Bonehead
Liam Gallagher
Oasis
Click here to watch two interviews with Liam Gallagher and Bonehead at the Supersonic premiere in Manchester last night.
Video: Liam Gallagher And Bonehead Interviews From The Supersonic Premiere
Click here to watch two interviews with Liam Gallagher and Bonehead at the Supersonic premiere in Manchester last night.
Liam Gallagher
Mat Whitehouse
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
Today we interviewed Liam Gallagher at the premiere of Supersonic, the documentary on the rise of one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands of our time: Oasis. Directed by Mat Whitecross, the film takes an in-depth look at the often tumultuous relationship between brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, two of the finest rock stars this country has ever produced; Supersonic opens with the formation of Oasis in 1991 and culminates with their record breaking gig at Knebworth on 10th August 1996 – 20 years ago.
Liam Gallagher told us that “the thought of being solo [still] does not to do it for me”, however he is making the record “for himself” and “to pay the f*****g bills”. When asked about his brother Noel, who in the movie admits Oasis would have not gotten off the ground without his voice, he sayid: “That’s probably the truest thing he’s ever said.”
Source: www.theupcoming.co.uk
Video: Liam Gallagher Interview On Solo Album, Oasis, Noel Gallagher
Today we interviewed Liam Gallagher at the premiere of Supersonic, the documentary on the rise of one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands of our time: Oasis. Directed by Mat Whitecross, the film takes an in-depth look at the often tumultuous relationship between brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, two of the finest rock stars this country has ever produced; Supersonic opens with the formation of Oasis in 1991 and culminates with their record breaking gig at Knebworth on 10th August 1996 – 20 years ago.
Liam Gallagher told us that “the thought of being solo [still] does not to do it for me”, however he is making the record “for himself” and “to pay the f*****g bills”. When asked about his brother Noel, who in the movie admits Oasis would have not gotten off the ground without his voice, he sayid: “That’s probably the truest thing he’s ever said.”
Source: www.theupcoming.co.uk
Beady Eye
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
Liam Gallagher has revealed whether he will perform Oasis songs when playing live around his upcoming solo album release.
The former frontman of the Britpop band had previously denied that he would go solo, arguing that he wouldn't do so because he is "not a c**t". However, it was later announced that he has inked a deal with major label Warner Bros for a solo LP, coming in 2017.
Gallagher's post-Oasis band Beady Eye initially decided against performing Oasis hits live, eventually introducing a handful of the Britpop group's songs into their set during in 2012.
Supporting The Stone Roses at Manchester's Heaton Park that year, Beady Eye performed 'Morning Glory' and 'Rock 'n' Roll Star' for the first time.
Speaking to The Sunday Times, Liam has now confirmed that he will perform Oasis songs live when he makes his return.
"[The songs] belong to me as much as to [Noel]," he said. "He wrote them, but I raised them." Gallagher went on to say that he will open sets with 'Don’t Look Back in Anger', the first Oasis single to feature lead vocals from brother Noel.
Elsewhere in the interview, Liam said of his solo record: "I can only say it’s sounding promising." He also acknowledged fan doubts over what the music might sound like. "There’s disbelief, without a doubt. That spurs me on. It’s like when people body-shame someone, and two minutes later they’ve got a six-pack," he said.
"I’m not a media darling, so people go, ‘He can’t write songs.’ And maybe I can’t, but what I’ve got is good. It’s a bit of everything. A few are a bit 'Working Class Hero', which suits my Rolls-Royce. And garage-rock psychedelia, in your face. There’s a song I like called 'Over' — acoustic, faraway voices. Cool. I think it will put a few people in their place."
“The main thing is, the voice is sounding delicious," Gallagher continued. "It’s still banging it. Then there’s nice falsetto bits. Bit chilled."
Source: www.nme.com
Liam Gallagher Reveals He'll Perform Oasis Songs Live At Solo Shows
Liam Gallagher has revealed whether he will perform Oasis songs when playing live around his upcoming solo album release.
The former frontman of the Britpop band had previously denied that he would go solo, arguing that he wouldn't do so because he is "not a c**t". However, it was later announced that he has inked a deal with major label Warner Bros for a solo LP, coming in 2017.
Gallagher's post-Oasis band Beady Eye initially decided against performing Oasis hits live, eventually introducing a handful of the Britpop group's songs into their set during in 2012.
Supporting The Stone Roses at Manchester's Heaton Park that year, Beady Eye performed 'Morning Glory' and 'Rock 'n' Roll Star' for the first time.
Speaking to The Sunday Times, Liam has now confirmed that he will perform Oasis songs live when he makes his return.
"[The songs] belong to me as much as to [Noel]," he said. "He wrote them, but I raised them." Gallagher went on to say that he will open sets with 'Don’t Look Back in Anger', the first Oasis single to feature lead vocals from brother Noel.
Elsewhere in the interview, Liam said of his solo record: "I can only say it’s sounding promising." He also acknowledged fan doubts over what the music might sound like. "There’s disbelief, without a doubt. That spurs me on. It’s like when people body-shame someone, and two minutes later they’ve got a six-pack," he said.
"I’m not a media darling, so people go, ‘He can’t write songs.’ And maybe I can’t, but what I’ve got is good. It’s a bit of everything. A few are a bit 'Working Class Hero', which suits my Rolls-Royce. And garage-rock psychedelia, in your face. There’s a song I like called 'Over' — acoustic, faraway voices. Cool. I think it will put a few people in their place."
“The main thing is, the voice is sounding delicious," Gallagher continued. "It’s still banging it. Then there’s nice falsetto bits. Bit chilled."
