Noel Gallagher On Madonna Gatecrashing His 50th Birthday Party

Noel Gallagher is a guest on 'Alan Carr's Christmas Chatty Man' and told the host how Madonna gatecrashed his 50th Birthday party earlier this year.

Alan quizzed Noel about Madonna’s appearance at the birthday party. He asked: “The only other person that was invited but turned up was Madonna. Is that true? Did she gatecrash?”

He replied “She wasn’t invited but we have mutual friends and someone asked if it was OK if she comes. I was like, ‘If she must’. She was there, yeah. She was on good form.”

Alan Carr’s Chatty Man Christmas Special is being aired on Christmas Day on Channel 4 at 10pm (UK Time).

Liam Gallagher On Being A Gentleman, Oasis, New Album, Madonna And More

Music legend, Liam Gallagher, hung out with PausePlay to talk about being a gentleman, life in Oasis, his new album, As You Were, and how Madonna changed his life forever.

Noel Gallagher Says Beyoncé, Rihanna And Madonna Have Nothing Of Interest To Say

Gobby Noel Gallagher claims singers such as Beyoncé, Rihanna and Madonna have nothing of interest to say.

The ex-Oasis star no longer buys music mags or reads interviews with musicians.

He said: “Ninety nine per cent of artists having nothing interesting to say. I don’t give a s*** what they have to say.

“If Morrissey is on the cover of a mag I will buy it as he has something to say – or Kanye West, because he is funny.”

Noel also claims no interviewer has ever asked him a decent question.

He said: “If I could interview myself I’d ask me: ‘Why am I so f***ing brilliant at what I do?’”

The singer-songwriter, 48, also dismissed rumours that he will reform Oasis with his estranged brother Liam, 42.

He said: “We don’t talk. He is not a nice person. For me it’s not worth getting back together. What would it take for us to reform? A hell of a lot of money.”

Outspoken Noel hasn’t been playing Oasis’s biggest hit Wonderwall on his current tour. But he claims he still likes the song, which he penned back in 1995.

He said: “I just don’t feel like playing it. I have no problem playing Oasis songs because – after all – I wrote them.”

But in a blast at Liam, who used to perform the track with his band Beady Eye, Noel said: “If I were Mick Jagger and I performed songs on stage on my own that I’d written together with Keith Richards then I’d feel a fraud.”

Asked if he thought Oasis fans should listen to his new music, he said: “No. I would never tell people to listen to my music. I don’t give a s*** what you’re listening to.”

Source: www.dailystar.co.uk

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Noel Gallagher Is Wary Of Mixing With Other Rock Stars Backstage At Festivals

The outspoken former Oasis star is famous for his habit of taking other musicians to task during interviews, and in the past he has blasted artists including Lady GaGa, Radiohead, Madonna, Blur, Mark Ronson, Sum 41, and Keane.

However, he fears that one day his remarks will come back to bite him as he occasionally spots those he has taken aim at while milling around backstage at gigs.

Gallagher tells U.K. talk show host Alan Carr, "Festivals can be a bit tricky backstage, because I have s**gged a lot of people off in my time and catering can be a bit tricky if someone that you have nailed a couple of times is across the room and someone is nudging you going, 'Whatshisname is over there. Just blank him it will be alright'. So I've had a few tricky situations. Keeps it interesting."

Source: contactmusic.com

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Noel Gallagher's 'Chasing Yesterday' Tops List Of Amazon's Best Selling Albums Of 2015

Noel Gallagher's new album 'Chasing Yesterday' is Amazon's best selling album of the year so far.

The statistics, which show a snapshot of the first three months of the year (January to March), place Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds ahead of albums by Bob Dylan and Madonna. 'Chasing Yesterday' was named the year's fastest selling album upon its release in March.

Other albums selling well for the online retailer so far in 2015 include releases by Meghan Trainor and Mark Ronson while James Bay's debut album 'Chaos and The Calm' features highly despite only being released in late March.

Scroll down to see the full rundown of the ten best selling albums.

