Noel Gallagher Confirms Solo Plans

Oasis guitarist and songwriter Noel Gallagher has confirmed that he hopes to record a solo album in the future.

The guitarist says that while he has numerous songs written for the record, he hopes that the rest of Oasis would also agree to work on their own individual projects after the release of their upcoming album, “Dig Out Your Soul”.

"I'd like for us to do separate projects after this record," he told Blender Magazine. "We'd all have to agree on it, so it will probably never happen. I've got loads of new songs. Somewhat predictably, they're all brilliant," he adds.

In addition to his solo aspirations, Noel has revealed that he has songs lying around that he would like to see used as the next James Bond theme.

Oasis’ seventh album, “Dig Out Your Soul”, will be released on October 6.

Report by David Lowe-Bianco.

Comments

[.QOTSA.]

nice, it would be good to see some of his solo stuff

[billiethesquid]

First!

I swear Noel's been talking about a solo album since he first left the band for 2 weeks back in 1997. In fact, I remember queuing up outside Wembley to see them in 2000 and reading about his solo album where he had about 20 songs "on the shelf." I never understood that analogy for songs seeing as they're intangible. But hey, I was only 15.

Mark my words, Noel will never go solo. But he'll keep talking about it til he dies.

[RonMexico]

I've heard most of the album will be about getting your ass kicked on stage

[mattyp90]

"Somewhat predictably, they're all brilliant," he adds.

See Noel, this is why people hate you.

[slaptasticdave]

mattyp90 wrote:

"Somewhat predictably, they're all brilliant," he adds.

See Noel, this is why people hate you.

+1

[This1GoesTo11]

mattyp90 wrote:

"Somewhat predictably, they're all brilliant," he adds.


See Noel, this is why people hate you.

. . .and why others love him.

[bertrand]

This1GoesTo11 wrote:

mattyp90 wrote:

"Somewhat predictably, they're all brilliant," he adds.


See Noel, this is why people hate you.


. . .and why others love him.

nicely said

[Slaveaway]

ass kicked? u mean behing jumped from behind while singing and playing guitar at the same time?

fuk off u prick

RonMexico wrote:

I've heard most of the album will be about getting your ass kicked on stage

[Stuarttt-1]

Hopefully he will, I'd love to hear some stuff he's been hiding away. Shame that we likely won't.

[Renfordoggz]

no..Nooo.NOOOOO!!!! lol I hate this guy but don't mind his music..

[NorCalLos]

he had about 20 songs "on the shelf." I never understood that analogy for songs seeing as they're intangible.

...unless you record them and put them on a cd or tape and put the cd or tape on a shelf.

[MoshMaster101]

He'd better release I Wanna Live In a Dream in My Record Machine either solo or on an Oasis album.

There's a rough demo on youtube and its absolutely stonking.

[thedarkblues06]

RonMexico wrote:

I've heard most of the album will be about getting your ass kicked on stage

He got jumped. Put him in a fair fight bet he'd whoop some ass then.

[gallagher2006]

I love how OTT he is about his songs. If has such "brilliant" songs, why were we subjected to "Mucky Fingers", "Part of the Queue" and "Sitting Here in Silence" on the last outing?

[STPilots17]

It won't happen. The others won't have it.

And just for people that think his songs aren't "brillant" need to check out his B-sides. They are better than singles released by most bands and only god knows why they don't ever put them on the albums.

[killurbean]

It's wasn't a fair fight his eyebrows were all in his face!!

I've heard most of the album will be about getting your ass kicked on stage[/quote]

[dudebud]

This1GoesTo11 wrote:

mattyp90 wrote:

"Somewhat predictably, they're all brilliant," he adds.


See Noel, this is why people hate you.

. . .and why others love him.

so true. I am a lover.

[jam phan420]

First solo song

Keep Your Head Up on Stage (Or You get owned)

[everlong93]

Bond theme tune? Gotta be Noel!

This1GoesTo11 wrote:

mattyp90 wrote:

"Somewhat predictably, they're all brilliant," he adds.


See Noel, this is why people hate you.

. . .and why others love him.

Plus i agree with him

[iksero]

In addition to his solo aspirations, Noel has revealed that he has songs lying around that he would like to see used as the next James Bond theme.

Yea, too bad the next bond theme is a duet between alicia keys and jack white.

[Gus Pablo]

Didn't he just reveal that he was high when he wrote his best stuff anyway? Not to sound like a jerk, but if that's true.... why would anyone expect this one to be much good?

[ak10]

I hope he does do a solo album, he is a good singer, as evident by the fact he had to sing all the songs when Liam refused to take the stage, so we know he can sing. He doesn't get the credit he deserves for doing all the songwriting too, so I would really like to see him do a solo project.

[uhh_me?]

checked.

[Wakisazhi]

As much as I would love to see Oasis or Noel contribute a Bond theme, c'mon the title Quantum of Solace just screams Muse. Still looking forward though to what Noel has in store if he'll be able to do a solo project.

