Zak Starkey's New Band Set For 'This Feeling' Later This Month

We are typing this with shakey hands and blurred eyesight…last Friday was huge! One of the best This Feeling’s yet. Rob Harvey from The Music was mesmeric. Have a lil’ look what you missed if you weren’t there and click here. And September promises to be just as big…and if you book before Monday you can get in for £6.

TF London 26th September @ Parker McMillan, London
£6 this week only / £8 adv / £10 door
We’ve got Zak Starkey’s new band Penguins! playing.

Now, not only is Zak the best drummer in the world and we’d pay money to purely to watch him hit drum skin (did anyone see Zak at Glasto 2 years ago? Wow!), but his band are pretty damned mega. We’ve also got Scotland’s best new band Sergeant, who have been described as the new La’s. That’s great news seeing as Lee Mavers has been sat in his boxers for the last 15 years. The Fins and Strawhouses, both with singles out, also showcase their talents. You’ll also be able to win promo goodies provided by Shoot Music and watch an exclusive advance screening of The Clash “live” at Shea Stadium DVD.

Cheap adv tickets here

TF Manchester 27th September @ MOHO, Manchester £6adv / £8 door

Zak’s Penguins! and Sergeant are playing the debut TF in Manc. We’ve also got another ex Oasis man in the mix and a Stone Rose too…The Vortex have Bonehead and The Logicals feature Aziz. Room 2 features Tom Hingley of Inspiral Carpets and they’ll be plenty more going on. Adv tickets here.

BOSH!

TF Towers

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Vote For Oasis At The Q Awards And The Europe Music Awards

Oasis Best Act In The World Today? - cast your vote for the Q Awards

Oasis have been nominated in the Best Act In The World Today at the Q Awards 2008.

You can help them win the awards they deserve by voting online.

Everyone who votes online will be entered into a prize draw to win two tickets to the Q Awards 2008. One winner will be chosen at random from a very large hat.

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Also cast you vote for Oasis at the The Europe Music Awards, Oasis are in the shortlist for Best Act Ever, Rock Out and Best Album categories at this years awards to be held in Liverpool.

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The five artists with the most votes in each category will become the official 2008 EMA nominees.

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Oasis To Play The Eden Project For Free?

Oasis look set to play their big UK tour curtain-raiser at the Eden Project in Cornwall – for free.

Peter Hampel, Eden’s creative director, said: “It’s still being confirmed but it looks highly unlikely they will get a fee.”

The September 27 gig will be broadcast by MTV.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

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How Oasis Paid My Rent

When the band asked busker Theo Eastwind to perform songs from their new album, he couldn't really say no

Last week, I met Oasis to help them preview their forthcoming album, Dig Out Your Soul. I rehearsed some of the songs from the new album with some other street artists and then we all went out to perform them on the subway.

I used to play "Wonderwall" around the New York subways between 1995 and 1998. It was new at the time and everyone else was going down the classic rock route, "Stairway to Heaven" and what have you. My whole set revolved around when I was going to play "Wonderwall" – that song paid my rent.

I've been in New York for 13 years. My job fell through when I arrived here and I didn't want to go back home to Austria. The day before my plane ticket ran out I had $3.75 to my name. I sat there all night looking at that ticket. I eventually decided to stay and keep playing and I've been busking ever since. I'm so glad I made that decision. I've won the Williamsburg Live Songwriter Competition, the only decent songwriting competition in Brooklyn. I'm proud to be a busker.

Then out of the blue last week, at the behest of the band, someone asked me to play songs from the new Oasis album in the subway for $100. I wasn't sure. I mean, $100 is not really enough for me to learn someone else's songs. But then I remembered all the good things about "Wonderwall": I got gigs at weddings and parties playing that song. I thought it would be great to meet them and thank them for writing it. So I did. I met Liam and thanked him for writing "Wonderwall" – but Liam didn't write it. I wish he'd just said, "Thank you," as opposed to saying, "I didn't write it," but I thanked him like a dumb ass anyway. I guess I should have made it clearer that I was really thanking the whole band.