"From Madonna through to Led Zeppelin, 2015 has already seen some high profile album launches," Steve Bernstein, Director of Amazon EU Digital Music said. "With the likes of Blur, Muse and Mumford and Sons set to release albums in the coming months we’re heading into a great summer for music lovers, competition for 2015’s biggest album is only set to intensify."

Amazon's top-selling albums so far are listed below:

1. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – 'Chasing Yesterday'
2. Bob Dylan – 'Shadows In The Night'
3. Madonna – 'Rebel Heart'
4. Meghan Trainor – 'Title'
5. Mark Ronson – 'Uptown Special'
6. Mark Knopfler – 'Tracker'
7. Fall Out Boy – 'American Beauty/American Psycho'
8. James Bay – 'Chaos and The Calm'
9. Led Zeppelin – 'Physical Graffiti'
10. Imagine Dragons – 'Smoke + Mirrors'

Source: www.nme.com

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Noel Gallagher Would Be Interested In Writing The Theme To A James Bond Film

Noel Gallagher has said he would be interested in writing the theme to a Bond film, but he does not expect to get the job as he is not well known enough in America.

Gallagher made his big screen ambition known in a new interview with German publication N-TV, telling Ingo Scheel that he would write a song for the long running 007 series "in a heartbeat".

"I would do it if I was asked. I would do it in a heartbeat," he said. "And I could do it and it would be great, but I'm not a star and for that you have to be a big star. You have to be someone in America."

Sam Smith is currently the favourite to follow Adele's Skyfall theme in the next Bond film. Ed Sheeran, Lorde and Lana Del Rey have also been mooted for the role. Spectre is set for release on November 7.

Gallagher also touched on the subject of being branded "too old for radio" in the same way Madonna has found herself in recent weeks. The High Flying Birds man confesses he will eventually suffer the same fate.

"This is gonna happen to me, too, they're not going to play my songs either. But that's cool, cause when my records come out they go to the top of the charts. Radio tries to tell you that you don't exist and yet the people are putting you to the top of the charts and therefore you do."

Gallagher recently concluded his UK arena tour, making a triumphant return to Manchester along the way. He was joined onstage at Manchester Arena by Johnny Marr and the pair performed 'Ballad Of The Mighty I' together during the encore.

Over the weekend, Gallagher posted a photo of himself holding a backstage pass to one of his brother Noel's concerts. Liam Gallagher posted the image to his Twitter account, followed by the caption: "Keeping it in the family...LG x"

Recently, Noel Gallagher said his younger sibling Liam should make a solo album and "put his balls on the line".

Source: www.nme.com

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Noel Gallagher On Ant & Dec, Scotland, The Brit Awards, Madonna, Oasis, And More

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Noel Gallagher On Liam, Oasis, Beady Eye, Madonna, Kanye West And More

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Oasis Feature In Q's Ten Greatest Gigs Of All Time

What are The Ten Greatest Gigs Of All Time? Oasis, The Smiths, White Stripes, Madonna, Nirvana or U2…

Find out which iconic shows have made the cut – complete with exclusive archive pictures in the current issue of Q Magazine.

No Means No: Noel Gallagher Will Never, Ever Revisit Oasis

My first post-Oasis earful came last year from Liam Gallagher as he toured Beady Eye, a band comprised of three-fourths of Oasis minus singer Liam’s guitarist brother Noel.

After 18 years together in Oasis, the Gallagher brothers had topped the charts (“Wonderwall,” “Champagne Supernova”) and altered the course of rock and roll. But they were 18 contentious years. The Gallaghers fought constantly, and at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris in 2009 another backstage dust-up turned out to be their last. Noel stormed out. Oasis was over.

Inevitable solo projects followed. Liam and the others came and went as Beady Eye. “We’re not lacking anything,” he assured me. (Except a hit.)

Noel, now 45, stalled a while, then produced a solo album and now a lengthy tour under the moniker Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. The latter debut went platinum in England but hasn’t fared as well in the States.

Which may explain why Gallagher — once one of the biggest rock stars in the world — this weekend not only shares a double bill with the middling band Snow Patrol, but shares it at a casino in Chicago’s hinterlands.

