Gallery: Noel Gallagher's 12 Best Insults

Twenty years after Oasis reached their zenith, Noel Gallagher has matured into one of rock's unlikelier elder statesmen. As he admits in an interview this weekend, 'When I'm in between tours and have f***-all to do, I sit around and I do become like a dad.'

Now middle-aged and returning with a second album for his High Flying Birds project, we take a moment to celebrate Gallagher's greatest achievements outside of music: his inspired put-downs. From Tony Blair to the Scissor Sisters, the elder Gallagher is happy to voice a distaste for just about anybody he comes across, and here are the highlights.

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Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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Noel Gallagher On Brother Liam, Oasis, Beady Eye, Storage Hunters And More

His hellraising Oasis days are long gone but now, with a new solo album out, Noel Gallagher has lost none of his sweary swagger.

Click here to read the full interview from todays Telegraph Magazine.

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Noel Gallagher Describes 2013 As A 'Dogshit Year'

Noel Gallagher has said that 2013 was a 'dogshit year', and described it as 'awful'.

He told the Telegraph Magazine "It was awful, I had glandular fever, then I went for my annual health check-up. And honest to God I felt all right when I went in, and the doctor made me feel like I was about to drop dead in the street when I came out. I won't go into it' he says, alluding to an unspecified medical condition, 'but 'I' (also) got tinnitus in my ear, and I pulled two muscles in the back of my hand. Not from playing guitar; I cracked them on the side of something, and I bashed round the casing of the nerves. It was horrible. I couldn't even put my hand in my pocket.

He added "Then I went on holiday with the kids. And I was getting out of a swimming pool with one of them in my hand and did my back in. Then my doctor put me on these tablets - I won't tell what for,' he says again. '[and] told me that if I didn't take them I would virtually drop dead. I was taking them for months and they made me feel awful, So I quit taking them and I feel great again. But I was thinking, the health game's a racket. 'So that was a terrible year. But then again, as soon as I got back to work - I started this album on January 6 20014 - that took my mind off it, and I was all right.'

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Noel Gallagher To Appear On The New Paul Weller Album ‘Saturns Pattern’

Noel Gallagher has told the Telegraph Magazine that he recorded something for Paul Weller's new album ‘Saturns Pattern’ two weeks ago at the Modfather's Black Barn Studios in Surrey.

He said the track is 'f*cking great', the album will be released on May 11th and is the follow-up to Weller's 2012's 'Sonik Kicks'.

Other musicians on the record include Steve Cradock, Andy Crofts, Ben Gordelier, Steve Pilgrim, Syd Arthur and The Strypes' Josh McClorey.

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Noel Gallagher On Beady Eye's Second Album BE

Noel Gallagher has spoken about the release of Beady Eye's second album BE, and said it was 'a chorus away' from being great.

He told the Telegraph Magazine that it's release was hobbled by circumstances, Gem Archer fractured his skull, then at a later date his leg, which meant the cancellation of a number of tour dates.

He said "I believe that if Gem hadn't smashed his face and broken his leg they'd probably still be together,' I think that killed a lot of momentum."

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Noel Gallagher Goes To The Gym Every Day

Noel Gallagher has built a gym in his basement so he doesn't have to deal with the general public.

He told the Telegraph Magazine "I go to the gym every day - I'm lucky enough to have a gym in my house, so I don't have to deal with the general public".

He added that his fitness regime was born of necessity. "I'd put my back out, and my doctor sent me to physiotherapy in the hospital. And it was like a gym. And I got into the habit of working out. And like anything you become addicted to it. But I was thinking, 'I cannot go to a gym. I cannot be in a gym with another guy my age who was at Knebworth - he ain't seeing that. So I'm afraid we had to dig the basement out. '

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Noel Gallagher Interview In Today's Telegraph Magazine

There is an interview with Noel Gallagher in this today's Telegraph Magazine that's free in the newspaper (UK Only).

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On This Day In Oasis History...

Below are a number of videos from February 14th 2007, when Oasis picked up the Outstanding Contribution award at the Brit Awards.



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Further Reductions In Pretty Green's AW14 Sale 'Ends Monday'

SALE ENDS MONDAY EXTRA 10% Off SALE ITEMS WITH CODE EXTRASALE10 

Pretty Green's AW14 Sale continues with further reductions, enjoy up to 70% off selected items in store and at www.prettygreen.com.

