Not since Queen had the world been so taken by a British band when Oasis 
demolished the Seattle scene with their 1994 debut Definitely Maybe. It was 
hard to escape Liam Gallagher & Co.’s one-band British Invasion which 
continued a year later with (What’s the Story) Morning Glory’s breakout 
singles "Wonderwall" and "Champagne Supernova." 1997’s Be Here Now was 
received well by fans, but critics it seemed had grown tired of the hype and 
even the band seemed displeased with the grueling recording process and its 
result. 2000 finds a the band selling out venues across Europe and North 
America, and celebrating the release of Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants.
Whilst preparing for the start of their world tour in Japan, Noel Gallagher 
chatted with fans online on twec.com.

twec.com: twec.com would like to welcome Noel Gallagher of Oasis to today's 
chat! Hello Noel!

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Hello Cleveland!

dan huard: What songs did Noel initially play to get in the band?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: I didn't play any songs, really...I was just jamming 
with the guys and they were writing their own material. After about a week, 
I started writing my own stuff. I can't really remember any of the songs 
that I first wrote when I was first in Oasis.

maccafreak: Noel, I was wondering if there is a chance that you are ever 
going to do "It’s Getting Better Man" acoustic?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: I wasn't planning on it, no. I would always bow to 
overwhelming public demand, which I doubt there would be very much of.

maccafreak: Noel, I read recently that Burt Bacharach would like you work 
with you, any chance of that?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: I would definitely consider it, because he is one of 
my all-time favorite songwriters. But these things have to be done at the 
right time. Since we're about to go on a world tour, it won't be anytime 
soon. But I'd love to, yeah.

squinty: Congrats on the #1 single in the UK! What's the plan for Oasis in 
2000?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Well, we leave on Sunday to go to Japan. Then we 
finish the tour at Wembley Stadium in September. Between that, I haven't the 
faintest idea. Then we plan to take the rest of 2000 off and go into the 
studio in 2001 to record a new record.

dan huard: Will we ever see a Zeppelin cover as a B-Side?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Quite possibly, although I don't know which one. 
Maybe "Stairway to Heaven" would be nice. Or "Rock and Roll," that would be 
a good one. We used to play that before we went on stage. But who knows?

Sally: What kind of album would be a Noel solo album? Something like techno, 
electronic, dance?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: It would probably be very slow, with lots of
psychedelic strings. Lots of electronic drum beats and lots of guitars. So 
by the sounds of things, it would be interesting.

logan357: How do you expect the gigs in the U.S. to go?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: We're coming in, I think it's March, we're going to 
America. Yeah, the beginning of April. The gigs are selling quite well, so 
hopefully we'll sell them all out. It should be a good package for all the 
Oasis fans, and a good night of good ol' British rock and roll.

Mijacogeo68: Noel, what'd you think of the NLC? We're just all curious as to 
what you think about your online fan club?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: The Internet is something that I am not very
knowledgeable about, since I spend so much time playing the guitar. But 
anything that gathers Oasis fans, I'm all for it. I'd hope to spend more 
time to find out more about it in the future. I haven't really had a chance 
to check it out.

maccafreak: Noel, is there really a song called "Slow" that you wrote?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Yes. And it's very slow. And it will probably be on 
a solo record that I plan to do in the near future. Originally, it was
written for Oasis, but I don't think it's an Oasis song. It's a bit too much
of a ballad, really, which we're trying to get away from.

jeffrey: Noel, how many songs from the new album will be played live?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: I think it's five. Five off the new record, a few
off Be Here Now, and the rest off Morning Glory.

stefan: What do you think of Oasis MP3s and the exchange of bootlegs between 
fans?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: MP3s aren't something that I know a lot about, so 
I'd probably reserve my judgment until I found out more. I don't have a 
problem with bootlegs if it's something that's already been released. 
Different versions of songs that people know is fine by me. I mean, I am the 
Beatle Bootleg king! I've got so many that I don't even know where to start.

hysteria: What was the inspiration for "Where Did It All Go Wrong?"

