Noel Gallagher
Some quotes from Noel Gallagher from the current issue of Q, the article is mostly a review of the High Flying Birds concert at the Fox Theatre in Oakland, California on March 10th.
Noel Gallagher on waiting to talk to the crowd at gigs.
"I aim to get those cats begging for me to speak, that is the perfect state to have them in. Then all I need to do is drop a mumbled 'good evening' into the mic and the deranged bastards whoop and holler like I'm Martin Luther King talking about his dreams. It has taken many years, countless diagrams, strange rituals and the suspicious death of a business partner to calibrate the balance of music and talk. I feel I have it right at the moment but the world changes fast, I feel like a kitten in a tumble-dryer some days."
On different generations of fans coming to his gigs.
"I love the multi-generational aspect. I love to look out and see children on the shoulders of their parents. One day I hope to see grandparents with their middle-aged children on their shoulders, and atop them their millennial kids, who in turn, bear the weight of their newborn offspring. Great, tottering towers of life, all singing along, head to toe in my fucking merch."
Noel Gallagher On Different Generations Of Fans Coming To His Gigs And More
Some quotes from Noel Gallagher from the current issue of Q, the article is mostly a review of the High Flying Birds concert at the Fox Theatre in Oakland, California on March 10th.
Noel Gallagher on waiting to talk to the crowd at gigs.
"I aim to get those cats begging for me to speak, that is the perfect state to have them in. Then all I need to do is drop a mumbled 'good evening' into the mic and the deranged bastards whoop and holler like I'm Martin Luther King talking about his dreams. It has taken many years, countless diagrams, strange rituals and the suspicious death of a business partner to calibrate the balance of music and talk. I feel I have it right at the moment but the world changes fast, I feel like a kitten in a tumble-dryer some days."
On different generations of fans coming to his gigs.
"I love the multi-generational aspect. I love to look out and see children on the shoulders of their parents. One day I hope to see grandparents with their middle-aged children on their shoulders, and atop them their millennial kids, who in turn, bear the weight of their newborn offspring. Great, tottering towers of life, all singing along, head to toe in my fucking merch."
Noel Gallagher
Paul Weller
As part of the current edition of NME Gold, Paul Weller has spoken out about his admiration for friend and collaborator Noel Gallagher.
“I’ve liked everything he’s done solo. I don’t really need to talk about what a great songwriter he is, because everyone knows that. But, for me, he’s got better. I don't really need to talk about what a great songwriter he is, because everyone knows that. But, for me, he's got better. I think his songs now have got a different sort of depth to them; lyrically as well. Especially the new one. I really like the words on it. He’s got his own thing together. He's a magpie in his writing which he fully admits to, and he'll take a little bit of everything, but at the end of the day you can really hear 'That's Noel Gallagher'. You can hear it in his words, his melody, the way he puts his chords together.
There’s some fucking great songs on the first two albums, some big tunes, and he is the master as well of that kind of anthem. And writing anthems is not an easy thing to do. And he really knows his shit on that. There’s a song on the second solo album called ‘The Girl With The X Ray Eyes’, which I think is an amazing song. Without getting muso about it, because he wouldn’t, it’s just got beautiful chords and melody and the way it’s structured. And hopefully people hear that.
He's a great musician as well. he came down last week to play some keyboards on a couple of tracks. Which was great. I don't know if people realise he's a kind of all-rounder really. He's great on drums. Really good bass player as well. Even though he's a mate I've known him a long time. I'm still a fan of Noel as well, really. I still love his music and I look forward to hearing every record."
Paul Weller On Noel Gallagher's Solo Work And More
As part of the current edition of NME Gold, Paul Weller has spoken out about his admiration for friend and collaborator Noel Gallagher.
“I’ve liked everything he’s done solo. I don’t really need to talk about what a great songwriter he is, because everyone knows that. But, for me, he’s got better. I don't really need to talk about what a great songwriter he is, because everyone knows that. But, for me, he's got better. I think his songs now have got a different sort of depth to them; lyrically as well. Especially the new one. I really like the words on it. He’s got his own thing together. He's a magpie in his writing which he fully admits to, and he'll take a little bit of everything, but at the end of the day you can really hear 'That's Noel Gallagher'. You can hear it in his words, his melody, the way he puts his chords together.
