Noel Gallagher: 'Morrissey Is The Funniest Man I've Ever Met'

Noel Gallagher has said that Morrissey is the funniest man he's ever met.

Speaking to Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 2 earlier this evening (October 13), Gallagher spoke about a night out in Los Angeles which he shared with Morrissey and Russell Brand. "He's the funniest man I've ever met in my entire life. Absolutely side splitting." He added: "He's not got a good word to say about anyone – he's very cutting. He bullied Russell!"

Following the announcement of Noel Gallagher's new album, 'Chasing Yesterday', the former Oasis man also revealed that he is yet to have a record deal. The album will be released on March 2, 2015 under the Noel Gallagher & The High Flying Birds name. However, speaking to Whiley, Gallagher commented: "I don't have a record deal – my management have to put it in a suitcase and hawk it around the world."

Gallagher went on to discuss the current state of the music industry, saying: "I don't think the music business has a clue whats going on at the moment… I sat in a meeting recently, of how we're gonna release it ['Chasing Yesterday']... I got so frustrated… there's too much time devoted to how we're gonna release the record, just get it out and get on the road!"

Discussing the record, Gallagher said he had only just decided on the title. "I dithered on the title for the album up until about two days ago when I had to submit it… I must have changed it 12 times!" He added that he now 'hates' his choice. "As soon as it went I thought 'I hate it!"

A UK arena tour will take place next year, with dates in London, Manchester, Glasgow, Nottingham and Belfast. Scroll down for full details.

Source: www.nme.com

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Noel Gallagher: 15 Funniest Moments From His Q&A

Noel Gallagher announced his musical comeback in a Facebook Q&A today (October 13), revealing a new album, single and 2015 arena tour.

However, the real highlight of the Q&A wasn't the news, it was the return of Noel's one-liners and dry wit. Here are 15 of his best moments:

1. On whether he will release an autobiography...
"If I've ever got literally no f**king money left and nothing better to do. But I struggle to write texts. Are you from a publishing company? Because I will do it for £750,000."

2. On Liam's criticism of the Definitely Maybe reissue...
"I bet he wasn't saying that when he was putting the cheque in the bank."

3. On the Definitely Maybe reissue...
"I'm sorry to say this you guys [the fans], but it's money for old f**king rope."

4. On what he feels proud about...
"Getting away with reissuing Definitely Maybe for the fourth time, I'm pretty proud of that. Gotta be proud of that right."

5. On what he does on an ordinary day...
"What is there to do? There's f**k all to do. What do you do? There's nothing to do when you get to my age. Life is pretty empty without football. I've just been making s**t up these last three months. I go to the shops."

6. On his favourite TV shows...
"Anything with sharks in. There was a thing called The Nazis' Prehistoric Creatures. Who doesn't want to watch a show like that? They were trying to breed dinosaurs. Even if it's b*llocks, you're duty bound to watch it. They were trying to breed dinosaurs? Were they f**k.

"There was a thing on last night about a guy trying to unlock the mysteries of JFK's assassination. Did anyone watch that? Do you know who shot him? A secret service guy by accident. That was on Channel 5. F**king nonsense."

7. On what the album was nearly called...
"Dark Side of The Room. Wheat is Murder."

8. On the single 'In The Heat of the Moment'...
"Is it great? Of course it is. What does it mean? It don't meant anything."

9. On new sounds on the album...
"It's got saxaphone solos on it. Don't think of Spandau Ballet. You're going to love it."

10. On a fan who thanks him for writing 'Champagne Supernova', 'Live Forever' and 'Don't Look Back in Anger'...
"I take it from that, 1995 onwards, you can take it or leave it."

11. On the internet...
"It spoils it for fans now that fans know everything that's going on. You're tweeting sh*te and instagramming this. If there's a constant update of what you've done, it's just boring.

"When I was growing up, I didn't know what The Smiths were doing one year to the next and you didn't want to know. The first thing you knew was there was a press release and the album was coming out.

"For all the great things that the internet has given us, it's destroyed the mystery."