Source: www.nme.com
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
The younger Gallagher brother says the band should never have split up - but can't resist having a pop at his brother Noel.
Liam Gallagher has said he is ready for an Oasis reunion - but will not go "cap in hand" to brother Noel to make it happen.
The band's ex-frontman said that the band should never have split up in 2009 and that his "bags are packed" if the opportunity arises to get the group together again.
He told Sky News: "If it happens tomorrow, I'm ready, my bags are packed. If it happens in a year, I'm still ready, if it happens in 10 years, I'm still ready.
"But there'll be no cap in the hand and no banjo, you know what I mean? A little f****** skinny, stringy dog outside his house going 'please sir, I need a f****** band, mate.
"If it happens, it happens, if it doesn't, it f****** doesn't, we move on."
Speaking at the launch of Supersonic, a new documentary film about the band, Liam, 44, could not resist a dig at his older brother - who did not attend the screening.
He said: "He won't be here - he's in one of his really, really, really, big houses, probably eating tofu, while having a f****** face peel, ain't that right, man of the people?"
Wearing his trademark parka jacket, Liam admitted to missing his older brother "without a doubt".
But he also accused him of "ruining" his Oasis career.
He said: "He just wanted to do this thing, there is a lot of angst there. For someone to ruin my Oasis career to further his own, we have got to get past that a little bit."
Supersonic - made by the team behind award-winning documentaries Amy and Senna - charts the formation and rise of Oasis.
Following the group through the early '90s, the film includes commentary from family and unseen archive material.
Click here to watch a short interview of Liam.
Source: news.sky.com
Liam Gallagher 'Ready' For Oasis Reunion
The younger Gallagher brother says the band should never have split up - but can't resist having a pop at his brother Noel.
Liam Gallagher has said he is ready for an Oasis reunion - but will not go "cap in hand" to brother Noel to make it happen.
The band's ex-frontman said that the band should never have split up in 2009 and that his "bags are packed" if the opportunity arises to get the group together again.
He told Sky News: "If it happens tomorrow, I'm ready, my bags are packed. If it happens in a year, I'm still ready, if it happens in 10 years, I'm still ready.
"But there'll be no cap in the hand and no banjo, you know what I mean? A little f****** skinny, stringy dog outside his house going 'please sir, I need a f****** band, mate.
"If it happens, it happens, if it doesn't, it f****** doesn't, we move on."
Speaking at the launch of Supersonic, a new documentary film about the band, Liam, 44, could not resist a dig at his older brother - who did not attend the screening.
He said: "He won't be here - he's in one of his really, really, really, big houses, probably eating tofu, while having a f****** face peel, ain't that right, man of the people?"
Wearing his trademark parka jacket, Liam admitted to missing his older brother "without a doubt".
But he also accused him of "ruining" his Oasis career.
He said: "He just wanted to do this thing, there is a lot of angst there. For someone to ruin my Oasis career to further his own, we have got to get past that a little bit."
Supersonic - made by the team behind award-winning documentaries Amy and Senna - charts the formation and rise of Oasis.
Following the group through the early '90s, the film includes commentary from family and unseen archive material.
Click here to watch a short interview of Liam.
Source: news.sky.com
Liam Gallagher
Oasis
Below is footage from Liam Gallagher's Q&A that took place yesterday at the premiere of Oasis' 'Supersonic'.
Footage From Liam Gallagher's Q&A At The Supersonic Premiere
Below is footage from Liam Gallagher's Q&A that took place yesterday at the premiere of Oasis' 'Supersonic'.
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Peggy Gallagher
Liam was in Manchester for a special premiere of the Mat Whitecross film, which is released in cinemas on October 7.
Liam Gallagher was back in Manchester to celebrate the release of the new Oasis rockumentary Supersonic - but he couldn't resist taking the opportunity to have a swipe at his big brother.
In a post-screening Q&A that was beamed live to over 300 UK cinemas, the younger Gallagher kept the fires of sibling rivalry burning when he was asked why Noel wasn't at the Manchester screening of the new Mat Whitecross movie.
He replied: "He's probably in his big house, eating tofu and having a face peel. That's what posh people do."
On fine four-letter form, Liam answered questions about his favourite memories of the early years of Oasis and whether the film - a collection of amateur home movies, concert footage, archive interviews and new chats with the band - had jogged his memory.
Liam, 44, said that he was surprised the director had managed to turn up so much footage because "I don't really like having cameras" around, and joked that his friends must have been secretly shooting it "under cover".
"They must have been ****ing sneaking it," he said. "When anyone whipped a camera out in those days I shut up shop."
Supersonic focuses on the band's early years, from the moment Noel joined Liam's band up to their record breaking gigs at Knebworth in 1996, when they became the biggest rock band in the world.
But it also touches on more challenging personal moments for the boys, including their difficult relationship with their father, Thomas, and the reasons for the tensions between the brothers.
Whitecross said he had deliberately chosen this period because the first few years for any new band are always the most 'interesting and unique'. He also praised the brothers - and especially their mum Peggy Gallagher - for their generous contributions to the film.
Liam's bandmate and the group's rhythm guitarist Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs was also in the audience and was eventually beckoned on stage by Liam to join in the Q&A. The pair shared a hug before bantering with each other about their feelings about the film and time in Oasis.
Liam teased Bonehead about his outfit, asking him if he'd been to expensive Northern Quarter mens fashion shop Oi Polloi. And he even tried to help a fan chose a name for her new baby girl, answering: "Elsa, how about that?", then changing his mind to Noleen.
Inevitably, Liam was also invited to answer questions about what he was up to next. His solo album "will be out when it's out", he said, and at one point he remarked, "F*** Oasis" - which might just confirm he has no intention of restarting a band with the brother he repeatedly calls 'the potato' on social media.