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: It was just...it was inspired by certain situations 
that I've been in during the past two years. I was trying to articulate how 
I went from a working class guy in North England to being a celebrity, and 
not being very happy with that.

Lindsey7281: What bands are you listening to now?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Okay, there's a band from Los Angeles called the 
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. There's a band from Manchester called Proud 
Mary. Other than that, I've been making compilation tapes to take on tour. 
It's quite unusual for me to be in any American music, especially 
contemporary American music. The Americans must be getting it together over 
there! There's also a band called the Doves from Manchester that's pretty 
cool.

Asgeir: Noel, how many guitars do you have now?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: I've just actually sold quite a few because they 
were taking up too much space in my house. I've only got six that I'm taking 
on tour. The rest I just collect because you have to spend your money on 
something.

Lisa: Your video for "All Around The World" was amazing. Are you considering 
working with Jonathan and Valerie again?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Not in the near future, no. We're working with Nick 
Egan at the moment because we feel, for this album, that he's the right man 
to do the video. If it was the right song and they were up for doing the 
video, then yeah.

OasisGurlie: Will you guys be going on the Jay Leno show when you’re here in 
LA?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: I hope not.

benminton: Noel, will you be playing any songs from Definitely Maybe on this 
tour?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Absolutely! All of them! Yeah, we're going to be 
playing probably about four or five.

Liamzangel: How come you chose smaller venues for the American dates? Don't 
get me wrong, I absolutely love it! Right in front of my favorite band! 
Fucking awesome. -Enza, Boston MA USA

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: The reason that we choose smaller venues is because 
people choose not to buy as many records. It's simple math. You can only 
play to the people who want to see you. It's not a big climbdown for us - 
we'd play anywhere! We play stadiums in Europe, and in America, it's quite 
cool because we enjoy it just as much.

MagicPiAfterSavoyTru: Do you still posess the attitude, ‘If you're not in it 
to be as big as the Beatles, then it's just a hobby.’

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Well...that's not an attitude we have now, because 
in England we are as big as the Beatles. So that doesn't really apply to us 
now. I do believe that when you're a band, and you have the potential to be 
as big as the Beatles, you should pull out all the stops and go for it.

TheNatural: Noel, who do you think is the best guitarist of all time?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Steve Jones from the Sex Pistols, probably, because 
he doesn't play any minor chords, ever, on his record, which is a pretty 
awesome thing to be able to do. Other than that, you'd have to say Jimi 
Hendrix, wouldn't you? You know who was quite good, was Kurt Cobain.

TheNatural: Hey Noel, will you be signing bands to your new label?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: I would like to in the future, but not in the near 
future because the Oasis thing is so massive that it takes up a lot of our 
time. Hopefully in the future, though.

lrjs19: Noel, what do you think of the press that the new album has 
received?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: I haven't read any of the reviews because I promised 
myself that this time around I wasn't going to read the reviews so it 
wouldn't crowd my judgment when I was doing interviews. I believe they're 
quite mixed - people either like it or they don't. But reviews don't matter 
to me anymore. It's what the fans think. We just hope the fans that bought 
our records in 1994 buy our stuff now.

JorgeV: Do you use a specific brand of guitar?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: It's usually a Gibson, but I use a Fender as well. 
Brown ones, let's put it that way.

jandy16: What did you think of the Vh1 movie about John and Paul Called "The 
Two of Us?"