12. On attending Glastonbury this year...
"I was there all three days this year and I didn't see a single f**king band, I watched it all on iPlayer when I got home. It was great."

13. On Metallica's headline set...
"I clapped Lars on stage, but as much as I love Lars, it dawned on me after 30 seconds, 'F**k, this is heavy metal. What the f**k are you doing here'. And I went off to some acid house tent to relive my youth."

14. On his daughter's anger at him turning down the chance to judge The X Factor...
"She will say to me, 'That could have been you slagging him off'. I don't think she'll ever forgive me. I'm sure I'll have to go to a psychiatrist meeting when she's 34 about it."

15. On the instruments he plays on his new album...
"The guitar, the bass, various keyboards, the tambourine, the washboard, the electric kazoo, the triangle, the wineglasses, the electric kettle and you know the bathtub with the thing in it. That didn't make the final cut, but I tried it."

Noel Gallagher's Chasing Yesterday is released on March 2. The first single off the record is released on November 17.

Source: www.digitalspy.co.uk

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Noel Gallagher Dismisses Oasis Glastonbury Reunion

Noel Gallagher has said he would love to headline Glastonbury, but laughed off rumours of an Oasis reunion for the famous festival.

The musician, who has announced the release of a new album and single, said his old band "never really got on with" the event despite playing it several times.

Speaking to fans at Facebook's London office, he said: "I'd be up for doing it, I'm going regardless."

Asked if any of the new songs would appear in a setlist of an Oasis reunion, he said: "What reunion set? Am I missing something out here?"

Earlier this year, his brother Liam sparked rumours the band were getting back together with a series of cryptic tweets that led one bookmaker to suspend betting on the band playing the Somerset festival.

Oasis, who split in 2009 when Noel walked out, had dozens of hits including Wonderwall and Little by Little in a career lasting more than a decade.

Noel's new album, Chasing Yesterday, will be released in March with the first single, In the Heat of the Moment, out next month.

The star revealed one of the tracks, Lock All the Doors, had taken him 23 years to write.

He said: "I gave a bit of it away to the Chemical Brothers in the nineties when we did Setting Sun and I always meant to finish it off.

"I kept the chorus but I could never find a way of getting the verse to tie in with this chorus and one afternoon I was coming out of the Tesco Metro where I live in Maida Vale and I don't know what it was it just hit me coming round the corner."

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Noel Gallagher Rules Out Free iTunes Album For Next Release

Noel Gallagher insists he won’t be “doing a U2” and giving away his new album for free.

The Irish rockers drew controversy when they distributed their new record automatically to iTunes users, but Noel says he won’t be following suit. “My records in particular cost too much money to make, let alone give away for free,” Noel , 47, says.

“People that do that tend to hide behind ambiguity of... ‘this many people may have downloaded it’.

“I prefer my bands to make a record, put it out, stick your chest out and stand behind it. That’s the way I work, and the way I always will.

“If anything, I’m gonna put the price up.”

The former Oasis frontman – who scoffed at hints of a reunion with brother Liam – is releasing new material under his moniker, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds.

The new album, released in March, will be called Chasing Yesterday, after he rejected jokey working titles including Dark Side Of The Room and Wheat Is Murder.

He produced the record himself, something he claims was “a pain in the a***”, and hints that there’s a disco vibe to some of the tracks. But we probably won’t see him performing any of his new tracks, including next month’s single In The Heat Of The Moment, on the X Factor after he turned down a position on the judging panel.

“I wouldn’t have thought I’d ever get asked to perform,” he says, speaking at a Q&A at Facebook’s London headquarters.

“Having seen people that perform on there, they proper put on a show.”

And his 14-year-old daughter, Anais, still hasn’t forgiven him for not taking up the role.

“She’s still furious. Every week we watch it, she’ll be tutting at the screen saying, ‘I could be there. It could have been you.’

“She’ll never forgive me. I’m convinced I’ll going to have to sit in a psychiatrist’s office with her when she’s 34.”

