Noel Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Noel Thomas David Gallagheris an English musician, singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He served as the lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the rock band Oasis. Raised in Burnage, Manchester, Gallagher began learning guitar at the age of thirteen. After a series of odd jobs in construction, he worked for local Manchester band Inspiral Carpets as a roadie and technician in 1988. Whilst touring with them, he learned that his brother Liam Gallagher had formed a band of his...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth29 May 1967
CityLongsight, England
I'm a little bit of a control freak when it comes to my music, unfortunately.
I don't have the genetic make-up of a frontman, but I'm learning how to do it.
We dragged English guitar music out of the gutter.
American sports are quite masculine. And football - although it's still played by men all over the world - football compared to American football is quite feminine in its artistry. And there's no padding. It's America's loss, though.
As soon as people realize that the majority of people in this country take drugs then the better off we'll all be. It's not like a scandalous sensation or anything like that... drugs is like getting up and having a cup of tea in the morning.
Is it any wonder why Princes & Kings / Are clowns that caper in their sawdust rings / When ordinary people who are like you and me / Are the builders of their destiny.
I don't like being on television when I'm playing live. I don't even like being on Jools Holland or any of them programs.
I like Chris Martin. I think he's a really great songwriter.
When a lot of musicians change styles, their songwriting suffers because they want to be different.
I know there's bands that might write something that sounds like The Smiths, and they'll go, 'Oh, it sounds like The Smiths, we've got to make it sound not like The Smiths.'
I'm a great songwriter, but I'm not the most talented musician.
True perfection has to be imperfect. I know that sounds foolish, but it's true.
We live a dying dream / If you know what I mean
The charts are only relevant when you're top of them!