Noel Gallagher

Birthday: 29 May 1967, Longsight, Manchester, England, UK

Birth Name: Noel Thomas David Gallagher

Height: 174 cm

Born in 1967, Noel Thomas David Gallagher was raised in a working class family home in the Manchester suburb of Burnage by Irish immigrant parents Tommy and Peggy Gallagher. At the age of 13, he first began to play a guitar that his father had left him following his parents' separation, and he managed to teach himself how to play it despite being left-handed, and the instrument being right-handed.As a teenager, he often got into trouble with the police and was expelled from school when he was 15. But it was one night that both he and his brother, Liam Gallagher, were at a gig by fellow working class Mancunians The Stone Roses, that he realised that a career in music was possible.In the late 1980s, Noel toured with the Inspiral Carpets as a roadie and guitar technician and, when he heard that their frontman Steve Holt was leaving the band, he auditioned to be their new lead singer, but was turned down.In 1991 Gallagher was asked to join another local band called The Rain, as brother Liam, who was their lead singer, had petitioned the other band members to let him approach his older brother to be their lead guitarist.Liam changed the band's name to Oasis and, after Noel had joined, they were offered a worldwide major label record deal with Sony Music in 1993, which in turn would license their recordings to the "indie" label Creation Records in the UK. The band went on to have the UK's fastest selling debut album of all-time with their 1994 release, "Definitely Maybe", and enjoyed huge amounts of success throughout the mid-1990s as a prominent force in the Britpop movement.Following Oasis's acrimonious split in 2009, Noel began a successful new solo project named Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds in 2010. Show less «

Once I got sort of quite good then it was "sit down, take a deep breath and attempt to copy The Beat...Show more »

Once I got sort of quite good then it was "sit down, take a deep breath and attempt to copy The Beatles", which is very difficult, although I have to say I've mastered it to a tee. Show less «

We like annoying people. It's a Manchester thing. It's a trait. We just like pissing people off.

I don't get the Britney (Britney Spears) thing. I certainly don't get the *NSYNC, the Robbie William...Show more »

I don't get the Britney (Britney Spears) thing. I certainly don't get the *NSYNC, the Robbie Williams or the Gorillaz thing. There's a lot of things I don't get. Show less «

People fucking hate Phil Collins, and if they don't - they fucking should.

The Sex Pistols I was into. I was just too young for them, but the first band that I'd seen and had ...Show more »

The Sex Pistols I was into. I was just too young for them, but the first band that I'd seen and had a connection with was The Jam and seeing The Jam on The Old Grey Whistle Test (1971). And after that it was The Smiths and New Order, and they were from Manchester and that was mind-blowing. But the first band that I'd seen that I thought 'I can do that' was The Stone Roses. Show less «

Phil Collins knows he can't say anything about me because I'm the fucking bollocks and that's the th...Show more »

Phil Collins knows he can't say anything about me because I'm the fucking bollocks and that's the thing that does his head in, and the fact that he's bald. Show less «

[on Liam Gallagher] He's rude, arrogant, intimidating and lazy. He's the angriest man you'll ever me...Show more »

[on Liam Gallagher] He's rude, arrogant, intimidating and lazy. He's the angriest man you'll ever meet. He's like a man with a fork in a world of soup. Show less «

I'm proud of my Irish background. That's where I get my sense of humour from.

Madonna was hardcore. She took it to the edge musically as well as everything else. Twenty years fro...Show more »

Madonna was hardcore. She took it to the edge musically as well as everything else. Twenty years from now, will we listen to Lady Gaga? No. She might think she is making a stand for the freaks and the weirdos but they're not going to have any decent fucking music to play are they? Show less «

I wasn't put on this earth to amass money or personal wealth. I was put on this earth to play guitar...Show more »

I wasn't put on this earth to amass money or personal wealth. I was put on this earth to play guitar and write songs. Show less «

Writing songs, that's what gets me going. Not the drugs or the sex or the rock'n'roll behavior, it's...Show more »

Writing songs, that's what gets me going. Not the drugs or the sex or the rock'n'roll behavior, it's the music. Show less «

If someone wants to know what I think of Adele, I'll fucking tell them... I just don't see what all ...Show more »

If someone wants to know what I think of Adele, I'll fucking tell them... I just don't see what all the fuss is about. I don't like her music. I think it's music for fucking grannies. Music has nosedived into fucking blandness. A sea of cheese. Show less «

[on Conservative chancellor George Osborne] He might be the most slappable man in England, the kind ...Show more »

[on Conservative chancellor George Osborne] He might be the most slappable man in England, the kind of man that would watch Coronation Street (1960) or EastEnders (1985) to get a perspective on the working class. Show less «

We went to see them (Spinal Tap) in Carnegie Hall. He (Liam Gallagher) loved the film and thought th...Show more »

We went to see them (Spinal Tap) in Carnegie Hall. He (Liam Gallagher) loved the film and thought they were a real band. Show less «

There was a big hole in my life after The Jam split up and then came The Smiths. They were just so d...Show more »