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Noel Gallagher Is On The Cover Of The French 'Rolling Stone' Magazine

There is an interview with Noel Gallagher in the French edition of Rolling Stone magazine, it's on sale now.

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Tickets On Sale Now For Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds In New York

Tickets for Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds at the Webster Hall in New York on May 7th are on sale now.

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Rare Oasis Memorabilia Up For Auction Later This Month

An NME award that Noel Gallagher threw away is going under the hammer and has been valued at £5,000.

The Oasis legend picked up the New Musical Express ‘Oscar’ after its readers voted his band ‘The Musical Event of the Year’ in 1995/96.

But when he went to collect it he expressed his anger at the magazine’s editor for failing to acknowledge the death of Rob Collins, keyboard player with The Charlatans.

Collins was killed in a car accident in 1996 driving back from Rockfield Studios near Monmouth.

Noel made a ‘lest we forget those that have passed this year’ speech and said that the then editor of the NME was ‘...... disgrace’ for omitting to mention Collins.

He then dedicated the award to Collins before throwing it on the ground, causing the finger on the hand-shaped award to snap off.

Noel was later given the award back, but gave it away to the current owner, who was in the music industry at the time.

Now it will go under the hammer on February 25 at an event organised by Omega Auctions at its premises in Great Sankey, Warrington.

Another Oasis lot will include the original blackboard that features in the classroom cover of their classic B sides album The Masterplan.

he points out that unique markings on the wood, along with chalk markings and its size, ensure that this is definitely the same board that features in his photograph.

The vendor got this from a teacher who worked at the school in Woolwich where the cover shot was taken.

The iconic piece of Oasis history is valued at £1,000.

Also for sale is a pair of ‘as new’ promotional Dr Martens black boots produced for the band and staff working on the Be Here Now 97/98 tour. Size 10, they come in the original in Dr Martens box.

The band’s first ever demo cassette recorded in late 1991 and Jan 1992 with Noel’s handwriting on the labels, is also for sale.

It was given to Terry Christian personally by Noel in 1992 while he was having dinner in Don Giovanni’s in Manchester.

The cassette features early studio demos on one side and an early gig on the B side from The Boardwalk, and is priced at £1,000.

For more information see www.omegaauctions.co.uk

Source: www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

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Oasis Feature In BBC Radio 2 Show That Airs Next Week

Johnnie Walker's Long-Players 
Wednesday 18th February at 22:00 (UK Time) on BBC Radio 2. 

Johnnie and David Hepworth discuss two releases from 1994 that are defining albums of Britpop - Blur's Parklife and Oasis's debut Definitely Maybe.

Featuring contributions by Blur and their producer Stephen Street, while fan Johnny Depp and Creation label boss Alan McGee chat about Definitely Maybe.

Listen live on www.bbc.co.uk/radio2

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Oasis To Release Knebworth Album And More Next Year

Noel Gallagher has said in an interview with German magazine Event that Oasis will release a documentary and a live album next year to celebrate 20 years since the legendary Knebworth shows that took place in 1996.

When questioned if a Oasis documentary was in the pipeline he said ""Oh yeah! Just because it'll be the 20th anniversary of our Knebworth concerts in 2016. And because we're a bunch a of nutters, we've completely forgotten that we had actually filmed the whole thing. With like 20 cameras and a lot of what happened on the festival ground as well. Like fans arriving, backstage sequences, interviews and flights over the area. Which we've never released. I've no idea why. But we decided that 2016 would be a good moment to do so, since Knebworth was the highlight of our career. We think that the 20th would make a good occasion to reflect on that, or to tell history of Oasis - and then leave it at that. So far there's going to be a documentary and a live album."

Thanks to asimarx for the translation.

Knebworth is a venue that has long been associated with the biggest acts in rock history; Queen, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones had all played there to vast audiences. Oasis saw themselves as part of this rock legacy and there were only few UK locations left that could handle the crowds that followed them. Oasis wanted to set a new benchmark for an open-air performance; they hired the biggest PA, the biggest video screens, and reportedly sold over 250,000 tickets for two consecutive performances.


