Guitarist and singer, b. May , . Best-known as lead guitarist and songwriter with Manchester group Oasis, he has also collaborated with numerous artists in the dance field, notably Chemical Brothers with whom he recorded the UK number one hit "Setting Sun". On August , , Noel announced that he was leaving Oasis. In July he held a press conference announcing the new group a. Brother of a.
Mother: Margaret Sweeny Gallagher, better known as Peggy.
Father: Thomas Gallagher (or Tommy).
Parents got divorced when Noel was 15 after his father hit his mother over the head with a hammer.
Pets: Two stray cats that he adopted named "Benson" and "Hedges" (after his favorite brand of cigarettes), and also, five dogs (Ruby, Reno, TinTin, Charlie & ??).
His childhood nickname was "Brezhnev" after the former Russian president, Leonid Brezhnev , who was known for his bushy eyebrows.
Older brother of Liam Gallagher.
Former lead guitarist for British rock group Oasis.
(27 January 2000) Daughter, Anas, with Meg, was born.
Collaborated with the techno duo The Chemical Brothers on the songs "Setting Sun" and "Let Forever Be", both of which recall The Beatles "Tomorrow Never Knows."
The first concert he went to was The Damned at the Manchester Apollo in 1980.
He is a long-time fan of Pink Floyd , and regards their album "The Wall" as one of the three greatest albums of all time.
(June 2004) Readers of Total Guitar Magazine voted his riff to "Cigarettes and Alcohol" the 99th greatest riff of all time.
Hes a Manchester City fan.
Wrote the smash hit "Wonderwall" for his then-girlfriend (later wife) Meg Mathews and initially wanted to sing it but gave his brother Liam Gallagher the choice.
His favorite songs are "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley , "We Love You" by The Rolling Stones , "Like A Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan , "Strange Town" by The Jam , "I Am The Walrus" by The Beatles , "Ive Gotta Get A Message To You" by The Bee Gees , "My Generation" by The Who , "Hand In Glove" by The Smiths , "Waterloo Sunset" by The Kinks and "Looking Glass" by The Las..
His partner, Sara MacDonald gave birth to a baby boy named Donovan Rory MacDonald Gallagher at 11.15am on Saturday 22nd September 2007 weighing 7lb 5oz.
Got the nickname "Wrinkly Rocker" on Russell Brand s Saturday night Radio 2 show.
Lives in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom.
During the 2005 UK general election, Gallagher told the press that he was continuing to vote for Labour in order to prevent Phil Collins from coming back to Britain under a Conservative government. This related to press reports during the 1992 general election that the multi-millionaire Collins was going to leave Britain if the Conservatives lost that election and Labour won power. Collins responded to Gallaghers comments on his website, denying that he was a Conservative Party supporter and claiming that his reasons for leaving Britain were unrelated to Labours election win in 1997 (Collins actually left in 1994). At the end of 2005, Collins appeared on the BBC series "Room 101" and chose the Gallagher brothers as one of his dislikes, telling host Paul Merton : "Theyre horrible guys. Theyre rude. Theyre not as talented as they think they are".
Brother-in-law of Nicole Appleton , Natalie Appleton and Liam Howlett.
Father, with Sara MacDonald, of son Sonny Gallagher, born in November 2010.
On 28 August 2009, Noel quit Oasis after a fight with his brother, Liam Gallagher. A little before midnight on Friday, he posted a statement on his message board called "Tales from the Middle of Nowhere" on the bands website announcing his departure.
Formed a new band called "Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds", shortly after departing Oasis. His bands eponymous album was released on 17 October 2011.
Close friend of comedian Russell Brand.
The album Standing of the Shoulders of Giants was taken from the words made famous by Sir Isaac Newton: "If I can see further than anyone else, it is only because I am standing on the shoulders of giants". Noel Gallagher saw the quote on the side of a 2 coin while in a pub and liked it so much he thought it would be a suitable name for Oasis new album. He then wrote the name on the side of a cigarette packet while drunk. When he awoke in the morning, he realised he had written "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants".
Is naturally left-handed but plays guitar right handed. He once claimed that the only thing he could do with his right hand is play the guitar.
When Michael Hutchence presented Oasis with a "Best Video" award at the 1996 BRIT Awards, Noel pointed at him onstage and declared "Has-beens shouldnt be presenting awards to Gonna-bes". This comment deeply hurt Hutchence, who responded by adding the background vocals, "Were Better than Oasis", to the chorus of the INXS single, "Elegantly Wasted".
Came up with "Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds" while listening to Jefferson Airplanes song "High Flying Birds".
Ex-brother-in-law of Patsy Kensit.
We dragged English guitar music out of the gutter.
[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.
There was a flip side. He was all peace and love, but he was a very,violent character.
If I ever get to go to the moon, I’ll probably just stand on the moon and go ‘Hmmm, yeah…fair enough…gotta go home now.
When you get to a certain age you find that other people’s opinions don’t really matter anymore, and you get kind of uncomfortable with your place in modern life.
To be quite honest, John Lennon had questionable politics. There was a flip side. He was all peace and love, but he was a very violent character.