Source: www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Liam Gallagher Says F*ck Oasis At The Screening Of New Movie Supersonic
Liam was in Manchester for a special premiere of the Mat Whitecross film, which is released in cinemas on October 7.
Liam Gallagher was back in Manchester to celebrate the release of the new Oasis rockumentary Supersonic - but he couldn't resist taking the opportunity to have a swipe at his big brother.
In a post-screening Q&A that was beamed live to over 300 UK cinemas, the younger Gallagher kept the fires of sibling rivalry burning when he was asked why Noel wasn't at the Manchester screening of the new Mat Whitecross movie.
He replied: "He's probably in his big house, eating tofu and having a face peel. That's what posh people do."
On fine four-letter form, Liam answered questions about his favourite memories of the early years of Oasis and whether the film - a collection of amateur home movies, concert footage, archive interviews and new chats with the band - had jogged his memory.
Liam, 44, said that he was surprised the director had managed to turn up so much footage because "I don't really like having cameras" around, and joked that his friends must have been secretly shooting it "under cover".
"They must have been ****ing sneaking it," he said. "When anyone whipped a camera out in those days I shut up shop."
Supersonic focuses on the band's early years, from the moment Noel joined Liam's band up to their record breaking gigs at Knebworth in 1996, when they became the biggest rock band in the world.
But it also touches on more challenging personal moments for the boys, including their difficult relationship with their father, Thomas, and the reasons for the tensions between the brothers.
Whitecross said he had deliberately chosen this period because the first few years for any new band are always the most 'interesting and unique'. He also praised the brothers - and especially their mum Peggy Gallagher - for their generous contributions to the film.
Liam's bandmate and the group's rhythm guitarist Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs was also in the audience and was eventually beckoned on stage by Liam to join in the Q&A. The pair shared a hug before bantering with each other about their feelings about the film and time in Oasis.
Liam teased Bonehead about his outfit, asking him if he'd been to expensive Northern Quarter mens fashion shop Oi Polloi. And he even tried to help a fan chose a name for her new baby girl, answering: "Elsa, how about that?", then changing his mind to Noleen.
Inevitably, Liam was also invited to answer questions about what he was up to next. His solo album "will be out when it's out", he said, and at one point he remarked, "F*** Oasis" - which might just confirm he has no intention of restarting a band with the brother he repeatedly calls 'the potato' on social media.
Source: www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Kanye West
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
Liam Gallagher has claimed if Oasis got back together they would put the likes of Kanye West and X Factor winners “to bed”.
Donning his traditional parka jacket and waving the standard two-finger salute to photographers, the Oasis frontman also revealed he misses his estranged brother Noel.
The 44-year-old was in London’s Leicester Square for a special first screening of a new documentary called Supersonic which details the band’s meteoric rise to stardom.
Speaking to the Press Association, the Mancunian said he is “not sure if Oasis will ever get back together”, adding: “You will have to ask the little man.
“I am ready to go, my bags are packed, we shouldn’t have split up – you know what I mean?
“For someone to ruin my Oasis career to further his own, we have got to get past that a little bit.”
Asked if he missed his brother, who he has been at loggerheads with since 2009, the long-haired Britpop icon said: “Yeah, without a doubt.”
Liam also said Oasis were not the greatest band ever, adding: “We were one of them – definitely. And we still are.
“If we got back tomorrow it would be business as usual. Regardless of whether we are living in a Kanye world or a f***ing X Factor world, we’d put them all to bed I think.”
Supersonic documents the formation and rise of Oasis, from their council-estate beginnings to their record-breaking performance at Knebworth.
Created by some of the team from award-winning documentaries such as Amy and Senna, the film provides unprecedented access to the band.
Following the group through the early 90s, the documentary includes commentary from family and unseen archive material.
Liam said the two-hour film “brought back memories” and that overall he is “quite happy with it”.
He added: “I like it, it is raw, it’s not flash – it’s good. I like the bits I’m in.”
An avid football fan, particularly as a diehard Manchester City supporter, reacting to the Daily Telegraph’s probe into alleged football corruption, which resulted in former England manager Sam Allardyce leaving the role by “mutual agreement”, he said it was “pure greed”.
Pressed on who he would like to see fill the position, he said he “isn’t a big England fan”, adding: “Gotta be English man, I think – Gareth Southgate, why not.”
Director Mat Whitecross, the man also behind Road to Guantanamo, said he “grew up with the band” and was a “massive fan”, admitting it was “amazing” to work with the brothers.
“Given the fact they have fallen out and they didn’t want to speak to each other, actually from a filmmaking perspective it was probably better because it meant we could interview them separately,” he added.
Revealing it was “difficult” to get hold of some of the earlier footage, he also said it was “hard” obtaining film from their first year.
He added: “Luckily, for whatever reason, every time there was a particular incident, whether it was their visit to Japan or when they tried to break America and blew it all up because of drugs, for some reason someone just happened by chance to have recorded that night.”
The documentary is out on general release from October 7 in 380 cinemas across the UK and Ireland.
Source: www.yorkpress.co.uk
Liam Gallagher Is Not Sure If Oasis Will Ever Get Back Together
Liam Gallagher has claimed if Oasis got back together they would put the likes of Kanye West and X Factor winners “to bed”.
Donning his traditional parka jacket and waving the standard two-finger salute to photographers, the Oasis frontman also revealed he misses his estranged brother Noel.
The 44-year-old was in London’s Leicester Square for a special first screening of a new documentary called Supersonic which details the band’s meteoric rise to stardom.
Speaking to the Press Association, the Mancunian said he is “not sure if Oasis will ever get back together”, adding: “You will have to ask the little man.