Source: www.irishmirror.ie

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'In The Heat Of The Moment' Single Artwork

Below is the artwork for Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'In The Heat Of The Moment' single.

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'Chasing Yesterday' Album Artwork

Below is the artwork for Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'Chasing Yesterday' album.

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'Chasing Yesterday' Track Listing

Noel Gallagher will release a new single in November following a two-year hiatus.

The former Oasis man will follow the single, which will be called In the Heat of the Moment, with a new album, Chasing Yesterday, in March 2015.

Noel's High Flying Birds will then undertake a European tour, taking in his hometown of Manchester where he will play the Arena on March 9, and also London, Paris, Milan and Berlin.

It will be the first album for Noel's High Flying Birds since their number one self-titled debut in October 2011.

On producing the new album, Noel said:

“It was a major pain in the arse. It’s not that I’ve ever had people telling me what to write or what direction to go in, but managing sessions from one end of the week to the other proved extremely difficult.

"I had all these people looking at me and saying: ‘right, what are we doing today?’ I was making the whole thing up as I went along.”

In the Heat of the Moment is set for release on November 17 and Chasing Yesterday March 2.

01. Riverman
02. In The Heat Of The Moment
03. The Girl With X-Ray Eyes
04. Lock All The Doors
05. The Dying Of The Light
06. The Right Stuff
07. While The Song Remains The Same
08. The Mexican
09. You Know We Can't Go Back
10. Ballad Of The Mighty I

Source: www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Announce New Album And Tour Dates And Says He's Up For Glastonbury

Album will be released in March 2015 and features Johnny Marr on closing track

The album will be released on March 2, 2015 under the name of Noel Gallagher & The High Flying Birds. The details were announced during a Facebook Q&A in London earlier today (October 13).

In addition to the album, details of a UK arena tour were also announced with dates in London, Manchester, Glasgow, Nottingham and Belfast. Scroll down for full details.

Johnny Marr performs on the closing track, which will be the second single from the album. "He's a very enthusiastic artist and I tried to get him to play on 'What A Life', Gallagher said. "He's a truly great guitarist and he has something that nobody else has. He's amazing, a top man."

Confirming details of 'Chasing Yesterday', Gallagher said: "I've never been involved in two successful albums in a row. After '…Morning Glory?', we [Oasis] blew the one after that."

The lead single from 'Chasing Yesterday' will be 'In The Heat Of The Moment'. Speaking about the song, Noel said: "The first single was the last track to be recorded. It's called 'In The Heat Of The Moment'. Is it great? Of course it is. What does it mean, it doesn't mean anything."

The album was self-produced after Gallagher's regular producer, Dave Sardy, was unavailable to work on the record. "I enjoyed the freedom of it but not the responsibility," Noel said. "I'm used to asking people, 'What are we doing today?' and then people were asking me that question. I finished it the day after the World Cup final. I finished it early, I've been sitting on it a while, it's been burning a hole in my pocket."

The Q&A was then handed over to fans in the audience with Gallagher immediately asked about the chances of him performing songs from 'Chasing Yesterday' when Oasis perform. Noel's answer was a simple: "What reunion?"

Another fan asked about how long it takes him to write songs, to which Gallagher confirmed that album track 'Lock All The Doors' has taken 23 years to finish. "I always meant to finish it off, I kept the chorus but I could never find a way of getting the verses and chorus to tie up. One day I was coming out of Tesco Metro in Maida Vale, where I live, and it just came to me. The song is from 1993 but the chorus was so fucking brilliant I never forgot it."

The subject of U2 and their free album 'Songs Of Innocence' also came up. Would Noel ever give an album away for free? "No, my records cost too much to be giving away for free," he said. "If anything, I want to put the prices of my records up."

Similarly, Noel expressed an interest in performing at Glastonbury. "If I was asked, yeah. I was there all three days this year, I didn't see a single band. I watched it all on iPlayer when I got home. If you're listening Michael Eavis, I'll do it."

