Noel
Gallagher : Lead Guitar and Backing Vocals
Date of Birth :
29th May 1967
Considered by many
as the man responsible for the success of Oasis. Noel joined the band and
took them to success. Noel writes all the songs for the band and is 'the
boss' of the band. Noel claims to write about 20 songs a week. He composes
them at night, and "if I remember them the next day, then they must be
good." Noel is married to Meg Matthews. They also live together in London.
Paul
"Bonehead" Arthurs : Rhythm Guitar
Date of Birth :
23rd June 1965
Bonehead has been
a member of the band since the beginning, when they were called 'The Rain'.
Bonehead has never written a song but he has sung a song called, Bonehead's Bank Holiday.
can only be found on the venial version of (What's The Story) Morning Glory?.
This is said to be a piss take of Blur. Noel has said that Bonehead will
never do another song, at a gig or on record. Bonehead is the only band
member to live in Manchester. He has recently had a son which he has called
Jude.
Paul
"Guigsy" McGuigan : Bass Guitar
Date of Birth :
9th May 1971
Guigsy is the only
other band member, along with Bonehead who was in the band when it was
called 'The Rain'. He has been with them ever since, except for a
brief period in '94, when he didn't go on a tour of America due to exhaustion.
Noel has said that he thinks Guigsy is a better musician than himself..
A very quite member of the group, Guigsy has never sung or written any
songs.
Alan
White : Drums
Date of Birth :
26th May 1972
Alan was picked
by Noel to replace Tony McCarroll, Oasis' previous drummer after only 30
sec of meeting him! Alan joined the band the day before they were to play
Some Might Say on Top of The Pops, he had to learn the drums for that track
over night, which he did. Alan White's brother is the drummer for Paul
Weller Alan is the only member not to come from Manchester, he's from London.
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