“I am ready to go, my bags are packed, we shouldn’t have split up – you know what I mean?
“For someone to ruin my Oasis career to further his own, we have got to get past that a little bit.”
Asked if he missed his brother, who he has been at loggerheads with since 2009, the long-haired Britpop icon said: “Yeah, without a doubt.”
Liam also said Oasis were not the greatest band ever, adding: “We were one of them – definitely. And we still are.
“If we got back tomorrow it would be business as usual. Regardless of whether we are living in a Kanye world or a f***ing X Factor world, we’d put them all to bed I think.”
Supersonic documents the formation and rise of Oasis, from their council-estate beginnings to their record-breaking performance at Knebworth.
Created by some of the team from award-winning documentaries such as Amy and Senna, the film provides unprecedented access to the band.
Following the group through the early 90s, the documentary includes commentary from family and unseen archive material.
Liam said the two-hour film “brought back memories” and that overall he is “quite happy with it”.
He added: “I like it, it is raw, it’s not flash – it’s good. I like the bits I’m in.”
An avid football fan, particularly as a diehard Manchester City supporter, reacting to the Daily Telegraph’s probe into alleged football corruption, which resulted in former England manager Sam Allardyce leaving the role by “mutual agreement”, he said it was “pure greed”.
Pressed on who he would like to see fill the position, he said he “isn’t a big England fan”, adding: “Gotta be English man, I think – Gareth Southgate, why not.”
Director Mat Whitecross, the man also behind Road to Guantanamo, said he “grew up with the band” and was a “massive fan”, admitting it was “amazing” to work with the brothers.
“Given the fact they have fallen out and they didn’t want to speak to each other, actually from a filmmaking perspective it was probably better because it meant we could interview them separately,” he added.
Revealing it was “difficult” to get hold of some of the earlier footage, he also said it was “hard” obtaining film from their first year.
He added: “Luckily, for whatever reason, every time there was a particular incident, whether it was their visit to Japan or when they tried to break America and blew it all up because of drugs, for some reason someone just happened by chance to have recorded that night.”
The documentary is out on general release from October 7 in 380 cinemas across the UK and Ireland.
Source: www.yorkpress.co.uk
John Lennon
Liam Gallagher
Oasis
Liam Gallagher has discussed his upcoming solo album in a pair of new interviews.
The former Oasis frontman had previously denied that he would go solo, arguing that he wouldn't do so because he is "not a c**t". However, it was later announced that he has inked a deal with major label Warner Bros for a solo LP, coming in 2017.
Speaking to The Telegraph, Gallagher has now said: "I guess it’s the last chance to dance, know what I mean? There’ll be some rock 'n’ roll bangers on [the album], but also some softer, John Lennon-y things. That’s who I am. You know, I can’t cook. I fucking refuse to cook. All I can do is do what I do."
In another interview with The Sunday Times, Liam added: "I can only say it’s sounding promising." He also acknowledged fan doubts over what the music might sound like. "There’s disbelief, without a doubt. That spurs me on. It’s like when people body-shame someone, and two minutes later they’ve got a six-pack," he said.
"I’m not a media darling, so people go, ‘He can’t write songs.’ And maybe I can’t, but what I’ve got is good. It’s a bit of everything. A few are a bit 'Working Class Hero', which suits my Rolls-Royce. And garage-rock psychedelia, in your face. There’s a song I like called 'Over' — acoustic, faraway voices. Cool. I think it will put a few people in their place."
“The main thing is, the voice is sounding delicious," Gallagher continued. "It’s still banging it. Then there’s nice falsetto bits. Bit chilled."
Source: www.nme.com
Liam Gallagher Compares His New Music To The Work Of John Lennon
Liam Gallagher has discussed his upcoming solo album in a pair of new interviews.
The former Oasis frontman had previously denied that he would go solo, arguing that he wouldn't do so because he is "not a c**t". However, it was later announced that he has inked a deal with major label Warner Bros for a solo LP, coming in 2017.
Speaking to The Telegraph, Gallagher has now said: "I guess it’s the last chance to dance, know what I mean? There’ll be some rock 'n’ roll bangers on [the album], but also some softer, John Lennon-y things. That’s who I am. You know, I can’t cook. I fucking refuse to cook. All I can do is do what I do."
In another interview with The Sunday Times, Liam added: "I can only say it’s sounding promising." He also acknowledged fan doubts over what the music might sound like. "There’s disbelief, without a doubt. That spurs me on. It’s like when people body-shame someone, and two minutes later they’ve got a six-pack," he said.
"I’m not a media darling, so people go, ‘He can’t write songs.’ And maybe I can’t, but what I’ve got is good. It’s a bit of everything. A few are a bit 'Working Class Hero', which suits my Rolls-Royce. And garage-rock psychedelia, in your face. There’s a song I like called 'Over' — acoustic, faraway voices. Cool. I think it will put a few people in their place."
“The main thing is, the voice is sounding delicious," Gallagher continued. "It’s still banging it. Then there’s nice falsetto bits. Bit chilled."
Source: www.nme.com
Bonehead
Chris Martin
Coldplay
Gary Barlow
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
Liam Gallagher has slated Kanye West in a new interview.
Gallagher has spoken to various outlets over the past few weeks ahead of new Oasis documentary Supersonic and his forthcoming solo album.
Speaking to The Sunday Times, Gallagher weighed in on Kanye, saying that he was "not having" the star and his brand of "designer rap".
It's not the first time that Gallagher has criticised West. Last year Gallagher hit out at West's Brit Awards performance, describing it as "utter shit".