That said, Liam was extremely nice. I liked his Manchester accent. He listened to my version of "The Turning" with Andy (Bell, bassist) and Gem (Archer, guitar) and they all loved it. Liam said, "You'll do!" I told him that was the best compliment I've had in years. Gem and Andy were really nice, too, and it was interesting to get to see the dynamics of the group. It's a rock band and you expect them to be a bit, well, oblivious to reality, but Andy and Gem seem "hand-picked" for Oasis – very patient and very calm. I think you'd have to be when you're hanging out with Liam and Noel all day. They listen, but Liam doesn't. He just talks, and he'd obviously already had a couple of drinks. But it was awesome to meet him. He had his sunglasses on so there wasn't a human connection, it was more like a "same time, same place" connection. We all went on the roof and he told me that he used to play Christmas carols in the subways in Manchester. I told him I never played carols, that I always refuse to play the songs that everyone else plays. He said, "But I did that!" and I said, "Well, you sold out!" He said "Yeah! I sold out early!" and we had a good laugh. I enjoyed myself thoroughly – it's not every day you meet an icon of modern society. Oasis have been around, they're kind of the bootleg Beatles.

I only played one of their new songs, "The Turning" – they were only paying a hundred bucks. Some of my friends played four songs but I'm more of a focused performer. I do one song and I do it well. We were supposed to do four songs and wing it. I thought, "I'm going to do one song and make it a killer." My version is really interesting, it kills you. I only had a couple of hours to practise, which is not long at all. I did brush through the other songs but "The Turning" was the one. I thought it had the most potential to be another hit.

I listened to the new album and I don't think it's got another "Wonderwall" on it, but that's just my opinion. It grows on you. It's not one of those albums that when you play it, you love it right from the top and then you listen to it five or six times and you're done with it. If you don't like Oasis or you're not a fan, then it's another Beatles rip-off. But I listened to it, and I listened to it about 10 times, and what I loved about it is that you discover all these new things every time you give it another go. It's definitely one of their better albums. Andy and Gem both wrote a song for the album, too. It's a very cool, well-crafted album and it has a great sound. The vocals are great, as are the lyrics – well, I would stay away from the word "rapture" in any of my songs (for me that's a no-no), but they use it on "The Turning". "(Get Off Your) High Horse Lady" is a very simple jam that you'd really enjoy singing to yourself down the street. It's a cool song, a bluesy little jam. I also like "The Shock of the Lightning" but I actually think I preferred my friend Dagmar's [a fellow street artist] version to Noel's.

When we played the tracks, there was a huge crowd and they were really positive. Gem and Andy definitely had a real respect for what I do after they heard me play my version of "The Turning". Before I played for them I was just another dude, but after I finished, they came over and we had a chat. Gem offered me tickets to see them at Madison Square Garden, but I don't think it will happen – it would spoil the experience.

Theo Eastwind was speaking to Helen Smith; 'Dig Out Your Soul' is out on 6 October on Big Brother

Source: www.independent.co.uk

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Oasis To Shoot A Promo Video Next Week

Wiz (who also done the video for I'm Outta Time and Stop Crying Your Heart Out) is shooting Oasis' next single 'Falling Down' next week.

With both this and his previous 'I'm Outta Time' due to be delivered at the end of October click here for more details.

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Oasis To Appear On Friday Night With Jonathan Ross In October

Guests for 'Friday Night With Jonathan Ross' BBC 1, October 3rd 2008.

Faye Dunaway
Alan Carr
Michael Parkinson
Oasis

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More Oasis Fan Renditions Of New Songs From YouTube

Visitor to the site AJ Oran sent in this cover of The Shock of the Lightning



BBC Radio 1's Colin Murray plays new Oasis track " (Get Off Your) High Horse Lady" on his ukulele.



(Get Off Your) High Horse Lady - The Outs!



(Get off Your) High Horse Lady - Cattaneo Davide



The Shock of the Lightning (Drum Cover) (A few weeks old, but a great video)



The Turning - Piergrim



The Turning - Kitjenson



The Shock of the Lightning - Live4ever6963

A few of the videos Oasis fans have uploaded to Youtube.

