Former Oasis manager Alan McGee shares story behind legendary photo with Liam Gallagher
Alan McGee â the former manager of Oasis â has recalled the story behind his legendary photo with Liam Gallagher.
READ MORE: Alan McGee: âThe music industry doesnât want young indie rockânâroll. The culture is so differentâThe ex-manager of the Britpop icons opened up about the famous image of him with the frontman outside London jazz club Ronnie Scottâs in 1997, and suggested that the calm demeanour they have was far from the case.
The photograph captured Gallagher as he was riding the high of Oasisâ fame after the release of their second album â(Whatâs The Story) Morning Glory?â and, more specifically, shortly after he had a row with Hurricane #1 singer Alex Lowe.
It came after Lowe had recently done an interview with NME, and had referred to Oasis as âthese c***sâ â something which infuriated the indie-rock icon.
âWhich he didnât mean [in an offensive way], thatâs just the way we talk in Glasgow. Thatâs affectionate,â McGee explained in his new memoir (via The Independent), adding that the two got into a physical altercation and Gallagher went on to vent his frustration to him outside the jazz club.
âI manage to get them outside, and thereâs a famous picture of me and Liam outside Ronnie Scottâs where it looks like we are having a chat, but what heâs really saying is âMcGeeâs a fucking c***!â to my face,â McGee wrote.
âWe then went to some drinking club, some posh place like upstairs at the Groucho, and we were in the very back and Liam shouts at me for two hours.
âItâs like the blast furnace treatment until he eventually runs out of steam. It was nuts.â
Later in the book, the Creation Records boss â who helped bring Oasis to international fame â explained that the issue was resolved by the next day, when Gallagher invited him to meet the Dalai Lama.
âThatâs an example of how it was working with Oasis at the time, and all the different sides and facets to Liam. Thereâs a lot of depth to him, one minute heâs brawling, and the next heâs wanting to meet the Dalai Lama.
âItâs a depth that people donât see, wrapped in a toughness, like when he came back after Oasis had split and after Beady Eye had ended, and made a solo career for himself, which is so hard to do.â
Other anecdotes in the book include McGee sharing his first impression of Noel Gallagher, who he âliked straight awayâ.
âHe had been hustling since he was 15. That was his thing. When I signed him at 25, he was at his hustling peak. This was his moment. And mine,â he explained.
He also added that what he enjoyed about his time with Oasis was that they were âalways genius, wild and unpredictable. You never knew where you were with them. They were so volatile, but I loved it.â
His book, Alan McGee: How To Run an Indie Label is released on September 5.
The memoir comes after McGee spoke to NME back in 2020, and looked back at his extensive time in the industry ahead of his 60th birthday.
âIn my head, Iâm still a ginger punk-rocker from Glasgow and thatâs what Iâm always going to be. Iâve never had a particularly high opinion of myself, and being old is irrelevant because Iâm still into music,â he said.
âMy role models are the managers, like Seymour Stein, Andrew Loog Oldham, Malcolm McLaren and Tony Wilson. Seymour is my role model more than anyone else, and heâs still running music at 78. Thatâs how I want to be until the very end: still into bands and still putting music out.â
As for other Oasis news, the band have been increasingly hinting at the hopes of a reunion. For instance, Liam recently told the crowd at one of his gigs that Noel was âstill playing hard to getâ regarding a comeback for the band.
He also gave an update on the status of a possible Oasis reunion, following reports that the group apparently booked concert dates at Wembley Stadium this year.
Oasis also shared a previously unheard version of âUp In The Skyâ from their 30th anniversary edition of âDefinitely Maybeâ.
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Former Oasis manager Alan McGee shares story behind legendary photo with Liam Gallagher
Former Oasis manager Alan McGee shares story behind legendary photo with Liam Gallagher
Former Oasis manager Alan McGee shares story behind legendary photo with Liam Gallagher
Former Oasis manager Alan McGee shares story behind legendary photo with Liam Gallagher
Former Oasis manager Alan McGee shares story behind legendary photo with Liam Gallagher
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