The second earful — much funnier, by the way — came from Noel a few weeks ago. Adding to our conversation, a curious headline had appeared days earlier in the British music mag NME: “Liam Gallagher ‘would reform Oasis tomorrow.’ ” The article claimed everybody wanted the reunion and only Noel stood in its way.

Judging by Noel’s quip-tastic banter, fans shouldn’t hold their breath.

Question: You were the guitarist in Oasis, not often up front at the mike. What have you learned about becoming a front man?

Noel Gallagher: You know the [Maroon 5] song “Moves Like Jagger”? I don’t have them. I have moves like Wyman. I didn’t know what to expect when I first stepped up front. I thought, well, this’ll be weird for people. I haven’t really learned anything, but it’s reinforced my belief that what I always thought is true: It’s all about the songs. The songs are the show. Groups are about the razzmatazz, but when you go see a solo artist like Neil Young or Bob Dylan or Paul McCartney or Bowie or me, you know, you’re there to hear the songs. If you do that, that’s it. Unless, you know, you’re Madonna or Lady Gaga, but who gives a f--- about that? You don’t go to see Neil Young dance.

Q. I’ve heard you talk about Oasis naturally falling into what you call “the trap of stadium rock.” Why is that inevitable at a certain level?

NG: You get to the point of selling out stadiums, and that’s how your success is measured, subconsciously by you and everybody else. So you want to stay there, you know what I mean? People come to see you in stadiums, they want stadium rock. There’s nowhere left for you to go. So you’re expected to try and keep that going. It’s f-----g amazing, amazing, but don’t tell me the next Green Day album sounds different than the last three, not that anybody gives a f---. It was the same with Oasis. You start a rock band and the goal is to play stadiums. You get there, and you’re stuck there. Any movement from that point is considered a failure. You don’t get to say, “We need to f--- this off and go back to playing clubs,” because you just can’t. It’s a trap — an enjoyable one, but it puts an unnecessary ceiling on creativity.

Q. I interviewed Liam last year, and I asked him what the backstage fight in 2009 was about. He said, “You’d have to ask Noel.” So I’m asking: What was it about?

NG: Let’s see if I can recall. He’d not turned up for the previous gig, [the V Festival] in England. He caught a lot of flak in the press over it — we all did, but he got most of it. He’s a little bit like Hitler, Liam. Hitler thought there was a world conspiracy against the Germans, and Liam thinks there’s a world conspiracy against him, perpetrated by me through the press.

Q. But you and Liam fought all the time. What made that fight the clincher for the band?

NG: It was just the straw that broke the camel’s back. What makes an alcoholic give up drink after years of drinking? Going to the festival site that day, I had no intention of leaving the group. I was thinking about the next Oasis record. But after that, you know, I said f--- this. I didn’t particularly want to go solo. But I just said f--- it. That’s it, f--- it. A healthy dose of f--- it every now and then is good. It forces you into things you maybe should have done in the first place. Was it that bad? No. Had there been worse fights? Yeah.

Q. Have there been any moments of regret?

NG: No, and I don’t mean that in a callous way. But, no. There was a huge fracas in the dressing room, sh-- was smashed up. I went and sat in my car outside. The driver had the engine running. A big scene was going on inside. I sat there for what must have been a minute or two, but it felt like a lifetime. In that space of time, everything that had happened and was going to happen was flashing before my eyes. I made the decision. If I told the driver to drive, then it was finished. All the people in the field will go on. It’ll cost us millions. Or I could sit here, calm down, and do the gig. It’ll be f-----g awful. Again, I thought, f--- it, and I said, “Drive.”

Q. You may not think about it, but Liam might. You saw the recent NME story?

NG: Yeah, well, unfortunately in the two years after I left the band, everyone else’s tune was very different. They were quite bullish about it. All the people in Beady Eye were saying, “Oasis ran its course, we’re glad we’re out of it, we’re more creative now.” OK, fine, if that’s the way they feel. But don’t come to me in three years when your sh-- has well and truly gone down the toilet. I’ve seen Liam, Gem [Archer] and Chris [Shamrock] since then, and when I’ve seen them [the idea of a reunion] has never been mentioned.