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: I haven't seen it yet, but I'm looking forward to 
seeing it. Someone has a tape of it and they're going to play it for me.

dan: Noel, did you play a solo in VA with a nickel back in January of 1998 
and lose the nickel while playing?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: It sounds like something that I could have done, but 
I don't remember, to be honest.

virginia: Noel, which bands influenced Standing On the Shoulder Of Giants?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: I'm not really sure. To be influenced by groups, I 
don't know what that means. It's probably the Beatles, the Stones, the Who 
and the Sex Pistols. It always has been. But I don't sit down and listen 
toother people's records and make music. I make music based on how I feel.

stefan: What do you feel when you play live?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Terrified sometimes, yes. Although I'm very good at 
hiding it. Especially when it's my turn to sing. I feel nervous for the 
first two songs and then you click into auto-pilot and it's just like second 
nature. Yeah, nervous, really - especially these days.

jandy16: I have heard you are doing a VH1 Behind the Music, is that true?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: We've already done it. I don't know when it's going 
to be broadcast. We did it about six weeks ago. I'd imagine it would 
coincide with the tour.

Oh Way Sys: Will we ever hear Liam sing "Don't Look Back In Anger?"

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: No.

MagicPiAfterSavoyTru: Why was "Let's All Make Believe" not on the album?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Well, I wanted it as the opening track, but then as 
it got moved further down, it didn't seem to have the impact as it did when 
it was the first track. And then Liam insisted that "I Could See A Liar," 
the ninth track, be on the album, and the song just fell off. It's 
definitely one of my favorite songs that I've written, and it's a shame that 
it didn't make it, but never mind.

maccafreak: Noel, I saw you in Chicago last December - you blew everyone one 
away. Any chance you'll do "Helter Skelter" live again?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: No.

Esa: Are you going to do any other gigs than these which you have already 
published here in the Nordic countries?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: I'm not really sure how many gigs we're playing or 
if they're the last ones that we're going to do. I'm not really the person 
to speak to about that. I just write the songs.

OASIS_FAN: How did you feel when the amp exploded during your last Mexican 
gig?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: I felt like a rock god. Or a member of KISS.

Shakermaker77: Spin thought your new record was very passionate, and you 
guys were a more humble band now. Are you?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: I'm a more humble songwriter, I'd have to say. As 
for Liam getting more humble, fucking don't think so.

Alex: Noel, even you say that Be Here Now wasn't good? It's fuckin' tops, 
man!

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Well, I reserve the right to criticize my own music. 
Sometimes I do become a little overcritical. It just brings back not very 
good memories in the studio. I know how good it should have been and that I 
should have worked on the lyrics now. I just think that some of the songs 
could have been a little better and it could have been a lot shorter.

Sally: Noel, what did you think of your visit to the pyramids in
Teotihuacan?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Very, very, very, very spiritually uplifting. It was 
just fucking...wow. That's all I've got to say.

Oh Way Sys: Most of us turn to bootlegs ‘cause there are never any live 
concert CDs released to the public. Are you planning to release any live 
stuff?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Well, for this particular world tour that we're on, 
we just plan to record a really big percentage of the shows. We're planning 
to think of a live album sooner rather than later. We've got a solid band 
now.

jeffrey: Will you ever release the unplugged gig?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Again, it's a thing that's probably left best until
the band has broken up, really. We're still doing new stuff and writing new 
records. I suppose if the music ever dries up, then maybe. From what I can 
remember, it didn't sound too bad.

Lisa: Are you planning on releasing any more concert videos like "Live By 
The Sea" and "There And Then?"

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: I think that we're probably going to do a video for 
all the people who didn't make it. There was such a vast amount of footage 
being shot that it would probably take two years to go through the footage. 
We thought of making a video like Woodstock because it was such an important 
cultural event. But that's all for the future.

Shakermaker77: Noel, any new bands that you can see being huge in the 
future? There's all this talk of Stereophonics - what do you think of them?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: They're a good rock and roll band. Whether they'll 
go around the world and change people's lives, that remains to be seen. If I 
could predict that, I wouldn't be playing guitar for a living.

MagicPiAfterSavoyTru: How much longer do you think Oasis will carry the 
torch? We really need you because you are head and shoulders above everybody 
else.

