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Take 5 With Zan Rowe: Noel Gallagher (ABC TV Tuesday 10th October 2021)
Take 5 With Zan Rowe: Noel Gallagher airs Tuesday 10th October 2021 on ABC TV.
What is this episode about
I’ve written some of the best songs of our f#$%ing era,” Noel Gallagher says with his trademark self-assurance intact. This is not just bluster; after three decades, the songs he recorded with Oasis are still popular.
Noel Gallagher reveals an unexpectedly tender side as he opens up to Zan about the inspiration behind his songs of escape. He discusses his childhood in Manchester and his rise to fame as a rock star.
“I don’t think there’s anything more soul-destroying than you and your brother and your dad… all going to sign on at the unemployment office… looking back on it now, it’s like what message does that send? My dad’s got no future, I’ve got no future.”
Fortunately for Noel, and for anyone who has ever sung “Because maybe, you’re gonna be the one that saved me” with their arms around a friend’s shoulders in a bar, Noel’s future was pretty bright.
A father and musician who is still on the road with his band The High Flying Birds, his wild days of the 1990s of shredding hotel rooms and getting booted from planes are long behind him.
Thankfully, Noel is still with us despite his fast-paced lifestyle. There are many possible interpretations of “escape,” but whatever it is, it is an inspiring tale of triumph.
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When can we see the episode
Take 5 With Zan Rowe: Noel Gallagher airs Tuesday 10th October 2021 at 8.00pm on ABC TV
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