Noel born in Manchester, England to a poor family, was constantly put down by counselors and friends not to go into music. Received his first guitar as a present when a kid from his mum Peggy, he taught himself how to play despite being left-handed and owning a right handed guitar. As a teenager he got into trouble for stealing cars and bikes, but it was one night that both he and his brother Liam Gallagher were at a Stone Roses concert, coincidentally not together, that he realized that music was the only thing for him. Noel auditioned to be the lead singer for a band called the Inspiral Carpets, and although he was turned away due to a lack of voice strength, he toured with them as their roadie. When his brother convinced him that he could do much more in his band, Rain, he agreed only if he had total control and could change the band name to Oasis. That was ten years ago, now 5 albums, millions of pounds, and several bandmates later, Noel and Oasis rate amongst the greatest bands of all time and one of the greatest in the world today.

Mother: Margaret Sweeny Gallagher, better known as Peggy.Father: Thomas Gallagher (or Tommy).Parents got divorced when Noel was 15 after his father his his mother over the head with a hammer.Pets: Two stray cats that he adopted named "Benson" and "Hedges" (after his favorite brand of cigarettes), and also, five dogs (Ruby, Reno, TinTin, Charlie & ??).His childhood nickname was Breshnev after the former Russian president who was known for his bushy eyebrows.He has brown hair and blue eyes.His favorite colour is brown.Brother of Liam Gallagher .Guitarist with British rock group Oasis.Daughter, Anaís, with Meg, was born. [27 January 2000]Collaborated with the techno duo The Chemical Brothers on the songs "Setting Sun" and "Let Forever Be", both of which recall The Beatles ' "Tomorrow Never Knows."The first concert he went to was the Damned at the Manchester Apollo in 1980.He is a long-time fan of Pink Floyd , and regards their album "The Wall" as one of the three greatest albums of all time.Readers of Total Guitar Magazine voted his riff to "Cigarettes and Alcohol" the 99th greatest riff of all time. [June 2004]He's a Manchester City fan.Wrote the smash hit "Wonderwall" for his then-girlfriend (later wife) Meg Mathews and initially wanted to sing it but gave his brother Liam Gallagher the choice.His favorite songs are "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley , "We Love You" by The Rolling Stones , "Like A Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan , "Strange Town" by The Jam , "I Am The Walrus" by The Beatles , "I've Gotta Get A Message To You" by The Bee Gees , "My Generation" by The Who , "Hand In Glove" by The Smiths, "Waterloo Sunset" by The Kinks and "Looking Glass" by The La's. (Source: BBC Radio 2 "Tracks of My Years").His partner, Sara MacDonald gave birth to a baby boy named Donovan Rory MacDonald Gallagher at 11.15am on Saturday 22nd September 2007 weighing 7lb 5oz.Got the nickname "Wrinkly Rocker" on Russell Brand's Saturday night Radio 2 show.Lives in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom.During the 2005 UK general election, Gallagher told the press that he was continuing to vote for Labour in order to prevent Phil Collins from coming back to Britain under a Conservative government. This related to press reports during the 1992 general election that the multi-millionaire Collins was going to leave Britain if the Conservatives lost that election and Labour won power. Collins responded to Gallagher's comments on his website, denying that he was a Conservative Party supporter and claiming that his reasons for leaving Britain were unrelated to Labour's election win in 1997 (Collins actually left in 1994). At the end of 2005, Collins appeared on the BBC series "Room 101" (1994) and chose the Gallagher brothers as one of his dislikes, telling host Paul Merton : "They're horrible guys. They're rude. They're not as talented as they think they are".