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: For as long as we're writing music that we consider 
to be of a high standard, then we're always going to be around. We are the 
new Rolling Stones.

maccafreak: Any chance of a box set with the early demos and some other 
unreleased songs you have recorded?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: I think sooner or later, there will be an
anthology-type thing. There are lots of early demos and demos that we've 
done for the albums, and they're generally different versions because it's 
usually me singing and not Liam. It's anybody's guess, really.

Ben: Are there any bands you consider above Oasis except those who inspired 
you?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: I think that when Oasis is not putting records out, 
there are a lot of really good bands. You're only as good as your last 
record, and unfortunately, I don't believe that our last record was very 
good. But I think that when people listen to the record...it's up to them to 
choose the best band, not me.

Shari: What's the most annoying thing about fans?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Well they don't buy enough records. All of them 
should buy four of each album. Some of them can get a bit too fanatical and 
crazy, and that can get scary, but generally they're pretty cool. It can be 
a bit intrusive sometimes, especially when they're constantly ringing on 
your doorbell all fucking day. But most of them are pretty cool.

Mijacogeo68: Are you enjoying fatherhood now?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Yes! It's been about three weeks now, so it's not 
been too edgy just yet. I'm going on a world tour now, so I'm getting out of 
my fatherly duties for most of a year. But from what I've experienced, yeah. 
It's different, that's for sure.

virginia: How do you describe, in one word, SOTSOG?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Number Four. Or fourth.

logan357: What kind of guitar pedals do you use?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: I've got a Jimton Whatwiler pedal, I've got an
Ibanez tube screener, I've got a Boss digital delay and I've got something 
called an Echodrive, but I don't know who it's made by. They're all very 
silver and very heavy, and they all make shitloads of noise.

Ben: How will you react to Robbie's 'gift?'

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Oh, I don't know, I'll probably just ignore it.

OasisGurlie: Did you know that the dude that stabbed George Harrison was 
obsessed with Oasis as well and that could've been you my poor baby Noely

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Well yeah, I heard those rumors, but I would have 
just called Batman on the Bat Phone.

GallyLuvr: What’s the craziest thing a fan has ever done at one of your 
shows?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Not clapped.

Liam Page: When is the new single coming out?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: I think we've got a single out in England in about 
three or four weeks. That's as much as I know.

MIke: Would you guys ever do a Beatles cover record?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Some say we already have.

jeffrey: Any chance of you covering a Queen song?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Trying to get Liam to get into character as Freddy 
Mercury would probably get too difficult.

manchester: What is the song "Up in the Sky" about?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Nothing. I mean, it all depends...that particular 
album depends on the listener. It means what you want it to mean. I'm sure 
certain lines have specific meanings, but unless I had the lyric sheet in 
front of me I couldn't tell you. Probably something to do with birds. 
Flying.

benminton: Which Oasis album is your personal favorite?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Definitely Maybe. Just because it was the first
record we released, and it was the first one I wrote, and it was the one
that made us famous, and the most consistent album we've ever done. It's got 
the best bunch of singles on it.

dan huard: You've mentioned that you have material written for the NEXT 
album. How is that coming along? What is the sound like?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Well I've got five songs written. Three of them are 
not Oasis songs, I'll probably just keep them in the bank. Two of them are 
definitely Oasis songs, and they're definitely rocking. I'm pleased with 
them. I played them for the band and everyone was tapping their feet. Good 
sign.

Sharlene: Noel, whenever you have a new single or a new album out, I always 
buy it the day it comes out, when the store opens, and buy it. Have you ever 
loved a band so much that you did the same?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Yeah. And I remember being in the queue to buy the 
Smith's new album and the Stone Roses' new album and Achtung Baby by U2.

lrjs19: Noel, how does the money affect your outlook on life?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: It makes you lazy. But it means that every time you 
go into a recording studio or on tour, you're not doing it for the money - 
you're doing it for other reasons, usually musical. So rest assured that we 
don't do anything for money anymore, apart from festivals.