He went on to explain why the US never "got" his Britpop band: "I knew Americans weren’t going to get us. They want razzamatazz. Five lads stood there, staring you out? It’s going to be intimidating for them, the poor souls. But in England, I was the fucking man, and still do believe I am today. The thought of someone else being the main frontman in England? My hair would’ve gone grey."
Elsewhere in the Sunday Times interview, Liam called out today's young bands for failing to behave like proper rock stars. Gallagher shared his view that "any band worth their salt is not just music".
Asked whether he really means this, Gallagher said: "Without a doubt. If it's all about music, then it's Coldplay. The most rock’n’roll thing Chris Martin did was wear a leather jacket. I thought, 'Go on, lad. That's a start.'"
Encouraging today's musicians to cause more mischief, Gallagher said: "If I was a 20-year-old in a band and somebody stuck [an iPhone] in my face, I’d stick it up their arse, or mine. There is no excuse for young bands to act like grown men. When you're older and have kids, cool it out a bit, but I get up to more mischief in my butcher’s than [they] do on their fucking tours. Maybe it's just where we're from."
He added: "I guess it goes back to the working-class thing. The shit-kickers aren’t breaking through. A lot of music these days is by middle-class kids."
Speaking in another interview to promote Supersonic, Gallagher criticised brother Noel for dressing like Gary Barlow.
This week saw bookmakers slash the odds of Oasis reforming to tour in 2017, while former guitarist Bonehead said he'd 'be there like a shot' if a reunion seemed likely.
Source: www.nme.com
Liam Gallagher Slates Kanye West In New Interview
Liam Gallagher has slated Kanye West in a new interview.
Gallagher has spoken to various outlets over the past few weeks ahead of new Oasis documentary Supersonic and his forthcoming solo album.
Speaking to The Sunday Times, Gallagher weighed in on Kanye, saying that he was "not having" the star and his brand of "designer rap".
It's not the first time that Gallagher has criticised West. Last year Gallagher hit out at West's Brit Awards performance, describing it as "utter shit".
He went on to explain why the US never "got" his Britpop band: "I knew Americans weren’t going to get us. They want razzamatazz. Five lads stood there, staring you out? It’s going to be intimidating for them, the poor souls. But in England, I was the fucking man, and still do believe I am today. The thought of someone else being the main frontman in England? My hair would’ve gone grey."
Elsewhere in the Sunday Times interview, Liam called out today's young bands for failing to behave like proper rock stars. Gallagher shared his view that "any band worth their salt is not just music".
Asked whether he really means this, Gallagher said: "Without a doubt. If it's all about music, then it's Coldplay. The most rock’n’roll thing Chris Martin did was wear a leather jacket. I thought, 'Go on, lad. That's a start.'"
Encouraging today's musicians to cause more mischief, Gallagher said: "If I was a 20-year-old in a band and somebody stuck [an iPhone] in my face, I’d stick it up their arse, or mine. There is no excuse for young bands to act like grown men. When you're older and have kids, cool it out a bit, but I get up to more mischief in my butcher’s than [they] do on their fucking tours. Maybe it's just where we're from."
He added: "I guess it goes back to the working-class thing. The shit-kickers aren’t breaking through. A lot of music these days is by middle-class kids."
Speaking in another interview to promote Supersonic, Gallagher criticised brother Noel for dressing like Gary Barlow.
This week saw bookmakers slash the odds of Oasis reforming to tour in 2017, while former guitarist Bonehead said he'd 'be there like a shot' if a reunion seemed likely.
Source: www.nme.com
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Radio X is giving away an Epiphone Les Paul guitar signed by Noel Gallagher, to see how you can enter the competition click here.
All proceeds of the competition will go to Global's 'Make Some Noise' charity.
Win A Epiphone Les Paul Guitar Signed By Noel Gallagher
Radio X is giving away an Epiphone Les Paul guitar signed by Noel Gallagher, to see how you can enter the competition click here.
All proceeds of the competition will go to Global's 'Make Some Noise' charity.
Alan McGee
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
It sounds unthinkable … but Oasis could reform without Noel Gallagher, according to the man who discovered the band.
Former Creation Records boss Alan McGee guided the band to stardom after offering to sign them following a gig at King Tut’s in Glasgow.
And he is one of the key figures in Supersonic, a documentary film about the band which opens in cinemas this week.
The film has renewed interest in Oasis and demand for feuding brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher to reunite.
Noel, 49, who last month played a huge open-air solo gig at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, has repeatedly ruled out a reformation.
And his 44-year-old brother hardly helped the situation by threatening to cut off his teenage sons’ pocket money if they are ever seen attending one of his older sibling’s concerts.
He further warned that he would “dish out loads of old photos of them with nappies full of s*** and put that on the internet”.
Alan says Oasis could reunite without Noel, even though he is the band’s main songwriter.
He said: “The groups that Noel hero-worships are The Jam and The Smiths, who have never reformed with their original line-ups and are all the better for it.
“So I don’t think Noel will ever be part of an Oasis reunion, except for maybe a one-off charity gig.
“But I think Liam could do great. Noel wrote most of the songs but Liam started Oasis. I think the fans would accept it, like they have done with The Specials and Terry Hall.
“Liam has his solo record coming out first but we’ll see what happens. As long as they do what people want and don’t try to write new albums, I think that would be great.”
He added: “If Liam asked me, I’d probably go and see them.”
While the Gallagher brothers continue to bicker and insult each other in the press, Alan remains friends with both of them.
He said: “I’ve never had a bad word with Noel. I’ve had my ups and downs with Liam but we get on fine these days.”
Noel quit Oasis in 2009 after a backstage bust-up with Liam in Paris.