Noel Gallagher will play:

Belfast, Odyssey Arena (March 3)
Dublin, 3 Arena (4)
Nottingham, Capital FM Arena (6)
Glasgow, The SSE Hydro (7)
Manchester, Arena, (9)
London, O2 Arena (10)

Source: www.nme.com

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds- In The Heat Of The Moment (Official Audio)

Official audio of the new single In The Heat Of The Moment, the album isavailable to pre-order now- www.noelgallagher.com

 

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Announce First Live Shows Of 2015

Tickets go on sale Friday for shows in Belfast, Nottingham, Glasgow, Manchester and London.

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds New Album Is Called 'Chasing Yesterday'

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds new album is called 'Chasing Yesterday' visit www.noelgallagher.com for more details.

Album is released on March 2nd 2014.

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On This Day In Oasis History...

Below are a few videos from October 13th 2001, when Oasis played at the Barrowlands in Glasgow.








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Noel Gallagher To Host Facebook Fan Q&A Later Today

The Q&A will be taking place later today at 3pm (UK Time). During the event Noel will discuss his forthcoming second album with his High Flying Birds.

Fans will have the opportunity to submit questions to Noel using the hashtag #NoelGallagherFBLive.

Click here for more details.

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Noel Gallagher Is On BBC Radio 2 Later Today

Jo Whiley
Monday 20:00 (UK Time)
BBC Radio 2

Jo's weekly Album Review looks at new releases from Jamie Cullum, Johnny Marr and Hozier. Special guest Noel Gallagher will be popping in to say hi. Plus, she's got What We Learned Today, the Parent Taxi request and My New Favourite Thing.

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Noel Gallagher Is On BBC Radio 2 Tomorrow

Jo Whiley
Monday 20:00 (UK Time)
BBC Radio 2

Jo's weekly Album Review looks at new releases from Jamie Cullum, Johnny Marr and Hozier. Special guest Noel Gallagher will be popping in to say hi. Plus, she's got What We Learned Today, the Parent Taxi request and My New Favourite Thing.

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Happy 10th Birthday To STOPCRYINGYOURHEARTOUT.COM

On October 11th 2004, I started stopcryingyourheartout.com as a place to host fan-made artwork and it has evolved to what it is today.

Thanks for visiting and contributing to the site over the past ten years.

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New Items Added To Liam Gallagher's 'Pretty Green' Collection

A number of new items have been added to Pretty Green's current collection, click here for more details.

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Another On This Day In Oasis History...

The video below is from October 10th 2005, when Oasis collected the Best Album and the People's Choice Award at the Q Awards in London.




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On This Day In Oasis History...

"Cigarettes & Alcohol" is a song by Oasis, written by Noel Gallagher. It was released as the fourth single from their debut album Definitely Maybe, and their second to enter the UK top ten in the United Kingdom, peaking at #7 (three places higher than "Live Forever"), eventually spending 35 weeks on the charts, re-entering the Top 75 on several occasions until 1997. The single was released in the UK on October 10th 1994

Background

Whereas earlier singles "Supersonic" and "Shakermaker" had used psychedelic imagery, and "Live Forever" used softer chords and tender lyrics, "Cigarettes & Alcohol" was the first real taste of the wilder attitude that Oasis appeared to be promoting. The song proclaims the inherent appeal of cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as a remedy to the banality and seemingly futile nature of the working class life. Lyrics such as "Is it worth the aggravation to find yourself a job when there's nothing worth working for?" taps into the common sentiment of western disenchantment that was particularly common in the mid-1990s.

Upon first hearing the song, the man who discovered the band, Alan McGee, claimed that the song was one of the greatest social statements anyone had made in the past 25 years.




