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William John Paul "Liam" Gallagher (born September 21, 1972 in Burnage, Greater Manchester , England ) is a British musician. He became known as the lead singer of the British rock band Oasis in the 1990s . The band, in which his brother Noel also played, released several successful singles, including a. Wonderwall , Don't Look Back in Anger, and Stop Crying Your Heart Out .
At the same time, the public disputes between siblings and excess alcohol and drugs caused media-laden scandals at the height of his career. After separating from Oasis in 2009, Gallagher was active in the newly formed Beady Eye , which has now also been dissolved .
Childhood and youth
Liam Gallagher is after Paul (born January 11, 1966) and Noel (born May 29, 1967) the youngest of the three sons of the Irish couple Thomas and Peggy Gallagher. He grew up in Burnage, one of Manchester's poorest neighborhoods, where life is marked by unskilled work, high levels of unemployment, petty crime, and alcohol and drug use. Accordingly, the Gallagher brothers are not supporters of Manchester's most famous figurehead, Manchester United , but of its city rivals Manchester City , which is more oriented towards the working class.
Liam Gallagher shared his room with Brother Noel. He had several nicknames, for example Peggy's Shadow , because he was temporarily attached to his mother's skirt, Weetabix Kid emerged from his strong predilection for the corn flakes from the same manufacturer, as well as Our Kid , which lasted until the first few years of its popularity. The latter is actually a slang term in Manchester used to describe one's own siblings or the siblings of close friends. Because of his extrovertedness and his great urge to talk, Gallagher was a great nervous load for his brothers. His father was an alcoholic and violent towards his brothers and his mother, but he was never violent against Gallagher himself during his childhood. His mother and her sons left her husband and sons due to domestic violence when Liam Gallagher claims to be around seven years old. After dropping out of school shortly before the GCSE exams, he held a number of unskilled jobs (including gardening, car wash), some of which he left spontaneously as soon as an activity was not suitable for him (e.g. toilet cleaning). While working at the car wash, he once doused the local customer Éric Cantona , the central soccer star of his hated Manchester United , with a bucket of water. In addition, Gallagher was temporarily unemployed and, like his colleagues, stole (not locked) bicycles for resale.
As a teenager, Gallagher was more interested in soccer and hip-hop (especially Public Enemy and Run-DMC ) than in rock music. This changed abruptly when, at the age of 18, he attended an AIDS benefit concert at Manchester's Club International Two , at which the Stone Roses performed, among other things . Their performance made a lasting impression on him and allowed his newly inflamed interest in rock music to spread to other bands. These include The Kinks , The Jam , T. Rex , and last but not least the Beatles , of whose members he is particularly impressed by John Lennon . So he imitates his way of singing and believes that his spirit lives on in him.
The time as an Oasis lead singer
The time before Noel's band membership
Gallagher's singing began when his colleague Paul McGuigan (Oasis' bassist until 1999) offered him the lead singer position in his band The Rain . Paul Arthurs (Oasis' rhythm guitarist until 1999) was also in this band. At Gallagher's request, the band was renamed Oasis . This is the location of a Stone Roses concert in Swindon , of which Gallagher owned a poster. Oasis' first appearance was in 1991 in Manchester.
Noel Gallagher's entry into the band
When Noel Gallagher returned as a roadie from the US tour of the local rock band Inspiral Carpets in 1992 , he was amazed to see Liam as a rock singer. Since Noel had songwriting talent in contrast to the previous band members, they asked to join. Noel recognized Liam's charisma as a front man and accepted. He gave up his previous job, which was very well paid for his circumstances at the time. When he joined, he made the condition that he be Oasis' sole boss. Initially, Liam wrote lyrics for the songs, but due to a lack of skills, his brother soon took over.
Commercial breakthrough
Oasis' commercial breakthrough came in 1994: The first two singles Supersonic and Shakermaker reached the top 50 of the British singles chart . The following, Live Forever , made the top 10 and stayed in the charts for over a year. The debut album Definitely Maybe sat immediately after its release in August at the top of the British album hit parade and is considered a classic of the Britpop era. The extremely successful follow-up album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? is the best-selling studio album in the UK after Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band . Although Gallagher closely with Manchester felt connected and London did not like, he left home in favor of London, where he now is still alive during the growing success.