You, the fans, are encouraged to interpret the new tracks in your own personal style on whichever instruments you please and Big Brother Recordings have put together a very special prize for the best entry. A lucky winner will be personally chosen by the band and will win a unique VIP experience to the Oasis gig of their choice anywhere in the world, including travel and accommodation.

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Oasis Fans Are Invited To A Private Playback Of The New Album

Oasis fans are invited to a private playback of the full new album in a TBC location next week.

To be one of the few, reply with PLAYBACK to 81088. Oasis

Winners will be notified on 22nd Sept.

Source: Text from Oasis

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Hear New Oasis Album First At First Friday

Xfm’s First Friday is happening on October 3 at London’s Islington Academy, and will feature exclusive plays of tracks from Oasis’ long-awaited new record ‘Dig Out Your Soul’, before its release date on October 6.

Not only will fans of the Manchester legends - and let's face it, who isn't? - get the chance to win a whole load of brand new Oasis merch, but 'Oasis Karaoke' is also on the cards, where you can croon like Liam over tunes like 'Wonderwall'.

To take part in 'Oasis Karaoke' you will have to register, and you can do so by emailing paul@islington-academy.co.uk with your song request.

And as if all of that wasn't enough, female singer songwriter Polly Scattergood and hot new things Lights Action will be playing live, followed by DJ sets from Xfm's very own Steve Harris and Cheeky Pete spinning only the ultimate indie floor fillers.

Tickets are a measly £5 in advance, so make sure you get em here quick. Or try your luck at winning a pair in our competition here.

And don't forget, play our totally awesome Oasis Beat The Intro Game here.

Source: www.xfm.co.uk

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Pictures Of From 'Sound & Recording' Japanese Magazine

Taken from the October 2008 issue of 'Sound & Recording' magazine from Japan.

Arigatou gozaimasu to Chiaki

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Tom Horan Telegraph's Music Editor Sings New Oasis Track

If you are entering the competion at www.oasisinet.com/digoutyoursoulsongs send us the videos and I will post the best and worst that get sent in.

Just email in the links from YouTube, with your name or groups name.

Fans who are unable to buy NME can download the sheet music from the above website too.

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Oasis - The Shock Of The Lightning Single Review

There aren't many bands around that after fourteen years, six albums and two-dozen singles can still create a mad rush of excitement whenever they announce the release of their next record. The Gallagher brothers may have spent the last twelve months out of the media spotlight but that time hasn't been spent relaxing or resting on their laurels. With album number seven, 'Dig Out Your Soul' imminent and a string of arena shows booked for the remainder of the year, it seems the Oasis machine is back in full swing, despite the odd Canadian altercation.

'The Shock Of The Lightning' then. Don't necessarily believe the hype. It isn't their best four minutes since 'Definitely Maybe' (that honour surely belongs to 'The Hindu Times', no?) and thankfully, is by no means their worst either. It's not going to change too many people's opinions on Oasis whether they are good or bad, and certainly makes no attempt at reinventing their sound either. As with pretty much every record they've made since the execrable 'Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants' was despatched and promptly cast aside quicker than you can say "Bad move, Noel.", Oasis have stuck to a formula that attracted their loyal fan base in the first place; no holds barred rock and roll that wears its influences proudly on its sleeves, but first and foremost, sounds unmistakeably like an Oasis record should - loud, brash, and supremely arrogant in its unifying defiance of any criticism it will no doubt receive from their many detractors.

Sure there's the odd Beatles reference in the slightly cheesy lyrics ("Love is a litany/a magical mystery.") that's perhaps best skated over, but musically 'The Shock Of The Lightning' sounds taut and uncompromising, from its incessant riff borrowed from? And The Mysterians '96 Tears' to the fact each individual member seems to have been given a license to express themselves here, and not just the two obvious focal points of the band.