Track listings

CD CRESCD 190

"Cigarettes & Alcohol" – 4:48
"I Am the Walrus" (live) – 8:15
"Listen Up" – 6:39
"Fade Away" – 4:13

7" CRE 190

"Cigarettes & Alcohol" – 4:48
"I Am the Walrus" (live) – 8:15

12" CRE 190T

"Cigarettes & Alcohol" – 4:48
"I Am the Walrus" (live) – 8:15
"Fade Away" – 4:13

Cassette CRECS 190

"Cigarettes & Alcohol" – 4:50
"I Am the Walrus" (live) – 8:15


Contrary to the sleeve notes, which claimed it was recorded at the Glasgow Cathouse in June 1994, "I Am the Walrus" was actually recorded at a soundcheck for a gig at the Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland on 6 February 1994, as part of a Sony Music seminar. The reason why this wasn't mentioned on the original sleevenotes is that Noel thought mentioning the fact that it was recorded at a corporate event would "look shit". The crowd noises at the beginning and end of the track are from a Faces bootleg of Noel's.

The single is the first Oasis release to feature the inclusion of a song not written by Noel Gallagher.

Noel in the Lock the Box interview says "I remember writing it in my flat in Manchester, and two guys used to live above me, and in those days, being the fucking geezer that I was, I used to write on the electric guitar with my amp in the fucking room, in a block of flats, on ten, and one of the guys passed me on the stairs and said "You're not gonna fucking write a song to that riff are you? That's fucking rubbish" and I was going "Listen fat arse, that's gonna be fucking amazing when it comes out"."

Noel has also said of "Cigarettes and Alcohol", "That song keeps getting better and better for me."

Noel claims that when they released "Cigarettes and Alcohol", he realised how big they were going to be. He said in an interview that "that was the moment when we realised we should belt up, it's gonna get a bit mad from here on in."

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What's Going On At 'This Feeling' This Weekend?

Eugene McGuinness has unveiled the accompanying video for new single The Crueler Kind. The single is out now on Domino Records and Eugene has announced two very special This Feeling shows to accompany it.


Eugene plays This Feeling Manchester, in association with Jack Daniels, at The Ruby Lounge October 10th along with Alias Kid who are managed by Alan McGee, Hidden Charms and Lucky T. Jackson and headlines the This Feeling stage at Dunfermline Live in Scotland. Also playing at the festival are Embrace, King Creosote, Dexters and a host of exciting new Scottish bands taking place across various venues in Dunfermline, Scotland.


Since Kasabian booted things off in style at the very first This Feeling 8 years ago This Feeling's reputation, reach and legend has grown.

Now in association with XFM and with club nights in Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leicester, MIlton Keynes and Birmingham and with plans for more,

This Feeling is the UK's most rock n roll night out, a regular haunt of well known faces, and where to see the next big things first.

Coming up this month...

This Feeling London at The MacBeth (Jack's Place) Oct 3rd ft Hidden Charms (live), The Van Doos (live), The Frankly's (live), Nick Mercer Jnr (live) + Dexters (DJ)

This Feeling Edinburgh at the Voodoo Rooms Oct 3rd ft Caravan Club (live), Emelle (live), The Dirty Wurks (live), Black Cat Bone (live) + The Jackals (DJ)

This Feeling Glasgow at the Record Factory Oct 4th ft The Pacific Blues (live), Ghost Alaska (live), Kill City Radio (live), Baren (live) + Kyle Neary (DJ)

This Feeling Milton Keynes at the Crauford Arms Oct 4th ft Jonny Brown ex Twisted Wheel (live), The Harrington Blues (live), Lawrence Bray (live), The Scruff (live) + This Feeling DJs till 2am

This Feeling Manchester in association with Jack Daniels at The Ruby Lounge Oct 10th ft Eugene McGuinness (live), Alias Kid (live), Hidden Charms (live), Lucky T Jackson (live), Gigslutz (DJ) & Hattie Pearson of XFM (DJ)

This Feeling Birmingham at The Victoria Oct 11th ft The Assist (live), Thieves (live), Plastic Factory (live) + This Feeling DJs till 2am This Feeling Liverpool at The Magnet Oct 24th ft Hidden Charms (live), Whitecliff (live), The Vryll Society (live), Paddy Clegg (live) + Gigslutz (DJ)

Visit www.thisfeeling.co.uk for tickets and infomation on club nights all over the UK.

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