I've never been asked before what do you do it's like really ring any bells no no and I
could see that these Americans were kind of like who the hell is this guy you know
and I was saying don't worry six songs in you'll know who I am and got to Wonder Woman [Laughter]
and I was like see that's why I'm getting paid the big money
so the brand new album Council skies I believe the name is in reference to the area that you
grew up in well Council Skies it's actually the title of a book by an artist called Pete McKee
who doesn't work with me down there does some great work with you guys yeah there's a song on
the album called Council skies and um there's a hook in it underneath something something and I
just when I was writing the song his book happened to be on the on the coffee table in my house and I
was like Council Skies my God that's a good name for a and I called him and he was just going in
for a triple heart bypass no why I called him and uh I said can I can I use this title he's
a bit busy right now no and uh the song was about something else and then I kind of rewrote it and
the the term Council Skies it then became a song about my youth and I stole it from him
and I now present it to you is he okay may I ask no have you focused on since this happened
I could have gone to the other side this is his legacy this new album well if he has he won't be
getting enough credit for it no no I sat down one day and I thought to myself it's time it's
time I documented my youth I always love hearing about how you find inspiration for songwriting and
there being a book from your favorite artist on the coffee table it's just another one of those
stories I do it a lot it helps if the author's dead okay you don't have to credit anybody but
in this case Pete is I'm assuming he's just alive and well uh big shout out it's a lovely fella this
is what he would have wanted I mean what he wanted what he wants yeah I really love reading more and
I always have that about you being self-taught and you've gone from avoiding the the pitfalls
that can be around Council Estates and all around country and around the world to being in Oasis
and absolutely you know ruling ruling the world the music conquering it yeah well I mean I'm I
believe in destiny and fate anyway so I believe it was kind of mapped out for us but you know I
was just when I first picked up the guitar I was just into it you know what I mean and I've never
had a musical lesson which is because one of my Lancers learned how to play the guitar are you
teaching him when you say he's learning what is the thing right it was like you know I think you
should I teach him and then you know he's like Dad can you teach me how to play guitar and I'm like
well no because not like I don't want it it's not like I don't I just picked it up and there it was
you know okay yeah do that and he's like why you know I've never been taught so I don't know I
could teach anybody it's all it's all by feel for me do you know what I mean is there something kind
of about that amazement where you might stumble across a new way of Shifting your little finger
across absolutely the fretboard and you're like oh look what I've done you know look how that
sounds and there's a kind of childlike excitement really yeah there's a track on the album called
dead to the world which is there's two chords in there I've never used before in my life I couldn't
tell you what they are and I hit them by accident I was like oh hello when those when those books
when those books come out that you know the kind of notation guitar books yeah of your songs yeah
is it does it make interesting reading for you as someone who doesn't well I remember in the 90s
when there definitely maybe one came out somebody said you wanna okay this and I was looking at it
it's a lot of squiggles I was like what what is that and they were like is it right and I
was like yeah her feelings for Sonic yeah that looks good I'm not actually no that crotchet
yeah is a thing that's a semitol now um I mean there's a conversation happening at the moment
no I don't know if you're aware of it but it seems to kind of be taking over the world and
that is surrounding nepo babies and the nepotism surroundings yeah we've got a whole hour on here
um but what are your thoughts on the nepotism but particularly I think it's worth focusing on the
Arts you know where where people are giving their kids maybe a leg up when it comes to getting on
the big screen or creating music and going into the right Studios is that just the natural order
of things that parents will always help their kids it's not the worst thing in the world if you've
got your kids working for it they're cheap you know what I mean it's kind of like look
I'm paying off the rent here so you know what I mean get your finger up and you give your kids a
you'd give them a helping hand you give them a leg up within the the industry if you know
your tentacles were to stretch into the things that they were interested in of course of course
my Lads are too busy scratching their balls and scouring Tick Tock for nonsense to worry about
that gonna be your bass player or anything like that you want nepotism but they just
don't want it back yeah they're just like can I get some more stuff off fortnite [Laughter]
skins if they're gonna get some skins off fortnite my youngest lad actually he said
to me once he was asking for some stuff on fortnite and I was like how much is it
and he's like it's 3 25.99 I was like mate come on mate that's a lot of money and he went but
you're loaded and I was like how do you know what he said because I've just Googled your net well
got you there dad he was about 10 at the time and I was like give me that iPod and I went for
a start it's a lot more than that okay go on out go on go and have it no you never fail to deliver
when it comes to the breakfast show features that we do here which is why I'm so pleased to say it
is time now for your star sign scenarios now your last single which we we play all the time here on
breakfast we love it pretty boy featured the line I want to change my star sign because it
don't suit me well no I can tell you that you were born in the month of May which makes you
a Gemini correct you are quick-witted outgoing yes inquisitive very agile what about that agile
of thought maybe I'm not sure I'm not sure I walk like a panther anymore Charming oh very
adaptable very um you like how that sounds so far I do I do your yeah is he flirting with me
I've tried many times what I'm telling you Dave I'm liking it and it will get you everywhere
uh so I'm gonna take a deep dive into your astrological projection and ask you
some questions related to your star sign and we start with Gemini's love to dance
um apart from you uh you told me on this show that you even struggled with the first dance at
your own wedding yeah it was all yeah I mean it was just my daughter bless her bless her she she
realized what was going on she kind of led the charge onto the dance floor so was it like the
three of you having the first Nails together you mean or briefly briefly the it's like it's the uh