There was a big hole in my life after The Jam split up and then came The Smiths. They were just so different from anything else. And they had great songs! Show less «

I'm not sure about this Live 8 (2005) thing. Correct me if I am wrong, but are they hoping that one ...Show more »

I'm not sure about this Live 8 (2005) thing. Correct me if I am wrong, but are they hoping that one of these guys from the G8 is on a quick 15-minute break at Gleneagles and sees Annie Lennox singing 'Sweet Dreams' and thinks, 'Fuck me, she might have a point there, you know.' It's not going to fucking happen, is it? Keane doing 'Somewhere Only We Know' and some Japanese businessman going: 'Aw, look at him ... we should really fucking drop that debt, you know.' It's not going to happen, is it? Show less «

[on recording a solo album] I'll do one eventually as life's too short and none of us is getting any...Show more »

[on recording a solo album] I'll do one eventually as life's too short and none of us is getting any younger. I'd like to make one while I still look good and before I look like Phil Collins, which, eventually, I will. Show less «

[onstage at the 1996 BRIT Awards, when Michael Hutchence presented Oasis with the 'Best Video' troph...Show more »

[onstage at the 1996 BRIT Awards, when Michael Hutchence presented Oasis with the 'Best Video' trophy] Has-beens shouldn't be presenting awards to gonna-bes. Show less «

[on Lady Gaga] It's all about the meat suit and the controversy. Is it about the music? Really? She'...Show more »

[on Lady Gaga] It's all about the meat suit and the controversy. Is it about the music? Really? She's got the publicity side sorted out, but where's the fucking music? Show less «

[on Keane] Traditionally speaking, the three biggest twats in any band are the singer, the keyboardi...Show more »

[on Keane] Traditionally speaking, the three biggest twats in any band are the singer, the keyboardist and the drummer. I don't need to say anything else. Show less «

Cat Deeley bands, that's what The Flaming Lips and The Darkness are. But nothing against Cat Deeley,...Show more »

Cat Deeley bands, that's what The Flaming Lips and The Darkness are. But nothing against Cat Deeley, I'm sure she's a very nice girl. Show less «

Actually, me and Our Kid [aka Liam Gallagher] are just using this band as a stepping stone for our d...Show more »

Actually, me and Our Kid [aka Liam Gallagher] are just using this band as a stepping stone for our double act on the Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as comedians, cheers! Show less «

Kylie Minogue is just a demonic little idiot as far as I'm concerned. She gets cool dance producers ...Show more »

Kylie Minogue is just a demonic little idiot as far as I'm concerned. She gets cool dance producers to work with her for some bizarre reason, I don't know why. She doesn't even have a good name. It's a stupid name, Kylie, I just don't get it. Show less «

[on being a support act for U2] It will be both a pleasure and an honour to play my part in what sti...Show more »

[on being a support act for U2] It will be both a pleasure and an honour to play my part in what still remains the greatest show on earth. Show less «

It would be with a heavy heart that I became a tax exile, but then again if you're earning a pound a...Show more »

It would be with a heavy heart that I became a tax exile, but then again if you're earning a pound and somebody's taking 98 pence of it, what's the point? Show less «

I envy drummers. It must be the ultimate to sing and play drums at the same time. Phil Collins, no w...Show more »

I envy drummers. It must be the ultimate to sing and play drums at the same time. Phil Collins, no wonder he's so fucking happy. Show less «

Phil Collins sold five times as many records as I did. Does that make him nearly as influential as I...Show more »

Phil Collins sold five times as many records as I did. Does that make him nearly as influential as I am? Nope. Show less «

[on London's O2 Arena] Any gig you can get to by boat that hasn't got a beach is wrong.

We dragged English guitar music out of the gutter.

[remarking about the old kids TV show You and Me (1974)] Liam knows a version of that, It's called M...Show more »

[remarking about the old kids TV show You and Me (1974)] Liam knows a version of that, It's called Me and Me. Show less «

I fucking love U2 and I always have done - I love the size of that band. Whether you like them or no...Show more »

I fucking love U2 and I always have done - I love the size of that band. Whether you like them or not, you cannot deny that U2 have written some great fucking songs. People will not accept that Bono is sincere - in this cynical age, they think he's really just a c**t. But he's not. Show less «

McCartney (Paul McCartney), Weller (Paul Weller), Townshend (Pete Townshend), Richards (Keith Richar...Show more »

McCartney (Paul McCartney), Weller (Paul Weller), Townshend (Pete Townshend), Richards (Keith Richards), my first album is better than all their first albums. Even they'd admit that. Show less «

[on breaking up his act with brother Liam, who had threatened him] It was a really unnecessary viole...Show more »

[on breaking up his act with brother Liam, who had threatened him] It was a really unnecessary violent act, and he was swinging his guitar around and nearly took my face off with it. He doesn't like me, in a violent way. I don't get on with him, but he takes it to a *new* level. There's no point in being in a band with people you fight with. I kind of did everybody a favor. Show less «

Domestically, whatever Blair (Tony Blair) did will be overshadowed by Iraq and the weapons of mass d...Show more »

Domestically, whatever Blair (Tony Blair) did will be overshadowed by Iraq and the weapons of mass destruction. But they brought in the minimum wage and for that alone it was worth it. Show less «

I'm a great songwriter, but I'm not the most talented musician.