Solo career
Two pre-release single releases before the solo album As You Were , which was announced for October 6, 2017, came out with Chinatown June 30, 2017 and For what it's worth on August 10, 2017. At the end of September, the Gallagher band gave a surprise concert at the Reeperbahn Festival 2017. The ARD Tagesthemen found this important enough to report on it. Contrary to some expectations, As You Were sold well and climbed to number one on the album charts. The press perceived Gallagher's solo debut mostly positively: The radio station FM4 tastes Oasis, while STERN is amazed at how good As You Were has become.
At the. On September 20, 2019 Gallagher's second solo album "Why Me? Why Not."
Songwriting
Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000)
This is where Liam Gallagher's first published composition can be found: Little James , a reminiscence of his then stepson James Kerr. The song was rated as a first modest attempt, both musically and lyrically , due to its " nursery rhyme " and all too pronounced Beatles resemblance. Noel later said that he only let the song appear on the album out of consideration for his brother and his songwriting, so as not to disillusion Liam in the early stages of his artistic activity.
Heathen Chemistry (2002)
Liam has already written five songs for this next album, but only the following three have been released: Songbird (a tribute to his then wife Nicole Appleton ), Born On A Different Cloud (about their son Gene) and Better Man , all three are already much more solid. The former was released as a single and reached number three on the British singles chart. The other two were an integral part of the tour at the time.
Don't Believe the Truth (2005)
Here Liam Gallagher again contributed three songs: Guess God Thinks I'm Abel , Love Like A Bomb and The Meaning Of Soul . The former is an excuse for insulting his brother Noel in May 2000 in Barcelona during their tour. The drunk Liam questioned the fatherhood of his brother in his daughter and described his then wife with an obscenity, whereupon Liam Gallagher had to continue the rest of the continental European tour alone. He also wrote the B-sides Won't Let You Down (on the single Lyla ) and Pass Me Down The Wine (on The Importance Of Being Idle ).
Dig Out Your Soul (2008)
On this album Liam wrote the songs I'm Outta Time , Ain't Got Nothin and Soldier On , as well as I Believe in All , which was included on the Japan version and the box set. On this one was Boy with the Blues as well .
Private life
Gallagher has been married twice and is the father of four children of four women.
On April 7, 1997, he married British actress Patsy Kensit , but they officially divorced in September 2000. The two have a son (* 1999) who has lived with Kensit since the divorce.
Just a week after getting married to Kensit, he began an affair with the singer Lisa Moorish (Kill City) . This short relationship resulted in a daughter (* 1998). His fatherhood did not become public knowledge until three years after the birth.
On February 14, 2008 he married the All Saints singer Nicole Appleton , with whom he also has a son (* 2001). The couple divorced in April 2014 after it became known in the summer of 2013 that Gallagher had an illegitimate child from an affair with American music journalist Liza Ghorbani. In the summer of 2017, he confirmed a relationship with his manager, Deborah "Debbie" Gwyther.
Pretty green
At the beginning of 2009, Gallagher announced the founding of its own fashion label, called Pretty Green (Eng .: very green or beautiful green; coll. For money). Gallagher also designs clothing for Pretty Green . According to his own statement, however, he will never appear as a model himself.
Scandals
Oasis, especially the Gallagher brothers (and Liam of them in turn) had a distinct bad boy image from the start of their careers. In the course of his career, Liam repeatedly caused scandals (quarrels with his brother Noel, alcoholic chaplains, insults, fights), which mostly came about under the influence of alcohol. The most famous of these are listed in chronological order below:
- Brawl in a London bar: In the spring of 2002, Liam Gallagher was expelled from the Met Bar for brawling with other guests . When he tried to enter the restaurant again, he unsuccessfully attacked the doorman. His friend Appleton stood by, crying, trying unsuccessfully to calm him down.
- Brawl in a Munich hotel: The most serious incident occurred on December 1, 2002: In the nightclub of the luxury hotel Bayerischer Hof , Gallagher fell on the neighboring saloon table as a result of an internal tussle. His colleagues misinterpreted the intervention of the guests there as an attack, whereupon they attacked their neighbors. A wild brawl quickly broke out between Gallagher, drummer Alan White and two bodyguards of the band, all of them very drunk, and the five men from the next table, with the latter holding the upper hand. The guests fled from flying glasses, chairs and tables. Gallagher was knocked out several front teeth by means of a barrier post used as a weapon, whereupon he threw a microphone stand at his opponent, bleeding. A witness later testified, “Gallagher was like a wild animal. I have never seen such violence. ”(Eng. 'Gallagher behaved like a wild animal. I have never seen such violence.') The fight shifted to the adjoining foyer, where Gallagher allegedly broke the nose of a third party. 20 police officers drove up with ten patrol cars. When an officer arrested Alan White, Gallagher kicked him in the chest. Noel, who was staying in the hotel room, reacted indignantly. The four remaining Germany concerts were canceled; Separation rumors flared up. Those arrested were released the following day on bail of € 238,000 (equivalent to £ 180,000). All were very drunk, some under the influence of cocaine. Gallagher had dental implants placed in London for € 31,000 (£ 20,000). The feared language impairment did not materialize. He was later sentenced to a heavy fine for dangerous bodily harm, resisting law enforcement officers, trespassing, and damaging property. The counterparty identified later turned out to be German real estate dealers instead of the suspected Italian human traffickers. They testified that they had been provoked by Oasis (including being spat at with peanuts). The canceled concert was rescheduled in March 2003.