Q. Is anyone besides journalists like me asking you about this?

NG: Nobody gives a sh--. I do realize that the only way to get people to stop asking me about it is to do it. But I’m stubborn. If it’s the last thing I do, I won’t do it. To re-form it, how could it be as good? People say they want it to happen because they’re younger and they missed us. Tough sh--. I’ve never seen the Sex Pistols or the Beatles. I still haven’t seen Bob Dylan, thank God.

Q. So what’s your future look like then?

NG: I’m going to try and fake my own retirement and see how it goes. I’ve tried disappearing, but I’ve got too big a nose to disappear, really. I always get recognized, even if I dress like an Eskimo. I’m not going to do anything. Watch a lot of TV. What I might do is hope against hope that that guy beats Obama in the election.

Q. Beg pardon?

NG: We don’t get enough laughs out of Obama. We liked George Bush. He was funny as f---. The comedy value would be great with Romney. Not for you guys, though.

Source: www.suntimes.com

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds have released International Magic Live At The O2 DVD through Sour Mash Records.

They are currently playing the US and Canada alongside Snow Patrol and Jake Bugg.

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Oasis, The Beatles, Rihanna, Madonna And More Feature In The UK's Best Selling Singles Chart

The Beatles have held off artist such as Elvis Presley and Madonna to be declared the biggest selling UK singles act since charts began 60 years ago.

The Fab Four notched up 17 number ones during their relatively brief eight year chart domination, but split more than 40 years ago.

But performers whose careers have decades longer in some cases - such as Sir Cliff Richard - have failed to outsell them, a new Radio 2 chart reveals.

A countdown to be broadcast today of the all-time biggest sellers since the singles chart began in 1952 - the year the Queen took the throne - shows The Beatles are still unsurpassed.

Presley, who continued to have strong sales in the past decade thanks to a reissue campaign with tracks such as A Little Less Conversation, is ranked second.

Sir Cliff who has had 124 top 40 hits and 14 number ones finished in third place in the list compiled by the Official Charts Company.

Madonna, who has made the top 40 more than 60 times, is ranked fourth.

There are some surprising entries with Rihanna, who charted for the first time in only 2005 is in tenth place, yet The Rolling Stones - who racked up their first hit in 1963 - make it to only number 13. However, although the wrinkly rockers have continued to release singles over the years, they have failed to dent the top ten since 1981.

Tony Blackburn will count down the chart from 2pm to 5pm which shows US rapper Eminem (placed 18th) is ahead of enduring chart stars such as Sir Tom Jones and U2.

DJ and producer David Guetta (ranked 49) manages to finish ahead of big names such as Coldplay (60) and Duran Duran (51).

Sir Paul McCartney is listed twice for his Beatles years and his solo career (number 11), and George Michael is similarly in the chart twice, for his own hits (21) and as a member of Wham! (43).

Blackburn, who will play each artist's biggest hit in the Bank Holiday show , said: "This chart offers a fascinating look at the past 60 years in music and shows the impact that modern stars like Rihanna and Katy Perry have had.

"The list is really varied and will provide something for everyone. There are definitely a few surprises in store - Coldplay being at 60 for one! It is sure to be an interesting listen and will be a great way to spend the Bank Holiday afternoon."

Radio 2's head of music Jeff Smith said: "This list is intriguing, Adele is missing and we've all forgotten just how huge artists such as Shakin' Stevens, Boney M and UB40 were in the UK in the Seventies and Eighties."