We're going to do a live album when I run out of ideas for songs, or if Liam starts writing Oasis so...Show more »

We're going to do a live album when I run out of ideas for songs, or if Liam starts writing Oasis songs (ha ha ha). Show less «

[on his second post-Oasis album] It sounds a bit like Dark Side Of The Moon. The sound is similar to...Show more »

[on his second post-Oasis album] It sounds a bit like Dark Side Of The Moon. The sound is similar to High Flying Birds, but more psychedelic and tripped out. But it's not an electronic project. Show less «

The scumbags are taking over the streets. I don't know what David Cameron and Gordon Brown are going...Show more »

The scumbags are taking over the streets. I don't know what David Cameron and Gordon Brown are going to do about it. It all goes back to the Thatcher (Margaret Thatcher) years. It sounds like a cliché but that's when the rot set in. Show less «

[on "Where Are We Now?" by David Bowie] The more you hear 'Where Are We Now?' the better it gets. Th...Show more »

[on "Where Are We Now?" by David Bowie] The more you hear 'Where Are We Now?' the better it gets. The video's mad - like his fucking cat directed it. Show less «

[on winning NME's Godlike Genius Award in 2012] I would like to thank NME for bestowing upon me such...Show more »

[on winning NME's Godlike Genius Award in 2012] I would like to thank NME for bestowing upon me such a great accolade. I have dreamt of this moment since I was 43 years old. I accept that I am now a genius, just like God. Show less «

[in 1994] Phil Collins has got to be chased out of the charts, and Wet Wet Wet. It's the only way to...Show more »

[in 1994] Phil Collins has got to be chased out of the charts, and Wet Wet Wet. It's the only way to do it, man, to fucking get in there among them and stamp the fuckers out. Show less «

[his retrospective appraisal of Oasis album "Be Here Now"] The sound of a bunch of guys, on coke, in...Show more »

[his retrospective appraisal of Oasis album "Be Here Now"] The sound of a bunch of guys, on coke, in the studio, not giving a fuck. All the songs are really long and all the lyrics are shit and for every millisecond Liam is not saying a word, there's a fucking guitar riff in there in a Wayne's World (1992) stylie. Show less «

I fucking despise hip hop. Loathe it. Eminem is a fucking idiot and I find 50 Cent the most distaste...Show more »

I fucking despise hip hop. Loathe it. Eminem is a fucking idiot and I find 50 Cent the most distasteful character I have ever crossed in my life. It's so negative. Eminem's new song about his kid - isn't it the most ridiculous piece of music you have ever heard in your life? I just don't like the dragging women around on dog leads and all that stuff. I'm not fucking having that. I'm not saying they're directly responsible but that's how you end up with these fucking gangs of youths with hoods stabbing people. I'm not saying they need to sit around listening to 'All You Need is Love'. But kids are so fucking thick these days that they are very easily influenced, aren't they? Show less «

I was playing guitar before I heard The Beatles, but as I got older and listened to their tunes I re...Show more »

I was playing guitar before I heard The Beatles, but as I got older and listened to their tunes I realised they were amazing. They inspire me more now than they did when I was a kid and are still the greatest. Show less «

You pick up your guitar, you rip a few people's tunes off, you swap them around a bit, get your brot...Show more »

You pick up your guitar, you rip a few people's tunes off, you swap them around a bit, get your brother in the band, punch his head in every now and then, and it sells. Show less «

Just because you sell lots of records it doesn't mean to say you're any good. Look at Phil Collins.

This is rock 'n' roll, not a charity handout. I don't care who you are, why you're here, what you ex...Show more »

This is rock 'n' roll, not a charity handout. I don't care who you are, why you're here, what you expect. If you buy the ticket then you're going to get the show we put on. And if you don't like it, you know what you can do. Show less «

[on the worst possible psychological torture] Being sat beside Liam on a 15-hour flight. It happened...Show more »

[on the worst possible psychological torture] Being sat beside Liam on a 15-hour flight. It happened just the once, going to Japan or somewhere. It's just horrible. Show less «

Politics is like football for me. Labour is my team and even if you don't like a striker you don't g...Show more »

Politics is like football for me. Labour is my team and even if you don't like a striker you don't give up supporting the whole team. Show less «

The boy bands of the day such as Spandau Ballet and Duran Duran could all play their instruments. It...Show more »

The boy bands of the day such as Spandau Ballet and Duran Duran could all play their instruments. It's so far removed from the bands of today like Westlife and Boyzone, who are utter shit. I am not a fan of Duran Duran or Spandau Ballet, but now there is pop music and alternative music and there is nothing in between the two. Show less «

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