Noel has enjoyed a hugely successful solo career while Liam struggled with Beady Eye, which he formed with three Oasis members.
Alan said: “I thought they would go on for ever. I was surprised that it blew up and they packed it in.”
Liam will attend the premiere of the documentary Supersonic in Manchester tonight.
Alan said: “I keep getting asked to go but I hate film premieres. So I’m not going.
“But I’m dying to see the film. Noel has told me I have all the best one-liners in it.
“The film will remind people how good Oasis were. Oasis are going to be big for a month again and it will be great fun.”
Alan famously offered Oasis a record contract on the spot after seeing them play at Glasgow’s King Tut’s in 1993.
The Manchester band were third on the bill and played to only a handful of people.
Alan added: “It was a life-changer for me finding Oasis. I had no idea they would sell 77million albums. I just thought they were another really good band I had found.”
Twenty years ago, Oasis reached their peak when they played to more than 250,000 fans over two days at Knebworth in Hertfordshire.
Alan, 56, said: “It was probably the defining moment of the era. The era went on to about 2009 but Knebworth was the beginning of the end.”
Asked about Oasis’s highs and lows, he said: “There were no real lows. It was all good. I got fed up towards the end of the 90s, with the paparazzi following me pushing a pram with my daughter in it.
“I had a five-year break, got ill, got better and came back to manage Happy Mondays, The Jesus and Mary Chain and a great little indie band, Alias Kid. I’m really loving music again.”
Source: www.dailyrecord.co.uk
Alan McGee Says A Oasis Reunion Isn't Out Of The Question, It Just Won't Involve Noel Gallagher
It sounds unthinkable … but Oasis could reform without Noel Gallagher, according to the man who discovered the band.
Former Creation Records boss Alan McGee guided the band to stardom after offering to sign them following a gig at King Tut’s in Glasgow.
And he is one of the key figures in Supersonic, a documentary film about the band which opens in cinemas this week.
The film has renewed interest in Oasis and demand for feuding brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher to reunite.
Noel, 49, who last month played a huge open-air solo gig at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, has repeatedly ruled out a reformation.
And his 44-year-old brother hardly helped the situation by threatening to cut off his teenage sons’ pocket money if they are ever seen attending one of his older sibling’s concerts.
He further warned that he would “dish out loads of old photos of them with nappies full of s*** and put that on the internet”.
Alan says Oasis could reunite without Noel, even though he is the band’s main songwriter.
He said: “The groups that Noel hero-worships are The Jam and The Smiths, who have never reformed with their original line-ups and are all the better for it.
“So I don’t think Noel will ever be part of an Oasis reunion, except for maybe a one-off charity gig.
“But I think Liam could do great. Noel wrote most of the songs but Liam started Oasis. I think the fans would accept it, like they have done with The Specials and Terry Hall.
“Liam has his solo record coming out first but we’ll see what happens. As long as they do what people want and don’t try to write new albums, I think that would be great.”
He added: “If Liam asked me, I’d probably go and see them.”
While the Gallagher brothers continue to bicker and insult each other in the press, Alan remains friends with both of them.
He said: “I’ve never had a bad word with Noel. I’ve had my ups and downs with Liam but we get on fine these days.”
Noel quit Oasis in 2009 after a backstage bust-up with Liam in Paris.
Noel has enjoyed a hugely successful solo career while Liam struggled with Beady Eye, which he formed with three Oasis members.
Alan said: “I thought they would go on for ever. I was surprised that it blew up and they packed it in.”
Liam will attend the premiere of the documentary Supersonic in Manchester tonight.
Alan said: “I keep getting asked to go but I hate film premieres. So I’m not going.
“But I’m dying to see the film. Noel has told me I have all the best one-liners in it.
“The film will remind people how good Oasis were. Oasis are going to be big for a month again and it will be great fun.”
Alan famously offered Oasis a record contract on the spot after seeing them play at Glasgow’s King Tut’s in 1993.
The Manchester band were third on the bill and played to only a handful of people.
Alan added: “It was a life-changer for me finding Oasis. I had no idea they would sell 77million albums. I just thought they were another really good band I had found.”
Twenty years ago, Oasis reached their peak when they played to more than 250,000 fans over two days at Knebworth in Hertfordshire.
Alan, 56, said: “It was probably the defining moment of the era. The era went on to about 2009 but Knebworth was the beginning of the end.”
Asked about Oasis’s highs and lows, he said: “There were no real lows. It was all good. I got fed up towards the end of the 90s, with the paparazzi following me pushing a pram with my daughter in it.
“I had a five-year break, got ill, got better and came back to manage Happy Mondays, The Jesus and Mary Chain and a great little indie band, Alias Kid. I’m really loving music again.”
Source: www.dailyrecord.co.uk
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Liam Gallagher has called out today's young bands for failing to behave like proper rock stars.
During an interview to promote Oasis documentary Supersonic, Gallagher shared his view that "any band worth their salt is not just music".
Asked whether he really means this, Gallagher told The Sunday Times: "Without a doubt. If it's all about music, then it's Coldplay. The most rock’n’roll thing Chris Martin did was wear a leather jacket. I thought, 'Go on, lad. That's a start.'"
Encouraging today's musicians to cause more mischief, Gallagher said: "If I was a 20-year-old in a band and somebody stuck [an iPhone] in my face, I’d stick it up their arse, or mine. There is no excuse for young bands to act like grown men. When you're older and have kids, cool it out a bit, but I get up to more mischief in my butcher’s than [they] do on their fucking tours. Maybe it's just where we're from."
He added: "I guess it goes back to the working-class thing. The shit-kickers aren’t breaking through. A lot of music these days is by middle-class kids."