dancing is one thing right yeah to acid house in the 80s when nobody knows who you are and that's
one thing that was great I loved it but then you know in front of all your mates and you
were your missus you're just like yeah it made me feel a bit uncomfortable actually okay I think it
might have been the longest 90 seconds before it hit the chorus that I've ever experienced Oh
you mean and she kind of like started ushering people onto the floor oh that's a lovely thing
to do yeah that correct me if I'm wrong but I do believe the rules are at the first chorus
everybody joins in yeah anas led the charge about 30 seconds before that because she was like okay
you're struggling here bless her yeah that's nice and of course my my missus is a fabulous dancer
I was letting the side down yeah okay but I did you know dancing at Raves just because
were you I mean this obviously before you were famous were you on the speaker stack or were
you in a corner business I call it dancing if you've seen it you would say you're just
walking just marching around just marching around in ever decreasing circles I said
like a Duracell bunny with one arm in here I think what you'll find that is called dancing
um Geminis love to travel yes do you love to travel do you love it do you miss the Comforts of
home and all that stuff or do you actually really like being out on the road well there's a funny
there's a funny moment in your career where when you start off and you're at kind of at the bottom
and you're staying in you know the Columbia hotel you're thinking this is amazing this is
amazing and then as the years go by you know if you become successful like I you end up living in
a house that's nicer than a five-star hotel right and then you're in a five-star it's all going
okay now these towels are rubbish yeah uh so so that then then of course you know it's like a job
then but at the beginning you're just like I can't believe let's put these chocolates on the pillow
that's so cool you know and then it's just like like you can take these chocolates off the pillow
please with the the traveling and the love of it maybe you know particularly in the early days
were there any really strange places were you ever at the behest of a billionaire who wanted you to
perform in a nuclear bunker for her kids did that recently really yeah what happened billionaires me
to play for him and and I said mate I don't yeah I need to tell me how much he's going to pay me
and I said what time do you want me yeah your son got more fortnite after that yeah well honestly
I've played for 40 minutes to a lot of people who were not remotely interested in a lot of Americans
actually okay and I could see that these Americans were kind of like who the hell is this guy you
know and I was saying don't worry six songs in you'll know who I am and got to wonder one I was
like this guy this guy I love this guy and as I see that's why I'm getting paid the big one
um you you it leapt out of you when I was going through your astrological projection at the
beginning of this now inquisitive you know you're you're a curious Bunch you say you're not a big
reader but if if something Pricks your interest will you be determined to find out more about
it will you kind of Google stuff because you want to know more the example I would give you is when
I got the invite to go to number 10 down the street in the 90s back in the day it was like
but I couldn't not go because I was like I have to go and see what's in that house
yeah I have to I'm too nosy not to go it was like you're gonna go I was like
yes I'm gonna go they're like why I was like wanna see what's in there yeah because we've seen that
door like we've grown up it's an iconic scene you know Bozo after Bozo coming in and out of it the
curious cat in me was just like I I I am going to that party just to see what it's like I mean
obviously you going to 10 down the street and the effect that had on a a whole group of people you
know younger people and then voting you know that that's been written about countless times but it's
interesting to ask you you went in there purely because you were curious as a Gemini absolutely
did you get to Snoop around a bit I imagine it was kind of all pretty tight security-wise was
there just a reception or did you sneak about I remember it being quite loose you know what
I mean I was like okay somebody reminded me years later do you remember you turned up with a sharpie
and I was like what and they said you were going to draw a Tash on Thatcher's portrait
and I was like what they're like they were like and I was like
can I do but I don't have no recollection of it I wish I'd done it oh wow okay nearly a minute
um Gemini's a hedonistic you love to party there is no off button oh my God yes well I was out last
night when I got it's like I accidentally swallow lots of alcohol when I go out
and I feel pretty pretty rough today I mean I've only just woke up you're in great form though man
I mean wow me yeah I love getting on it I love it I've never abstained for any obviously We've joked
about dry January that's not a thing for you Noel no I think no no no well life is short right yeah
life is fleeting and I think while you while you can you should because there's gonna come a point
where your doctor goes you maybe shouldn't do that anymore you go okay right so you're you're
mine I'm waiting for us to rush towards that I'm I'm I'm on it until I get the tap on the shoulder
and like you can come on yeah what you're up to yeah well you know I'm still functioning perfectly
as a human being although the old you know the old back's a bit sore but um not going out it's
awesome I suppose it's a big part of life being been uh been sociable with one's friends I love it
yeah I love it every Thursday you can catch me in the West End not on stage usually in the firehouse
talking nonsense to somebody anyone who'll listen you know you've inspired me I've been doing dry
January but I'm going to stop after this somebody asked me in the fire after the other night what do
you do and I was like what I didn't know what to say what did you say to that Noel well I
didn't know what to say because I've never been asked before what do you do I was like really
to track number seven
in the wall nothing wow so what is it you do and I was like I changed people's lives for
the better so it's like oh what you're in a medical profession I was like I've thought
so that's the first time you've been asked what you do since you were probably right
I was gobsmacked I'm gobsmack for you oh yeah I was like look Google it love
supporting Noel Gallagher my flying birds oh you want Oasis what in Liam Gallagher
you probably see a picture of me no it's great seeing you man it always is the brand new single
easy now which I'm already a huge fan of is out today um we're gonna be playing it here
on breakfast a lot and the new Noel Gallagher's high flying birds album Council Skies is going to
be out in June I cannot wait to hear it no thank you ever so much thank you very much