We may be almost half way through the year (how, please?), but 2023 still has a lot in store on the new music front.
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Noel Gallagher has told to Ian Wright which footballers he’d want in his band.The High Flying Birds frontman and former Oasis guitarist, vocalist and songwriter appeared on the pundit and former footballer’s podcast Wrighty’s House this week for a live special recorded at Spotify‘s HQ.Speaking to co-host Ryan Hunn alongside Wright’s son, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Gallagher went straight in with Mario Balotelli when asked which footballers he’d have in his band.“I’d have Balotelli in it. The first gangster footballer,” Gallagher said, before recalling a story about the Italian player who used to play for Manchester City.“I was at training once and we come in and [Balotelli’s] camouflage Bentley was parked sideways in the carpark,” Gallagher said.
“We’d watch City training and he was the best in training I’d ever seen anyone. He was insane.
And as we left a story was breaking that he’d left a Liverpool strip club at 5am that morning and gone straight to training where he was running rings round everybody. He was insane.”Gallagher continued, addressing Balotelli’s ‘Why always me?’ shirt, which the ex-Man City player wore during a 2011 match against Manchester United in response to a barrage of press attention.“Have you heard the story about the, ‘Why always me?’ shirt?” Gallagher asked Wrighty’s House.“So, my office are legendary for getting the wrong end of the stick of things.
My manager called me and said, ‘You know when you’re up in Manchester, do you want to do an interview with Mario Balotelli?’ So I said, ‘Yeah, alright’. It’s for Football Focus and I’m there waiting for training to finish, and the guy says, ‘Do you want to see the questions?’ and I said,‘I don’t like to see the questions before the interview’ and he
.We may be almost half way through the year (how, please?), but 2023 still has a lot in store on the new music front.
Prince William is making plans for his future coronation. The heir to the throne played a special part in the historic coronation of his father, King Charles III, on May 6, which was noticeably different from his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II's, in 1953.
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Oasis singer Noel Gallagher has spoken out for the first time since splitting from his wife. Noel and his wife of 22 years, Sara Macdonald, 51, announced that they were divorcing back in January amid reports he had moved out of the family home. In a statement, a spokesperson for the pair told the Daily Mail: "Noel and Sara will together continue to look after their children who remain their priority.
Noel Gallagher has suggested the Covid pandemic played a part in the end of his marriage. The 55-year-old rocker revealed earlier this year he and Sara MacDonald are divorcing after 22 years together but he doesn’t think the situation is particularly uncommon for people of their age. He told the Big Issue: “When you get to your mid-50s, you do come to some kind of crossroads in your life.
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Noel Gallagher has called Brexit a “fucking absolute unmitigated disaster” in a new interview.Back in 2019, Gallagher received criticism after calling out those who wanted the result of the EU Referendum overturned. Speaking to The Manchester Evening News, Gallagher said: “There’s only one fucking thing worse that a fool who voted for Brexit.
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Khloe Kardashian has shared a sweet selfie with her two young children after her baby son's name was reportedly revealed.The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, 38, took to Instagram on Sunday to post a rare snap with her daughter True, five, and her nine month old son, whose name she hasn't publicly confirmed. Khloe beamed as she put her arms around her two children, with her son distracted by something in the distance while True smiled for the camera. The reality TV star wore a white long sleeve top and sported a natural make-up look, with a pair of sunglasses perched on her head.
, Jen made the decision to break up with Rishi after he told her that his parents didn't approve of their engagement due to her age. Jen is 47 years old while Rishi is 32 years old, and his parents couldn't accept the 15-year age difference.Jen and Rishi have actually been engaged for three years, but Rishi had been keeping it a secret from his parents.
Music legend Lionel Richie is a doting father to his three kids, Nicole Richie, Miles Brockman Richie and Sofia Richie. However, he shares a very special bond with his oldest daughter Nicole, who he adopted when she was just nine years old with his then-wife Brenda Harvey. According to Lionel, 73, Nicole changed his life.
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Russell Crowe will receive the Crystal Globe for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema at the 57th Karlovy Vary Film Festival (June 30-July 8). The Oscar winning actor will also deploy his musical talent with his band Indoor Garden Party, which will perform at the festival’s opening night concert. The festival also revealed Friday that Johnny Depp would appear in its trailer, which will have its premiere at the opening ceremony. Crowe, who was born in New Zealand but moved to Australia at an early age, began his acting career at the age of 6, working in TV and theater. In 1989, he started working in Australian films, with “The Crossing” (1990, dir. George Ogilvie), “Proof” (1991, dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse), and “Romper Stomper” (1992, dir. Geoffrey Wright). He won two Australian Academy Awards: supporting actor for “Proof” and best actor for “Romper Stomper.”
Well, this is heartbreaking!
Noel Gallagher has said he thinks the sitcom Friends and coffee culture are to blame for declining music sales.The former Oasis guitarist and songwriter discussed how changes in people’s spending habits has affected how they support artists, particularly when streaming services have given them access to all the music they could possibly want for free. Indeed, he said that he struggled to understand how people will spend their money in coffee shops – the growth of which he put down to the characters in Friends frequently socialising in one – but not music.According to the Daily Star, Gallagher said: “Sitting around in sweaters drinking overpriced coffee and talking about nonsense.“Since the rise of the coffee shop, culture has disappeared.
Smokey Robinson has a lasting love for Diana Ross. The 83-year-old music icon opens up about his and Ross' longtime friendship, even claiming that they had a year-long affair during his first marriage to Claudette Rogers. When asked in an interview with whether he and Ross ever had «a thing,» he replies, «Yes, we did,» adding that it lasted «about a year.» «I was married at the time. We were working together and it just happened,» he shares. «But it was beautiful.
Smokey Robinson has lasting love for Diana Ross. Robinson, 83, is making a major confession about the pair's long-running friendship, claiming that he and Ross, 79, had a year-long affair during his first marriage to Claudette Rogers. Asked, point blank, in an interview with whether he and Ross ever had «a thing,» he replies: «Yes, we did» adding that it lasted «about a year.» «I was married at the time. We were working together and it just happened,» he shares. «But it was beautiful.