The Top 60:

01. Beatles
02. Elvis Presley
03. Cliff Richard
04. Madonna
05. Michael Jackson
06. Elton John
07. Queen
08. Abba
09. David Bowie
10. Rihanna

11. Paul McCartney
12. Kylie Minogue
13. Rolling Stones
14. Rod Stewart
15. Take That
16. Stevie Wonder
17. Oasis
18. Eminem
19. Whitney Houston

20. Spice Girls
21. George Michael
22. Robbie Williams
23. Bee Gees
24. U2
25. Shakin' Stevens
26. Britney Spears
27. Status Quo
28. Lady Gaga
29. Boyzone

30. Blondie
31. Slade
32. Black Eyed Peas
33. Boney M
34. Westlife
35. Celine Dion
36. Beyonce
37. UB40
38. Olivia Newton John
39. Mariah Carey

40. Tom Jones
41. Madness
42. Police
43. Wham!
44. Phil Collins
45. Diana Ross
46. Jam
47. Bryan Adams
48. Pet Shop Boys
49. David Guetta

50. Adam Ant
51. Duran Duran
52. Frank Sinatra
53. Frankie Goes To Hollywood
54. Prince
55. Katy Perry
56. Wet Wet Wet
57. Everly Brothers
58. Shadows
59. Pink
60. Coldplay

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Oasis Feature In This Month's Q Magazine

The current issue of Q, features an article about "The Real Best Of".

What would happen if you could pick your favourite artist’s best of?

Well that’s exactly what we’ve done, check out our writer's Real Best Of selections for Oasis, Madonna, Nirvana, The Beatles, Radiohead, Blur, Muse, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Kate Bush, The Smiths, U2 and more, and they're not what you'd think…

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Are Liam And Noel Gallagher NME's Ultimate Icon?

To celebrate NME's 60th birthday, we're going to be crowning the ultimate musical icon from the magazine's lifetime and we're leaving the decision about who it is entirely down to you.

The shortlist for the honour features 60 people, including Liam & Noel Gallagher, Elvis Presley, Kurt Cobain, Joe Strummer, Madonna, Alex Turner, Morrissey, Bjork, Patti Smith, Matt Bellamy and over 50 others.

To vote now, head to NME.COM/ultimateicon.

Noel Gallagher Wanted Fatboy Slim To Remix New Track

Noel Gallagher has revealed he wanted Fatboy Slim to remix a version of new solo track ‘AKA…What a Life!‘, but was turned down by the dance DJ as he believed it is already ‘great’.

Noel was speaking to The Sun newspaper ahead of the release of debut solo single ‘The Death Of You and Me‘ next week, and discussed the inspiration behind ‘AKA…What a Life’, which is said to evoke his 90s collaborations with The Chemical Brothers.

“I asked Fatboy Slim to remix the song because I ******* love him,” Noel explains. “But he said he couldn’t do anything with it as it’s great.”

“I was thinking of the piano from Rhythim Is Rhythim‘s ‘Strings Of Life‘. It was very acid house to begin with and so I was thinking of giving it to someone. I thought about Madonna then Sara said, ‘Don’t be daft, Madonna won’t sing it. When are you likely to see Madonna?’ So that spoiled it.”

“It took me back to the Hacienda where, for three years from 1988 to 1990, I practically lived. I loved it and I wanted something to remind me of it.”
“But I still wasn’t sure so I played it to our office and all the girls loved it. Once girls like it, you’re on to a winner. The song’s easily up there with the best things I’ve ever done.”



Source: www.live4ever.uk.com

Noel Gallagher: I Wanted Madonna To Sing Track Off My New Album

Noel Gallagher has revealed that he originally wanted to give a song that appears on his forthcoming album to Madonna.

The track, 'AKA...What A Life', a dance song, is one of the highlights of the former Oasis guitarist's debut solo album, 'Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds'.

In an interview with The Sun, Gallagher said he considered giving the song to Madonna initially, but that his wife Sara MacDonald advised him against it.

“It was very acid house to begin with and so I was thinking of giving it to someone,” Gallagher said.

“I thought about Madonna then Sara said, 'Don't be daft, Madonna won't sing it. When are you likely to see Madonna?' So that spoiled it.”

Gallagher also revealed that he asked Fatboy Slim to remix the song but he turned it down because he couldn't do anything to the song.

“The song's easily up there with the best things I've ever done,” Gallagher added.

'Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' is released in October.

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