile ahead of there show at the Movistar Arena, Santiago later today.

Noel's TCT gig 'The Dreams We Have As Children (Live For Teenage Cancer Trust)’ is available to download now, click here for more details.

Don’t Cry For Liam, Argentina

Don't cry for Liam, Argentina – the truth is it’s his brother who’s a bit upset.

While the younger Gallagher brother was doing his best Eva Peronimpersonation on a Buenos Aires hotel balcony, Noel was in his hotel room sounding a note of doom over the future of Oasis.

Lippy Liam went shirt-free to wave at fans as the band took a break from their tour.

I’m not sure if Argentina’s famous First Lady would have approved of his unkempt appearance, but she might have liked him topless.

The actress who married the man who became president was adored by her countrymen in the 1940s and 1950s.

Shirtless

She campaigned for the poor and her followers were known as descamisados – the shirtless ones.
Her story was immortalised on stage and screen in Evita.

While Liam posed, poor Noel was in much more sombre mood. He wrote on his blog: “We speak at bad times for the Oasis tour.

“We are a rudderless ship at the minute. And there’s a f****** s***-storm on the horizon. I guess all will be revealed in due course.

“Strange atmosphere. I wouldn’t mind but we’re in South America! Playing massive stadiums and there’s too much hrmph-ing for my liking. Shame really.”

Stop Crying Your Heart Out son...

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Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Noel's TCT gig 'The Dreams We Have As Children (Live For Teenage Cancer Trust)’ is available to download now, click here for more details.

Liam Gallagher's Latest Twitter

Buenos Aires, I hope you had as much fun as I did peace and luv see you all soon...

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Follow Bonehead On Twitter & More

Bonehead has joined Twitter follow him by clicking here.

Bonehead has a number of upcoming shows with The Vortex visit the band's MySpace page here for more information

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Former Oasis Man And Carl Barat In New Comedy Show

Watch the new episode of 'Svengali' now

Former Oasis guitarist Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs, ex-Libertine Carl Barat, Goldie Lookin Chain's Maggot and former Creation records chief Alan McGee appear in a new comedy show that debuts online this week (beginning May 4).

The four-some appear in the new episode of 'Svengali', the online show written by Dean Cavanagh and also featuring 'Shameless' actor Jonathan Owen.

Watch the first part of the episode in the video above. The second part is available to watch at Youtube.com/orangeriver.

See the next issue of NME, out on Wednesday (May 6), for an interview with Barat about his new role and an update on his solo plans.

Source: www.nme.com

Noel's TCT gig 'The Dreams We Have As Children (Live For Teenage Cancer Trust)’ is available to download now, click here for more details.

Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere

Taken from Noel's tour diary for oasisinet.com

'Eye-oop. We speak at bad times for the Oasis tour. Bad times. We are a rudderless ship at the minute. And there's a fuckin' shit-storm on the horizon. I guess all will be revealed in due course. Strange atmosphere. I wouldn't mind but we're in South America! Playing massive stadiums and there's a bit too much hrmph-ing going on for my liking. Shame really.

Just back from the soundcheck at the River Plate Stadium. Sounded really good. Looking forward to it.

By the way, before I forget, that new song that appeared on your internet is called "If I Had A Gun..". It's not quite finished yet but it was quite nice to hear that someone had taped it. Been doing a few new ones lately. They sound quite epic.

Stayed up late to watch Ricky Hatton's fight last night. A fuckin' disaster. knocked out in 2 rounds. Crushed. I guess the cheque will soften the blow, but still..fuck!! Never mind, we can all help him drown his sorrows at Heaton Park.

In a bit.

GD.

Source: www.oasisinet.com

Noel's TCT gig 'The Dreams We Have As Children (Live For Teenage Cancer Trust)’ is available to download now, click here for more details.