There’s some fucking great songs on the first two albums, some big tunes, and he is the master as well of that kind of anthem. And writing anthems is not an easy thing to do. And he really knows his shit on that. There’s a song on the second solo album called ‘The Girl With The X Ray Eyes’, which I think is an amazing song. Without getting muso about it, because he wouldn’t, it’s just got beautiful chords and melody and the way it’s structured. And hopefully people hear that.
He's a great musician as well. he came down last week to play some keyboards on a couple of tracks. Which was great. I don't know if people realise he's a kind of all-rounder really. He's great on drums. Really good bass player as well. Even though he's a mate I've known him a long time. I'm still a fan of Noel as well, really. I still love his music and I look forward to hearing every record."
Noel Gallagher
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will headline France's Festival Roi Arthur (near Rennes) on Sunday 26th August.
Tickets are on sale now and available from here.
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Confirmed For Another French Festival
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will headline France's Festival Roi Arthur (near Rennes) on Sunday 26th August.
Tickets are on sale now and available from here.
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
U2
Noel Gallagher has told Beats 1 he's got 'plenty of material' under his belt - enough for two albums, made in different ways.
"I’ve got a whole backlog of songs, I write all the time so I’ve got plenty of material, I’m going to make another record with David [Holmes, producer of ‘Who Built the Moon?’] in this way but the last one took four years so I’ll probably have to make another one alongside it in the more traditional sense."
"Looking back on it now, I think I’d fallen slightly out of love with songwriting and I encouraged everybody to contribute because we were a band after all".
"To keep writing every 18 months to two years 16-18 songs on your own, it burnt me out. Some good stuff came out of it, it gave Liam a launch as a songwriter and all that which is good for him…And it gave the band a longer shelf life."
"When I first started, I used to do 20 songs and 12 of of them were Oasis songs, and that’s pure necessity. Now it’s down to five. I’m aware of what those songs mean to people.
"I couldn’t do that rock thing now, but they mean the world to me. Those songs got me to where I am now and I wouldn’t be that arrogant as to go out and not perform at least five or six.
Listen to part one of the interview on Beats 1 on Sunday.
Noel Gallagher On Future Material, Oasis, Songwriting, Liam, U2 And More
Noel Gallagher has told Beats 1 he's got 'plenty of material' under his belt - enough for two albums, made in different ways.
"I’ve got a whole backlog of songs, I write all the time so I’ve got plenty of material, I’m going to make another record with David [Holmes, producer of ‘Who Built the Moon?’] in this way but the last one took four years so I’ll probably have to make another one alongside it in the more traditional sense."
"Looking back on it now, I think I’d fallen slightly out of love with songwriting and I encouraged everybody to contribute because we were a band after all".
"To keep writing every 18 months to two years 16-18 songs on your own, it burnt me out. Some good stuff came out of it, it gave Liam a launch as a songwriter and all that which is good for him…And it gave the band a longer shelf life."
"When I first started, I used to do 20 songs and 12 of of them were Oasis songs, and that’s pure necessity. Now it’s down to five. I’m aware of what those songs mean to people.
"I couldn’t do that rock thing now, but they mean the world to me. Those songs got me to where I am now and I wouldn’t be that arrogant as to go out and not perform at least five or six.
Listen to part one of the interview on Beats 1 on Sunday.
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
Noel Gallagher to Beats 1 in an interview that will be broadcast on Sunday.
"When I first started [performing solo], I used to do 20 songs and 12 of them were Oasis songs, and that's pure necessity. Now it's down to five".
"The only conscious thing that I would do, because those songs are part of people's lives particularly in England, I wouldn't have Charlotte [Marionneau] play the scissors on an Oasis song...I'm aware of what those songs mean to people."
"Those songs got me to where I am now and I wouldn't be that arrogant as to go out and not perform at least five or six [Oasis songs]."