The remixed b-side of 'Falling Down' is perhaps the most striking departure for Oasis, even if their choice of The Chemical Brothers to do the honours seems a little outdated, given their less than prolific and hardly cutting edge status this decade. Nevertheless, the rolling beats and warped strings coupled with Noel Gallagher's vocal make this the missing link between 'Setting Sun' and 'Let Forever Be' that (maybe) both parties have been striving for all this time.

Business as usual then, but in all honesty, did anyone really expect anything else?

7/10
Dom Gourlay

Source: www.contactmusic.com

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Ricky Hatton To Host Nuts TV Chat Show

Ricky Hatton is to host a live weekly chat show on Nuts TV in the channel's highest profile commission to date.

The 6 x 60-minute Ricky Speaks is made by Daisybeck Productions and will air in the run-up to Hatton's next fight against Paulie Malignaggi in Las Vegas.

Hatton has performed as a stand-up comedian in the past and the series will showcase his irreverent humour, as well as his more serious side, following the launch of his Ricky Hatton Boxing Gym in Manchester.

The format will include topical sports discussion, showbiz chat and insight into Hatton's training regime. The series will be co-hosted by former Talk Sport presenter Dom McGuiness and will be filmed at the Press Club in Manchester. It will also feature exclusive live links to Hatton in his Las Vegas training camp.

Ricky Speaks is expected to draw an array of celebrity guests from the boxer's contacts book. A spokeswoman for the Turner Broadcasting-run channel said it hoped the boxer would be joined by some of his high-profile friends, including Liam and Noel Gallagher and footballer Wayne Rooney.

Turner Broadcasting senior vice-president and general manager Dee Forbes said securing Hatton's services was testament to the quality of the channel.

"He's the perfect fit for our audience who will be treated to a unique insight into the world of Ricky Hatton," said Forbes.

The series will begin at the end of the month, with five of the six episodes airing on consecutive Sundays. The final episode will go out after the fight on 22 November.

Hatton has been upping his TV profile in recent months and featured in a two-part fly-on-the-wall doc series made by Mentorn Media for Sky One, called At Home with the Hattons.

Source: www.broadcastnow.co.uk

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Oasis' Noel Gallagher Confirms Solo Album Plan

Plus the guitarist discusses his spat with Jay-Z

Oasis' Noel Gallagher has confirmed that he plans to release a solo album.

The guitarist told Blender that he hoped the four members of Oasis would each undertake individual projects following the release of their forthcoming album 'Dig Out Your Soul'.

"I'd like for us to do separate projects after this record," he said. "We'd all have to agree on it, so it will probably never happen. I've got loads of new songs. Somewhat predictably, they're all brilliant."

The news follows Noel Gallagher telling NME.COM last year that he was collecting songs together for a possible solo release and arranging a series of solo acoustic gigs.

Gallagher also spoke to Blender about his spat with Glastonbury headliner Jay-Z, who he had previously suggested was wrong for Glastonbury.

"What did I think of Jay-Z doing 'Wonderwall'?" he asked refering to the cover of the song the rapper played to open his Glastonbury Festival set this summer. "It was pretty funny. But I'm not sure one should be seen in public with a white Stratocaster."

Source: www.nme.com

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Carl Barat And Pete Doherty Reunite In London

Former Libertines bandmates Carl Barat and Pete Doherty reunited in London last night for an impromptu gig.

The pair performed three of the band's most famous tracks – 'Horror show', 'Time For Heroes' and 'Don't Look Back Into The Sun' – as well as a cover of Oasis' 'Don't Look Back In Anger'.

The gig at the Prince of Wales pub in Kentish Town had originally been billed as a solo acoustic set from Doherty.

A host of other stars also made an appearance last night, including supermodel Alice Dellal, who DJ'd for the crowds.

Source: www.contactmusic.com

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Amy Winehouse Won't Live Forever

Amy Winehouse will soon be dead, according to Noel Gallagher.

The Oasis guitarist has a number of songs left over from sessions for the band's new album 'Dig Out Your Soul' which he thinks Amy, 25, would be perfect for, but believes her rampant drug use will kill her soon.