[Robert Judkins]

Jamie_W wrote:

mattyp90 wrote:

"Somewhat predictably, they're all brilliant," he adds.

See Noel, this is why people hate you.


You idiot, he's joking around.

Phew, finally someone on here with a ****ing sense of humour.

[atthedrive-thru]

billiethesquid wrote:

First!

I swear Noel's been talking about a solo album since he first left the band for 2 weeks back in 1997. In fact, I remember queuing up outside Wembley to see them in 2000 and reading about his solo album where he had about 20 songs "on the shelf." I never understood that analogy for songs seeing as they're intangible. But hey, I was only 15.

Mark my words, Noel will never go solo. But he'll keep talking about it til he dies.

ha, you weren't first

[audiorapist]

everlong93 wrote:

Bond theme tune? Gotta be Noel!
This1GoesTo11 wrote:

mattyp90 wrote:

"Somewhat predictably, they're all brilliant," he adds.


See Noel, this is why people hate you.

. . .and why others love him.
Plus i agree with him

I love him too i'll be honest

[Phill-Rock]

I prefer his singing to Liam's, so I'd rather hear his songs on a solo album than another Oasis one.

[chrisfitz182]

[quote]RonMexico wrote:

I've heard most of the album will be about getting your ass kicked on stage[/qu
I'm not gonna lie, that was actually pretty funny

[CaptAwesome15]

everlong93 wrote:

Bond theme tune? Gotta be Noel!
This1GoesTo11 wrote:

mattyp90 wrote:

"Somewhat predictably, they're all brilliant," he adds.


See Noel, this is why people hate you.

. . .and why others love him.
Plus i agree with him

I love Noel personally and think he is hillarious. Someone needs to get a sense of humor! Solo album sounds sweet tho... I usually prefer his singing to Liam's.

[Dave Hoppus]

CaptAwesome15 wrote:

everlong93 wrote:

Bond theme tune? Gotta be Noel!
This1GoesTo11 wrote:

mattyp90 wrote:

"Somewhat predictably, they're all brilliant," he adds.


See Noel, this is why people hate you.

. . .and why others love him.
Plus i agree with him

I love Noel personally and think he is hillarious. Someone needs to get a sense of humor! Solo album sounds sweet tho... I usually prefer his singing to Liam's.

Agree

[Feel bad inc.]

CaptAwesome15 wrote:

everlong93 wrote:

Bond theme tune? Gotta be Noel!
This1GoesTo11 wrote:

mattyp90 wrote:

"Somewhat predictably, they're all brilliant," he adds.


See Noel, this is why people hate you.

. . .and why others love him.
Plus i agree with him


I love Noel personally and think he is hillarious. Someone needs to get a sense of humor! Solo album sounds sweet tho... I usually prefer his singing to Liam's.

The thing is he isnt trying to have a joke, he is seriously that up himself....

[Serjem]

he's nothing without oasis... in my opinion... however i'm glad he got better after that m.f.cker pushed him off the stage lol D:

[gibson-sg-rocks]

he just loves himself. he fires people if they sit on his chair in the recording studios. total *******, but oasis is the greatest band since the beatles. Liam is the nice one. Liam catches public transport and signs autographs and gets in photos with fans. Noel just abuses people. but he's the greatest songwriter of our time.

[str84ever]

This1GoesTo11 wrote:

mattyp90 wrote:

"Somewhat predictably, they're all brilliant," he adds.


See Noel, this is why people hate you.

. . .and why others love him.

Why cause his heads up his own ass?

[BassFishin]

is noel the ass that called himself john lennon, or was that leam(sp)? i'm not big into oasis, so don't flame me.

[alnicoV]

please correct me if im wrong but...doesnt noel write most of the stuff anyway and doesnt he sing the songs, so wouldnt that mean it would be essentially the same thing with just a different band on stage...

please correct me if im wrong im not a huge oasis fan.

[Fuzzbox91]

.QOTSA. wrote:

nice, it would be good to see some of his solo stuff

almost as good as seeing Liam get pushed off stage next time.

Somewhat predictably, they're all brilliant,"

Waht an arrogant douche

Noel has revealed that he has songs lying around that he would like to see used as the next James Bond theme.

so he wants to replace the tried and true james bond theme with his own crap ass work?? who the **** does this ******* think he is?

[Armagedn]

Oh, okay. For a minute I thought it meant that he would be playing a guitar solo.

[aaciseric]

Jamie_W wrote:

mattyp90 wrote:

"Somewhat predictably, they're all brilliant," he adds.

See Noel, this is why people hate you.



You idiot, he's joking around.

It's annoying because that was such an obvious joke and yet all these people are calling him 'big headed' and the like, anyway this would be an interesting album.

[jon3782001]

Nothing wrong with a bit of self confidence. You'd be like that if you wrote 15 top five singles and were in the one of the most loved bands of all time.

[shdowfox17]

slaptasticdave wrote:

mattyp90 wrote:

"Somewhat predictably, they're all brilliant," he adds.

