The Oasis legend Noel Gallagher may have parted ways from the Mancunian band over a decade ago now, but the megastar sure hasn’t stopped providing us with huge tunes over the years!
From OasisΒ through his on-going ‘feud’ his brotherΒ Liam, to High Flying Birds, there’s a lot to know about Noel Gallagher.
Recently he has flatly deniedΒ Liam Gallagherβs claim that heΒ refused Β£100mΒ to reformΒ Oasis.
Then he discovered aΒ previously-unreleased song ‘Don’t Stop’Β during lockdown that was thought to be lost, relasing it to the world.
Letβs have a timely reminder of the man they call βThe Chiefβ and why heβs happy with Noel Gallagherβs High Flying Birds.
Where is Noel Gallagher from?
Born in Longsight on 29th May 1967, Noel Gallagher spent his youth in Burnage, Manchester.
He learned to play guitar at 13-years-old as self-taught.
But his first real venture into the world of music was when he became a roadie of Inspiral Carpets.
When did Noel Gallagherβs High Flying Birds form?
Though presented as a band, Noel Gallagherβs High Flying Birds is the name for the former Oasis guitaristβs solo activity.
Despite the ugly split, Noel Gallagher brought in former Oasis members Gem Archer and drummer Chris Sharrock.
Both of them also played in Liam Gallagherβs post-Oasis band, Beady Eye.
To date, Noel Gallagherβs High Flying Birds have released three albums: βNoel Gallagherβs High Flying Birdsβ, βChasing Yesterdayβ, and βWho Built The Moon?’.
Noel Gallagher also recorded an album with electronic production duo Amorphous Androgynous.
Which are Noel Gallagherβs High Flying Birds biggest songs?
Some of their biggest hits include βHoly Mountainβ, βThe Death Of You And Meβ and βAKAβ¦ What A Life!β
Noel Gallagherβs High Flying Birds: The origin of the band name
Speaking to chat show host Jonathan Ross on The Jonathan Ross Show, Noel explained that the idea to use the prefix βNoel Gallagherβsβ¦β came to him whilst listening to Peter Greenβs Fleetwood Mac as he washed the dishes.
The second half of the name is taken from the song βHigh Flying Birdβ, which was recorded by Jefferson Airplane, among others.
Just think: they couldβve been called Noel Gallagherβs Dirty Dishes.
What guitar does Noel Gallagher play?
Noel is most associated with the thinline, hollow body, semi-acoustic guitar, the Epiphone Casino, which he used in the early days of Oasis.
He also used to play a cherry sunburst Epiphone Les Paul.
Since then, heβs used a Gibson Les Paul and a Gibson ES-355 semi-acoustic.
Heβs also got a few Fender Telecasters, and one of those was a present from actor Johnny Depp.
Which other musicians has Noel Gallagher worked with?
He does like his collaborations. To date, he worked with Paul Weller, most notably on βStanley Roadβ, βIlluminationβ , β22 Dreamsβ and βTrue Meaningsβ.
Youβll also find him on records by The Prodigy playing bass on βShoot Downβ, Miles Kane‘s βColour Of The Trapβ, The Chemical Brothersβ βSetting Sunβ and βLet Forever Beβ, and Goldieβs βTemper Temperβ.
And, most surprisingly, he sings with former Blur nemesis Damon Albarn on Gorillazβ βWe Got The Powerβ.
Who is Noel Gallagherβs wife?
Noel was married to Meg Matthews for almost four years and they have one daughter, AnaΓ―s Gallagher.
He later married Sara MacDonald in 2011. They have two sons, Donovan Rory MacDonald Gallagher and Sonny Patrick MacDonald Gallagher.
Will Noel reconcile with Liam for an Oasis reunion?
Itβs unlikely at this moment in time.
AfterΒ Liam claimed that Noel βbeggedβ him to reunite Oasis, Noel denied this, saying thatΒ Liamβs tweets on the matter are making him more unwillingΒ to reform the band.
In February 2020,Β Liam alleged that Noel had turned down a whopping Β£100m offerΒ for an Oasis reunion and of Noel has denied this too.
In March 2020, Liam called on Noel for a reunion gig saying it “will happen” with or without Noel.
Read up on everything that’s been said about an Oasis reunion.
How much is Noel Gallagher worth?
Although there is no certain way of knowing, various reports suggest that as of 2021, Noel Gallagher’s net worth lies around the Β£70 million mark.
Source: Planet Radio
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