He told NME magazine: "I've got a backlog of 30-odd songs just sitting there. I don't know what the f**k I'm going to do with them all.

"Could I give them to someone else to sing? Well, there's a few that sound like girls could sing them, but who?

"F**king Amy Winehouse? She'll be dead before I write another one."

However, the 41-year-old musician thinks Welsh songstress Duffy would be a good match for some of his music.

He said: "That Duffy's alright. I could imagine her singing a few of the tracks. But I might put them forward for a film, although I don't want them to end up in any romantic comedies."

'Dig Out Your Soul', which includes single 'The Shock of the Lightning', is released on October 6.

Source: www.monstersandcritics.com

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Oasis, Radiohead, Garbage, Bloc Party, And More Give 'Listen' Help.

Some of the most recognizable names in indie and alternative music have donated new, unreleased, live and remixed songs for the benefit compilation, Give. Listen. Help. Volume 5, a double CD created in support of the Pablove Foundation. This charity has been established in honor of Pablo Castelaz, the 5-year-old son of Dangerbird Records' co-founder Jeff Castelaz and his wife Jo Ann Thrailkill, who is currently undergoing cancer treatment.

The album will be sold at all Urban Outfitters locations beginning Wednesday, October 15 until January 31, 2009, and is comprised of more than 25 tracks, featuring Radiohead, Oasis, Jack Johnson, Garbage, Bloc Party, Rilo Kiley, CSS and many others on disc one, while Dangerbird's tight-knit family, including Silversun Pickups, The Dears, Sea Wolf and Darker My Love, have rallied for the cause on disc two.

On May 17, 2008, Pablo, the effervescent, boisterous preschooler, was diagnosed with bilateral Wilms' Tumor, a rare form of children's cancer that strikes less than 500 American kids a year. The cancer appeared out of nowhere. In the past month, Pablo has endured four surgeries in merely sixteen days, resulting with the removal of his right kidney and a third of his left kidney. He is currently on a nine-month chemotherapy regimen and an 11-day radiation treatment, equating to months in and out of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), and countless hours in the oncology clinic.

Over these past few grueling months Castelaz, Jo Ann and Pablo's older brother Grady have experienced the love and dedication from doctors, researchers, administrators and legions of volunteers they've encountered and so in turn, they want to give back. Every penny raised through the Pablove Foundation will go to CHLA, specifically directed toward play rooms, cancer research at the CHLA Saban Research Institute and to the new hospital set to open in 2009. Each year, CHLA treats over 93,000 children who need care that is so complex, it can only be provided by medical experts at the highest level.

Every artist on these two discs has made a choice to participate, and to donate the usual fees and royalties to the Pablove Foundation. Kicking off with a previously unreleased track by Garbage (they completed this song especially for Pablo), the album is crammed with rarities from a who's who of alternative music all-stars. Disc two proudly displays Castelaz's other passion, his label Dangerbird Records which he co-founded with Peter Walker, with rare and unreleased tracks from his beloved musical family - most of whom have watched Pablo grow up.

Although Pablo's form of Wilms' Tumor is the toughest, most rare kind, his treatment is advancing well. His progress has been chronicled on PABLOg, a blog fueled by Castelaz's daily newfound trials and tribulations, eloquently written with an equal dose of humility and humor.

Give. Listen. Help. Volume 5
DISC 1
01. Garbage - "Witness to Your Love" (previously unreleased)
02. Radiohead - "House of Cards"
03. Of Montreal - "Jimmy" (M.I.A. cover)
04. Bat for Lashes - "What's a Girl" (Plaid remix)
05. Oasis - "Falling Down" (Chemical Brothers remix)
06. Rilo Kiley - "Draggin' Around" (previously unreleased)
07. Bloc Party - "Flux" (JKL remix)
08. The Faint - "The Geeks Were Right" (DIOYY remix)
09. CSS - "Rat Is Dead" (Rage)"
10. Decemberists "Billy Liar" (live)
11. Ra Ra Riot - "Can You Tell" (Little Ones remix)
12. Ladytron - "Ghosts" (Modwheelmood mix)
13. The Little Ones "I Don't Want to Dance" (previously unreleased)
14. Other Lives - "Paper Cities" (previously unreleased)
15. Two Sheds - "You"
16. Jack Johnson "All At Once" (live at Bumbershoot 2008)

