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Revision as of 15:48, 31 July 2004 by Crestville (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Liam Gallagher (born September 21, 1972 as William John Paul Gallagher) is the vocalist of Britpop band Oasis. Although his brother, Noel Gallagher, is acknowleged as having written the majority of the bands songs, Liam has written the songs Born On A Different Cloud, Better Man, Songbird and Little James.
Public Persona
Oasis appeared on the music scene in 1994 and quickly made a public image for themselves. Whereas other Britpop bands such as Elastica and The Manic Street Preachers chose not to play the media 'game', or if they did it was usually un-inspiring (as was the case with Blur) Oasis chose to portray themselves, arguably realisticly, as loud mouthed, arrogant and aggresive. This really caught the public's imagination. Though the other members of the band took this role lightly, Liam appears to have really taken it to heart, often verbally abusing photographers and members of the public in his mancunian accent, with his trademark arrogant swagger. He also occasionally gets into fights. He was famously punched by a photographer he was trying to intimidate and in 2002 he had his front teeth knocked out by some Germans in a bar brawl. He also challenged Robbie Williams to a fight.
Brotherly Love
The Gallgahers famously share a turbulant relationship. Thier arguments have acheived a status as something of Rock Legand. One of their arguments was even relased on a bootleg single entitled 'wibbling rivalry'. The arguments seem to pit Noel's calm, complacent wit, logic and cannyness against Liams arrogance, tendency to fly off the handle, penchant for psychadelic non sequenters (he once ended an on-stage argument by appealing to the crowd for biscuits) and his vocal dedication to any stand-point, no matter how incorrect or easy to dispel it is. Although Noel often ends up making Liam appear quite stupid in these exchanges, Liam's tendancy to shout and swear his brother down appears an equally effective tactic.
Wibbling Rivalry
An excerpt of the argument released on the Wibbling Rivalry single:
Noel: Do you know John Lennon? Liam: Yeah. Noel: Well, you must be pretty old. How old are you? 21? Liam: No. About fuckin' thousand and five. Noel: You're 22. and I watched you being born, so shut the fuck up about John Lennon.
Knebworth - 1996
Noel: THIS IS HISTORY! RIGHT HERE,
RIGHT NOW! THIS IS HISTORY!
Liam: No it fucking isn't you daft twat.
This is Knebworth.
An Award Ceramony, Febuary - 1995
Liam had been trying to wind up Damon Albarn for some time when Noel walked in:
Liam: Arsed about the award. The award's
nothing mate. It's full of crack.
Noel: You're fucking stupid.
Liam: You can fuck off as far as
I'm concerned
Noel: You're just a fucking pop star.
Liam: Yeah, yeah! I am!
Lead Singer
Liam is reknowned for his particular style of singing and his stage presance. Grating, arrogant and often nasal, Liam's voice in the Oasis tracks is instantly recognisable. Noel has hinted that he uses certain words regularly in his songs because of the way Liam pronounces them when he sings. For example, Noel has inculded the word 'Shine' in several songs because Liam famously sings it as 'Sheee-yienn-ah'.
Liams stage presance has also been praised. Subtle to say the least, he is famed for going against rock and roll tradition by rarely touching the microhpone or it's stand. Instead, he stands, hands behind back, leaning towards the microphone. His popularity and praise as a performer is eccentuated not by his actions (his stance, in essance fairly dull), but the prospect of his actions, his acclaimed vocal stylings and the arrogance with which he carries himself.
Personal Life
Liam met Patsy Kensit in 1994, and married her on April 7, 1997. A son, Lennon Francis, was born September 13, 1999. They divorced in September of 2000.
Soon after his divorce, Liam began going out with Nicole Appleton of the British bands All Saints and Appleton. Their son, Gene, was born July 3, 2001.
Liam's song Songbird is about Nicole.