 

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'The Dying Of The Light' 10" Vinyl Details

HMV in the UK will be stocking an exclusive, numbered 10" vinyl edition of 'The Dying Of The Light', a demo version of a new track from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.

The record is available to pre-order in store now and will be released on February 16th for £5.99. Each record will contain a voucher to receive £2 off the cost of Gallagher's new album Chasing Yesterday.

You can see the exclusive artwork for the vinyl below.

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds To Play Mexico City In May

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds are playing Mexico City on May 25th! You'll be able to catch them at the Metropolitan Theatre and tickets are on general sale Wednesday Feb 18th at 11am CST here.

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On This Day In Oasis History...

The video below shows some footage from the 12th February 2009, when Oasis played at the Palacio De Deportes De La Comunidad in Madrid, Spain.



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Review: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'Chasing Yesterday'

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'Chasing Yesterday' 4/5

Opening with a minor chord strummed on an acoustic guitar somewhere off in the distance, Noel Gallagher's second solo album, Chasing Yesterday, echoes Oasis' second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? -- a conscious move from a rocker who's never minded trading in memories of the past.

He may be evoking his Brit-pop heyday -- "Lock All the Doors" surges with the cadences of "Morning Glory" even as it interpolates David Essex's "Rock On" -- but it amounts to no more than a wink because Gallagher knows he's two decades older and perhaps a little wiser as well.

Certainly, Chasing Yesterday is the work of a musician very comfortable with his craft. Like the first album from High Flying Birds -- a largely anonymous group of pros who make no attempt to steal the spotlight from their leader -- it moves deliberately, never rushing and rarely rocking, preferring to find pleasure in majesty instead of hedonism.

Where 2011's HFB kept things a shade too calm -- its reserve almost seemed like a rebuke to the messy id of Gallagher's brother -- Chasing Yesterday occasionally threatens to actually rock, delivering that signature wall of guitars on the aforementioned "Lock All the Doors," mustering up a bit of old-fashioned, cowbell-driven glam boogie on "The Mexican," and quickening the tempo on "You Know We Can't Go Back," a piece of incandescent pop that plays as a resigned companion to "Step Out."

Better still, the self-styled epics -- which include the first single "In the Heat of the Moment" and closing "Ballad of the Mighty I," which features grace notes from a guesting Johnny Marr -- pulsate with quiet color, as does "Riverman," a signature piece of stately late-period Beatles pop that would've been drained to grey on HFB.

Here, "Riverman" breathes and sighs, taking a moment to slide into a saxophone-accentuated guitar solo straight out of a pre-punk 1976, and this masterful flair is a testament to the control and focus Gallagher displays on Chasing Yesterday. He's not racing after the past, nor is he afraid to seem floridly fussy: he's reveling in his ascendency to the position of one of rock's wise old men.

Source: www.allmusic.com

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Noel Gallagher Will Be A Guest On 'The Graham Norton Show' Later This Month

27th February at 22:35 on BBC1 (UK Only).

Among the guests on Graham's sofa will be Hollywood superstar Will Smith and Australian actress Margot Robbie, appearing in new movie Focus; Wolverine star Hugh Jackman, in new film Chappie; and singer-songwriter Noel Gallagher who performs new single Ballad of the Mighty I.

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Noel Gallagher Turns Down Invite To Work With Libertines

Noel Gallagher has said that he cannot accept Carl Barât's invite to produce the new Libertines album.


As reported, Barat announced he wants Noel Gallagher to produce the eagerly awaited record, stating, "I'd love to work with him", in the new issue of NME, which is on newsstands now and available digitally.

However, speaking to NME in a video interview you can watch above, Gallagher states that the band's insistence on recording abroad means he will be unable to participate.

"We've exchanged a few emails but unfortunately they want to do it in Thailand," Gallagher says. "With the best will in the world, I'm on tour and I can't do it. I would genuinely love to be involved but they're going to do it in Thailand and I can't be in Thailand."

The High Flying Birds singer does offer a piece of advice to The Libertines, however, regarding their third album. He stated: "As long as they don't overthink it, they'll be alright."

Speaking to NME, The Libertines' Carl Barat had previously said: "I know Noel's really busy, but hopefully he's got a bit of time for the Libertines who love him so."

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds release their second album in March. The Libertines are expected release an album later in 2015.

Source: www.nme.com

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