Speaking in another interview to promote Supersonic, Gallagher criticised brother Noel for dressing like Gary Barlow.
This week saw bookmakers slash the odds of Oasis reforming to tour in 2017, while former guitarist Bonehead said he'd 'be there like a shot' if a reunion seemed likely.
Source: www.nme.com
Liam Gallagher Calls On Today's Musicians To Behave More Like Proper Rock Stars
Liam Gallagher has called out today's young bands for failing to behave like proper rock stars.
During an interview to promote Oasis documentary Supersonic, Gallagher shared his view that "any band worth their salt is not just music".
Asked whether he really means this, Gallagher told The Sunday Times: "Without a doubt. If it's all about music, then it's Coldplay. The most rock’n’roll thing Chris Martin did was wear a leather jacket. I thought, 'Go on, lad. That's a start.'"
Encouraging today's musicians to cause more mischief, Gallagher said: "If I was a 20-year-old in a band and somebody stuck [an iPhone] in my face, I’d stick it up their arse, or mine. There is no excuse for young bands to act like grown men. When you're older and have kids, cool it out a bit, but I get up to more mischief in my butcher’s than [they] do on their fucking tours. Maybe it's just where we're from."
He added: "I guess it goes back to the working-class thing. The shit-kickers aren’t breaking through. A lot of music these days is by middle-class kids."
Speaking in another interview to promote Supersonic, Gallagher criticised brother Noel for dressing like Gary Barlow.
This week saw bookmakers slash the odds of Oasis reforming to tour in 2017, while former guitarist Bonehead said he'd 'be there like a shot' if a reunion seemed likely.
Source: www.nme.com
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(What's The Story) Morning Glory? is the second album by the English rock band Oasis, released on October 2 1995. The album went straight to #1 in the UK, selling 347,000 copies in its first week. (What's the Story) Morning Glory? spawned four hit singles in the UK, two of which were #1s. It sold over 19 million copies worldwide, including over 4.3 million copies in the UK, 14x platinum, and is currently the third biggest-selling album in UK chart history. Morning Glory has gone 4x platinum in the United States In addition, the singles "Wonderwall" and "Champagne Supernova" went Gold in the United States.
The album, which was recorded in less than two weeks, contains arguably the band's two most famous songs, "Wonderwall" and "Don't Look Back in Anger", along with "Champagne Supernova" and their first UK #1 single, "Some Might Say".
In 1997 Morning Glory was named the 5th greatest album of all time in a 'Music of the Millennium' poll conducted by HMV, Channel 4, The Guardian and Classic FM. In 1998 Q magazine readers placed it at number 8, and in 2000 it achieved the same position in Q's list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. The editors of Q magazine declared it the "album of the decade" in 1999. The readers of Q placed it seventh on the 2006 top 100 greatest albums of all time list. In 2003, the album was ranked number 376 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
History
The success of Morning Glory catapulted Oasis from being a successful Britpop band to being one of the biggest bands in Britain, with substantial international fame, and considerable press coverage in the mainstream and music press. The band played several massive open air concerts in the UK during 1996, which included two nights at Knebworth in front of a combined audience of 250,000 people (125,000 each night), with over 2.5 million applying to buy tickets.
Tracklisting
01: "Hello" (Gallagher/Glitter/Leander) – 3:21
02: "Roll with It" – 4:00
03: "Wonderwall" – 4:19
04: "Don't Look Back in Anger" – 4:48
05: "Hey Now!" – 5:41
06: Untitled (aka "The Swamp Song - Excerpt 1") – 0:43
07: "Some Might Say" – 5:31
08: "Cast No Shadow" – 4:52
09: "She's Electric" – 3:40
10: "Morning Glory" – 5:03
11: Untitled (aka "The Swamp Song - Excerpt 2") – 0:41
12: "Champagne Supernova" – 7:27
Notes:
* Tracks 6 and 11 are officially untitled. In fact, the track listing bears no title whatsoever for these songs, merely a blank space.
* The excerpts from "The Swamp Song" are parts of the instrumental B-side to the "Wonderwall" single.
* The vinyl LP edition of the album features a bonus track, "Bonehead's Bank Holiday". This song appears as the 7th track on the album, immediately after the 43-second untitled track.
* "Step Out" had to be removed from the album at the last minute. The song, sung by Noel, was intended to have been the original track 8 (after "Some Might Say" and before "Cast No Shadow"), but was removed as the chorus was similar to the chorus of Stevie Wonder's 1965 track "Uptight (Everything's Alright)". Wonder's publishing company were alleged to have demanded a substantial amount of royalties from the album which Oasis weren't prepared to pay, so the track was removed, although not before the first promotional copies of the album had been released with "Step Out" included. The track was eventually released as a B-side on Oasis' 1996 single "Don't Look Back in Anger", with an amended song writing credit of 'Gallagher/Wonder/Cosby/May', and was included on the live album Familiar to Millions.
Singles
"Some Might Say"
Released: 24 April 1995
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Oasis & Owen Morris
Chart positions: #1 (UK), #3 (IRE)
"Roll with It"
Released: 14 August 1995
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Oasis & Owen Morris
Chart positions: #2 (UK), #2 (IRE)
"Morning Glory" (AUS only)
Released: 15 September 1995
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Noel Gallagher & Owen Morris
Chart positions: #25 AUS, #24 U.S. Modern Rock Chart
"Wonderwall"
Released: 30 October 1995
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Noel Gallagher & Owen Morris
Chart positions: #2 (UK), #8 (U.S.), #1 U.S. Modern Rock Chart (10 Weeks)
"Don't Look Back in Anger"
Released: 19 February 1996
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Noel Gallagher & Owen Morris
Chart positions: #1 (UK), #1 (IRE), #10 U.S. Modern Rock Chart, #21 (U.S.)