DISC 2 - DANGERBIRD RECORDS

01. Silversun Pickups - "Table Scraps"
02. Eulogies - "Is There Anyone Here?"
03. Darker My Love - "Blue Day"
04. The Dears - "Crisis 1 & 2"
05. Sea Wolf - "The Promise"
06. The Curse of Company - "All the Mines"
07. One a.m. radio - "Old Men"
08. Ed Laurie - "Albert"
09. Eric Avery - "All Remote and No Control"
10. Dappled Cities - "Vision Bell"
11. La Rocca - "Cross the River"

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Liam Gallagher: I'm A Lazy Dad

Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has told how his kids nag at him for lounging around the house doing nothing.

Liam, 35, said Lennon, eight, Gene, seven and Molly, ten, tell him off when they stay with him.

The singer, who claims his wilder days are behind him, said: �My kids are getting to the age where they’re like, ‘how come you get to lie in bed all day and I’ve got to go to school?’�

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Noel Gallagher Is Skeptical About Brother Liam's Lennon Love

Noel Gallagher refuses to share brother Liam's devotion to all things John Lennon, insisting the Oasis frontman's romantic notions about the late Beatles star are ridiculous.

Liam Gallagher claims he has been touched by Lennon's spirit and insists working at the Fab Four's Abbey Road studio home in London is a magical experience - two things his older brother fails to understand.

Noel tells Spin magazine, "He told me he thought a cold chill had touched him in (Lennon's widow) Yoko's apartment. I put it to him it was the f**king air-conditioning. Yoko's getting on a bit now; she probably has it set on minus 16.

"Liam is very romantic about all that. I'm more skeptical. He thinks recording in Abbey Road is special because of the Beatles. I think it's a studio with s**t gear in it. We had to bring all our own, for f**k's sake."

But the older Gallagher admits he's not completely surprised by his brother's Lennon devotion - he once bought a rug that used to be in John Lennon's house in Weybridge, England: "I've got no idea where it is now."

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Noel Gallagher On Recording Be Here Now And More

GALLAGHER REGRETS RECORDING BE HERE NOW IN PARADISE

Noel Gallagher regrets jetting off to write much-criticised Oasis album Be Here Now with celebrity pals Johnny Depp, Sir Mick Jagger and Kate Moss - because he came back with a dud.

The rocker decided to write and record the demo for the album on the Caribbean island of Mustique, while hanging out with his superstar pals - but he admits it was a big mistake.

He tells the new issue of America's Spin magazine, "I was doing it for the wrong reasons. And that’s how you get a situation where at the beginning of (Be Here Now single) D’You Know What I Mean? there’s no music for the first minute. It’s the sound of an airplane landing.

"Of course, we thought it was the most amazing thing we’d ever recorded. We took the tapes back to Sony in London, and you’ve got all the suits sitting round the boardroom stereo thinking, 'These f**king jokers are riding on the biggest expectations of any band this decade, and they have recorded a plane landing.'"

GALLAGHER WROTE FIRST THREE OASIS ALBUM ON DRUGS

Oasis star Noel Gallagher has revealed the band's first three albums were all written while he under the influence of hard drugs.

The rocker admits he penned classics like Wonderwall, Supersonic and Live Forever after snorting cocaine.

He tells the upcoming issue of Spin magazine, "Before 1997, I hadn’t written a song without the aid of the old Colombian marching gear (cocaine). Don’t forget, I was on drugs before I was even in a band. The whole of the first three albums were written on drugs.

"I remember being off my nut and going into the back room and setting the goal of writing a song in 10 minutes - that was Supersonic.
"All those albums and all the B-sides were written on drugs. That’s why they’re so good. And that p**ses me off.

"I think, 'Maybe I should get back into taking drugs, and then it would be brilliant again.' But that thought lasts less than a second.”

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