- Brawl with Paul Gascoigne : At the beginning of September 2006, Gallagher met former British soccer star Paul Gascoigne in London's Groucho Club , who was there for an interview and was very controversial and enthusiastic about drinking during his playing days. The initially friendly conversation soon developed into a fight, after which Gallagher sprayed Gascoigne with a fire extinguisher.
- The concert at the Lollapalooza Festival in Chicago was canceled: On August 3, 2017, Gallagher canceled his performance after just 20 minutes for no apparent reason.
Awards
- 2001: NME Award Hero Of The Year
- 2003: NME Award Best Haircut
- 2010: Q awards him the title Greatest frontman of all time
- 2019 : MTV Europe Music Award Rock Icon
Web links
- Liam Gallagher's website , English
- Liam Gallagher at the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Chart sources: Germany Austria Switzerland UK US
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK
- ↑ Revealed: Official Top 20 Biggest Selling Oasis Songs , Official Charts, accessed February 1, 2018
- ↑ 30 Mad Moments From Oasis' Craziest Year , NME, accessed February 1, 2018
- ↑ Liam Gallagher calls time on band: 'Beady Eye are no longer' , The Guardian, accessed February 1, 2018
- ↑ Kelly Oakes: 26 Words That Have A Totally Different Meaning In Manchester. June 25, 2014, accessed September 9, 2015 .
- ↑ Liam Gallagher opens up about his childhood and abusive father , NME, accessed February 1, 2018
- ↑ Shelley Germeaux: Stories from John Lennon's Afterlife. Clarity Digital Group, October 27, 2011, accessed August 10, 2012 .
- ↑ see homepage
- ↑ Liam Gallagher plays at the Warner Music Night at the Reeperbahn Festival 2017 , Reeperbahn Festival on September 24, 2017, accessed September 24, 2017
- ↑ Tagesthemen about Liam Gallagher: "I can be an ass at any time" ( Memento from September 25, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), ARD Tagesthemen from September 24, 2017, accessed September 24, 2017
- ^ Liam Gallagher's As You Were outselling the Top 20 combined . ( officialcharts.com [accessed October 11, 2017]).
- ↑ Liam Gallagher remains Liam Gallagher - fm4.ORF.at . In: fm4.ORF.at . October 7, 2017 ( orf.at [accessed October 11, 2017]).
- ↑ Liam Gallagher: Great music that makes you want to scratch your chin . In: stern.de . October 11, 2017 ( stern.de [accessed October 11, 2017]).
- ↑ MAD FOR IT What's Liam Gallagher's net worth, who is his wife, how many children does he have and what happened with Noel and Oasis? , The Sun, accessed February 1, 2018
- ^ The Sun Online: Oasis Liam's wed for it again
- ↑ Mail Online: The long distance call that ended Liam Gallagher's marriage: At end of divorce that cost £ 800,000 in fees, judge reveals how Oasis frontman phoned Nicole Appleton while she was on holiday to tell her about his love child
- ↑ The Guardian: Liam Gallagher: 'Rock'n'roll saved my life'
- ↑ Liam Gallagher founds his own fashion label: Pretty Green ( Memento from August 21, 2015 in the web archive archive.today )
- ^ Entry on Liam Gallagher's Twitter page
- ↑ laut.de: Oasis: On coke in Munich
- ^ The Sun Online: Liam's home ... and for once his gob stays shut ( Memento from November 15, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ gigwise.com: Liam Gallagher Fights Gazza At Groucho Club ( Memento of March 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ rollingstone.de Lollapalooza: Liam Gallagher breaks off concert after three songs , accessed on October 3, 2017.
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| SURNAME | Gallagher, Liam |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gallagher, William John Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British singer of the rock band Oasis |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 21, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Burnage , Greater Manchester , England |