"Champagne Supernova" (AUS and US only)
Released: 13 May 1996
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Noel Gallagher & Owen Morris
Chart positions: #26 (AUS), #20 (US), #1 U.S. Modern Rock Chart (5 Weeks)
Miscellanea
"Hello" contains elements of Gary Glitter's "Hello Hello I'm Back Again" as Liam jokingly sings part of the song's chorus when the song begins to fade out.
On the cover of the album a man is seen brandishing what looks to be a vinyl record in its sleeve. This is in fact the master tape for the album. The man in question is Owen Morris, the producer. The photo was taken on Berwick Street in Soho, a London street well known for its independent record shops. The other man is BBC London's Sean Rowley.
On This Day In Oasis History...
(What's The Story) Morning Glory? is the second album by the English rock band Oasis, released on October 2 1995. The album went straight to #1 in the UK, selling 347,000 copies in its first week. (What's the Story) Morning Glory? spawned four hit singles in the UK, two of which were #1s. It sold over 19 million copies worldwide, including over 4.3 million copies in the UK, 14x platinum, and is currently the third biggest-selling album in UK chart history. Morning Glory has gone 4x platinum in the United States In addition, the singles "Wonderwall" and "Champagne Supernova" went Gold in the United States.
The album, which was recorded in less than two weeks, contains arguably the band's two most famous songs, "Wonderwall" and "Don't Look Back in Anger", along with "Champagne Supernova" and their first UK #1 single, "Some Might Say".
In 1997 Morning Glory was named the 5th greatest album of all time in a 'Music of the Millennium' poll conducted by HMV, Channel 4, The Guardian and Classic FM. In 1998 Q magazine readers placed it at number 8, and in 2000 it achieved the same position in Q's list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. The editors of Q magazine declared it the "album of the decade" in 1999. The readers of Q placed it seventh on the 2006 top 100 greatest albums of all time list. In 2003, the album was ranked number 376 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
History
The success of Morning Glory catapulted Oasis from being a successful Britpop band to being one of the biggest bands in Britain, with substantial international fame, and considerable press coverage in the mainstream and music press. The band played several massive open air concerts in the UK during 1996, which included two nights at Knebworth in front of a combined audience of 250,000 people (125,000 each night), with over 2.5 million applying to buy tickets.
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Tracklisting
01: "Hello" (Gallagher/Glitter/Leander) – 3:21
02: "Roll with It" – 4:00
03: "Wonderwall" – 4:19
04: "Don't Look Back in Anger" – 4:48
05: "Hey Now!" – 5:41
06: Untitled (aka "The Swamp Song - Excerpt 1") – 0:43
07: "Some Might Say" – 5:31
08: "Cast No Shadow" – 4:52
09: "She's Electric" – 3:40
10: "Morning Glory" – 5:03
11: Untitled (aka "The Swamp Song - Excerpt 2") – 0:41
12: "Champagne Supernova" – 7:27
Notes:
* Tracks 6 and 11 are officially untitled. In fact, the track listing bears no title whatsoever for these songs, merely a blank space.
* The excerpts from "The Swamp Song" are parts of the instrumental B-side to the "Wonderwall" single.
* The vinyl LP edition of the album features a bonus track, "Bonehead's Bank Holiday". This song appears as the 7th track on the album, immediately after the 43-second untitled track.
* "Step Out" had to be removed from the album at the last minute. The song, sung by Noel, was intended to have been the original track 8 (after "Some Might Say" and before "Cast No Shadow"), but was removed as the chorus was similar to the chorus of Stevie Wonder's 1965 track "Uptight (Everything's Alright)". Wonder's publishing company were alleged to have demanded a substantial amount of royalties from the album which Oasis weren't prepared to pay, so the track was removed, although not before the first promotional copies of the album had been released with "Step Out" included. The track was eventually released as a B-side on Oasis' 1996 single "Don't Look Back in Anger", with an amended song writing credit of 'Gallagher/Wonder/Cosby/May', and was included on the live album Familiar to Millions.
Singles
"Some Might Say"
Released: 24 April 1995
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Oasis & Owen Morris
Chart positions: #1 (UK), #3 (IRE)
"Roll with It"
Released: 14 August 1995
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Oasis & Owen Morris
Chart positions: #2 (UK), #2 (IRE)
"Morning Glory" (AUS only)
Released: 15 September 1995
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Noel Gallagher & Owen Morris
Chart positions: #25 AUS, #24 U.S. Modern Rock Chart
"Wonderwall"
Released: 30 October 1995
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Noel Gallagher & Owen Morris
Chart positions: #2 (UK), #8 (U.S.), #1 U.S. Modern Rock Chart (10 Weeks)
"Don't Look Back in Anger"
Released: 19 February 1996
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Noel Gallagher & Owen Morris
Chart positions: #1 (UK), #1 (IRE), #10 U.S. Modern Rock Chart, #21 (U.S.)
"Champagne Supernova" (AUS and US only)
Released: 13 May 1996
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Noel Gallagher & Owen Morris
Chart positions: #26 (AUS), #20 (US), #1 U.S. Modern Rock Chart (5 Weeks)
Miscellanea
"Hello" contains elements of Gary Glitter's "Hello Hello I'm Back Again" as Liam jokingly sings part of the song's chorus when the song begins to fade out.
On the cover of the album a man is seen brandishing what looks to be a vinyl record in its sleeve. This is in fact the master tape for the album. The man in question is Owen Morris, the producer. The photo was taken on Berwick Street in Soho, a London street well known for its independent record shops. The other man is BBC London's Sean Rowley.
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