See Noel, this is why people hate you.

+1

+11111

[Lemmon]

He's just having a giggle. Failed if you thought otherwise.

[gregorisgod]

mattyp90 wrote:

"Somewhat predictably, they're all brilliant," he adds.

See Noel, this is why people hate you.

That's why I love him.

It's tongue-in-cheek.

Genius, cannae wait for the permanently delayed solo Noel.

[earlscourt95]

Long live King Noel. Best songwriter since Lennon himself. If a solo album is ever released, which I doubt one would be for at least another ten years, I'd bet it be great. I just hope he doesn't save too much for the Oasis albums of the future.

The world needs more musicians like Noel. True Mancunian arrogance. Mad fer it.

[Wesseem]

iksero wrote:

In addition to his solo aspirations, Noel has revealed that he has songs lying around that he would like to see used as the next James Bond theme.


Yea, too bad the next bond theme is a duet between alicia keys and jack white.

oh wtf rly!? bond is getting so much gayer. infact they almost had a gay scene put into the new movie atleast until a whole mess of people fought against it.

anyways noel ftw

[Random88]

mattyp90 wrote:

"Somewhat predictably, they're all brilliant," he adds.

See Noel, this is why people hate you.

No. This is why people love him, it's this attitude that makes nearly everything he says hilarious.

Although to be honest, I can't see a Noel solo record being much different from an oasis record, seeing as he writes the majority of the songs (although I think on the last couple of albums the other members are contributing more and more)

[Smokey Amp]

Serjem wrote:

he's nothing without oasis... in my opinion...

Sorry, but Noel IS Oasis.

[xcmasta91]

Smokey Amp wrote:

Serjem wrote:

he's nothing without oasis... in my opinion...


Sorry, but Noel IS Oasis.

sorry but without liam oasis is nothing really

[earlscourt95]

Oasis couldn't exist without either of them. Liam couldn't write songs in the 90s (i.e. when he was writing with Bonehead for The Rain) and Noel didn't have the voice that Liam did (at least during the 90s he didn't. Imagine Noel singing lead on Cigarettes and Alcohol?) Oasis needed the writing of Noel and the vocals of Liam together, in tandem, to make it work.

[xcmasta91]

Smokey Amp wrote:

Serjem wrote:

he's nothing without oasis... in my opinion...


Sorry, but Noel IS Oasis.

sorry but without liams vocals oasis wouldnt be anything that good

[uhh_me?]

checked

[Jayez]

theyre basically modern day beatles

[the boogieman]

im suprised it took him so long to start up a solo project

[new_age_reject]

Not being a great fan of recent Oasis stuff, it would be great to hear what he has in his head.

[Clutch32192]

Hope he doesnt do it on drugs (Sarcastic) like in oasis... That would be horrible and immoral (sarcastic)

[David_Bowie=GOD]

oasis have made a few good songs, doesnt change the fact that hes a prick though, I hope he doesnt ever get the chance to make a bond theme.

[Caribousunking]

Jayez wrote:

theyre basically modern day beatles

Yeah. Without the talent or charisma.

[Hungry_Hameds]

Caribousunking wrote:

Jayez wrote:

theyre basically modern day beatles


Yeah. Without the talent or charisma.

beatles? talent? charisma?? u kidding me? they could write good songs/lyrics but that's it, musically they are so basic and boring! Not saying oasis are much better but at least liam is an unmistakeable frontman.

be cool to see if it materialises.

[Caribousunking]

The Beatles revolutionised music. To call their music basic and boring is naive and is embarrassing for yourself. Clearly you need to do some more research on the subject of The Beatles. May i recommend purchasing Revolver or Abbey Road before you pass your ladybird knowledge on in future? And as for Liam Gallagher being an unmistakeable frontman. Well, yeah. Most people don't look like a chimp with thinning hair and a gimp leg which makes them waddle when they walk. A poor mans Ian Brown. And he's a ****ing spunk spitter too.

[Wakisazhi]

Caribousunking wrote:

The Beatles revolutionised music. To call their music basic and boring is naive and is embarrassing for yourself. Clearly you need to do some more research on the subject of The Beatles. May i recommend purchasing Revolver or Abbey Road before you pass your ladybird knowledge on in future? And as for Liam Gallagher being an unmistakeable frontman. Well, yeah. Most people don't look like a chimp with thinning hair and a gimp leg which makes them waddle when they walk. A poor mans Ian Brown. And he's a ****ing spunk spitter too.

No offense but Ian's become a bit preachy over the years and lost a good bit of swagger. Still puts on an ace show but he really needs to talk to Squire about bringing back The Stone Roses, the world would become a much more better place if The Stone Roses reunited to either tour or even record a new album.

[Caribousunking]

No offence taken. I'd rather shit on my cornflakes than listen to Ian Brown.

[BassFishin]

Caribousunking wrote:

No offence taken. I'd rather shit on my cornflakes than listen to Ian Brown.

mmm, corn flakes. ew! shit!