"I wish I could do 'Rock 'n' Roll Star' and 'Slide Away' and maybe some of the earlier stuff but they just don't suit my voice."
Some Quotes From Noel Gallagher's Interview With Beats 1 That Will Be Broadcast On Sunday
Noel Gallagher to Beats 1 in an interview that will be broadcast on Sunday.
"When I first started [performing solo], I used to do 20 songs and 12 of them were Oasis songs, and that's pure necessity. Now it's down to five".
"The only conscious thing that I would do, because those songs are part of people's lives particularly in England, I wouldn't have Charlotte [Marionneau] play the scissors on an Oasis song...I'm aware of what those songs mean to people."
"Those songs got me to where I am now and I wouldn't be that arrogant as to go out and not perform at least five or six [Oasis songs]."
"I wish I could do 'Rock 'n' Roll Star' and 'Slide Away' and maybe some of the earlier stuff but they just don't suit my voice."
Justin Robertson
Noel Gallagher
Just announced: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'She Taught Me How To Fly’ will be the 3rd single taken from ‘Who Built The Moon?'.
The single will be released on 12” vinyl, which is available to pre-order now, including a limited edition picture disc via Noel’s official store here.
The vinyl features the album version of the track, with an instrumental rendition plus a remix of the single by legendary DJ and producer Justin Robertson.
A special blue edition is available to pre-order now from HMV and independent record stores.
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Announce 'She Taught Me How To Fly' As A New Single
Just announced: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'She Taught Me How To Fly’ will be the 3rd single taken from ‘Who Built The Moon?'.
The single will be released on 12” vinyl, which is available to pre-order now, including a limited edition picture disc via Noel’s official store here.
The vinyl features the album version of the track, with an instrumental rendition plus a remix of the single by legendary DJ and producer Justin Robertson.
A special blue edition is available to pre-order now from HMV and independent record stores.
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
Oasis, Liam & Noel Gallagher all feature on the official biggest selling albums and singles charts of 2018 in the UK so far.
Biggest Selling Albums Of 2018 So Far...
Oasis' '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' is the 37th biggest selling album of 2018 so far.
Oasis' 'Time Flies' is the UK's 26th biggest selling album of 2018 so far.
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'Who Built The Moon?' is the UK's 18th biggest selling album of 2018 so far.
Liam Gallagher's 'As You Were' is the UK's 16th biggest selling album of 2018 so far.
Biggest Selling Vinyl Albums Of 2018 So Far...
Oasis' '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' is the UK's 5th biggest selling vinyl album of 2018 so far.
Biggest Selling Vinyl Singles Of 2018 So Far...
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds claim the top spot of the 'Biggest Selling Vinyl Singles Of 2018 So Far' in the UK with 'It’s A Beautiful World'.
They feature twice more in the Top 40 countdown, at 15 with 'Holy Mountain' and at 37 with 'The Dying Of The Light'.
Oasis, Liam & Noel Gallagher All Feature On The Biggest Selling Albums And Singles Of 2018 So Far
Oasis, Liam & Noel Gallagher all feature on the official biggest selling albums and singles charts of 2018 in the UK so far.
Biggest Selling Albums Of 2018 So Far...
Oasis' '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' is the 37th biggest selling album of 2018 so far.
Oasis' 'Time Flies' is the UK's 26th biggest selling album of 2018 so far.
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'Who Built The Moon?' is the UK's 18th biggest selling album of 2018 so far.
Liam Gallagher's 'As You Were' is the UK's 16th biggest selling album of 2018 so far.
Biggest Selling Vinyl Albums Of 2018 So Far...
Oasis' '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' is the UK's 5th biggest selling vinyl album of 2018 so far.
Biggest Selling Vinyl Singles Of 2018 So Far...
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds claim the top spot of the 'Biggest Selling Vinyl Singles Of 2018 So Far' in the UK with 'It’s A Beautiful World'.
They feature twice more in the Top 40 countdown, at 15 with 'Holy Mountain' and at 37 with 'The Dying Of The Light'.
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