Oh Way Sys: Some of your songs have some acoustic guitar that you don't use 
in concerts. Why?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: We've always tried to incorporate the acoustic 
guitar in the live sound, but it doesn't seem to happen for us. When we get 
to the point where'd put in an acoustic guitar, we think, ‘Well, the Stones 
wouldn't have done it, so we're not going to do it.’

Mijacogeo68: What do you enjoy most about the U.S. while you are here?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Sometimes the weather is nice, when it's hot. And 
you do meet some really cool people out there. And, you know, the list of 
things that I enjoy about America is very long and very boring and very 
personal, as is the list of things I don't enjoy. I love it and hate it as 
much as I do every country I've ever been to. I like buying guitars in 
America, and jeans and denim jackets and sunglasses. I haven't progressed to 
the cowboy boots and the horse, but I'm getting there.

Sally can wait: What’s the best gift you have ever received?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: A 1976 chocolate brown Rolls Royce from Alan McGee 
for Christmas in 1995. And of course the other one was my baby daughter, who 
was born three weeks ago. Her name is Anais. She's named after French writer 
Anais Nin. My wife tells me she wrote erotic novels.

one_i_blind: What's your favorite song to play in concert?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: At the moment, my favorite song is "Gas Panic," off 
the new record. And we'll be doing a cover version of "My Generation," which 
is pretty good. I also like doing "Some Might Say" and "Rock and Roll Star."

logan357: Do you find it easier to write slower acoustic songs or faster
paced electric ones?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: I find it easier to write slower acoustic songs,
which is a pain in the ass for someone who's in a rock and roll band. Some 
of the stuff that I've been writing lately is quite full of the electric. As 
you get older, you tend to get slower, don't you?

Pacer: What is your favorite Beatles album?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: I have two. The first one is the Red One, the
greatest hits from 1962-1966. The second one is the Blue One, which is the 
greatest hits from 1967-1970.

Shakermaker77: Would you rather sing more, or let Liam take up that slack?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: I'd rather sing less, to be honest. But Liam needs a 
bit of a break during touring because he sings so fucking loud. I'd like to 
sing less, but I'll probably end up singing more, unfortunately.

Alejandro: What song will be the opener on the tour?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: "Fucking in the Bushes."

jandy16: How did you feel after the 1996 US MTV awards with Liam's antics?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: I just felt depressed and fed up and I just wanted 
to go home.

Anka: Do you listen to bands writing in languages besides English?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Well, considering that I don't understand any of the 
languages besides English, that would be difficult.

Galli: How many hours do you spend writing?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: I'm not too sure, I don't know. I don't devote any 
set time to it. I pick up the guitar when I feel like it and if anything's
happening I spend time developing ideas. Some days I can write for ten hours 
and some days I can write for five minutes. It all depends.

JadedOasisGurly: Compare your writing style from say 7 years ago, to the 
present - any major changes or differences?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: I think in the early days, my writing style was
quite punky. But now it's gotten quite folky. You'd have to ask the fans 
about that. I'm not really the best person to ask about that. The obvious 
answer would be to say that yeah, I'm a better songwriter now than I was 7 
years ago. But that's not for me to say.

lrjs19: Noel, I have a poster of you and Liam that I got from Knebworth, and 
on your hand it says ‘Beatles 67-70’ - what's that all about?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: I think that was done for the Christmas issue of the 
Melody Maker, and they asked us what our favorite album of all-time was. I 
just wrote it on my hand. I was trying to be interesting.

Alejandro: What΄s your favorite SOTSOG song? My favorite is "Where Did it 
All Go Wrong!"

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: My favorite song is "Roll It Over" or "Gas Panic."

twec.com: twec.com would like to thank the Noel for stopping by today and 
chatting with us. Any last words for all of your fans before you leave?

OASIS – Noel Gallagher: Good-bye Cleveland. Well, you know, we'll be passing 
through your town within the next nine months! So feel free to drop by and 
say hello.

twec.com: Special thanks to RadioWoodstock.com for the Live Oasis broadcast 
today and thanks to all of the great Oasis fans who stopped by today!