William John Paul Gallagher (born 21 September 1972) is an English singer and songwriter who is the lead singer and co-founder of the rock band Oasis. Gallagher fronted Beady Eye, an offshoot of Oasis, between 2009 and 2014, before starting a solo career in 2017. One of the most recognisable figures in British rock music, he is noted for his distinctive vocal style and outspoken personality.
Gallagher was interested in joining a band called the Rain. After mutual agreement, the band underwent a name change to Oasis, and his older brother Noel was initially approached to be their manager. Noel was subsequently extended an invitation to join the band as their lead guitarist and songwriter, which he accepted. The band's debut album, Definitely Maybe (1994), was a critical and commercial success amidst the emergence of Britpop. Their second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995), reached the top of the album charts in many countries, and their third studio album, Be Here Now (1997), became the fastest-selling album in UK chart history. Britpop eventually declined in popularity, and Oasis failed to revive it; however, all of their subsequent albums topped the UK charts, and they continued to tour, playing gigs to 1,000,000+ people worldwide, but particularly in Europe, and South America. In August 2009, following Noel's departure from Oasis, Gallagher and the remaining band members would go on to form Beady Eye, with whom he released two studio albums before they disbanded in 2014.
In 2017, Gallagher began his solo career with the release of his debut solo album, As You Were (2017), which proved to be a critical and commercial success. It topped the UK Albums Chart and was the ninth fastest-selling debut album of the 2010s in the UK, with over 103,000 units sold in its first week. In 2018, the album was certified platinum with over 300,000 units sold in the UK. His second album, Why Me? Why Not, received mostly positive reviews and topped the UK charts upon its release in September 2019. This made it his tenth chart-topping album including eight with Oasis, and it also became the fastest-selling vinyl of 2019. In March 2010, he was voted the greatest frontman of all time in a reader poll by Q magazine. In 2019, he received the MTV Europe Music Award for "Rock Icon". Gallagher's third album, C'mon You Know, was released in 2022 and became his fourth solo album to debut at number one on the UK Albums Chart. In 2024, Gallagher collaborated with ex-Stone Roses musician John Squire on the studio album Liam Gallagher & John Squire, which was released on 1 March 2024 and continued Gallagher's streak of debuting atop the British charts.
Oasis's time was marked by turbulence, especially during the peak of Britpop, during which Gallagher was involved in several disputes with Noel. Their conflicts and wild lifestyles regularly made tabloid headlines. The band had a rivalry with fellow Britpop band Blur.
Lire la suite...Le 21 septembre 1972 était un jeudi sous le signe astral du ♍. C'était le 264ème jour de l'année. Le président des États-Unis était Richard M. Nixon.
Si vous êtes né ce jour-là, vous avez 53 ans. Ton dernier anniversaire était le dimanche 21 septembre 2025, il y a 253 jours. Votre prochain anniversaire est le lundi 21 septembre 2026, dans 111 jours. Vous avez vécu 19 611 jours, soit environ 470 675 heures, ou environ 28 240 547 minutes, ou environ 1 694 432 820 secondes.
Date: 22 September 1972
By ANDREW TORCHIABy The Associated Press
Amer AP correspondent A Torchia, arriving safely in GB on Sept 21 after being detained in Uganda following reptd Sept 17 invasion from Tanzania, describes his experiences in prison and unnecessary violence he saw used on prisoners by soldiers and policemen
Date: 22 September 1972
By FRED P. GRAHAMSpecial to The New York Times
Fred GRAHAMSpecial
Asst Atty Gen for Justice Dept legal counsel R C Cramton tells HR Judiciary Subcom on Sept 21 that internal guidelines issued in Aug, '70 by former Atty Gen Mitchell make 'newsman's privilege' law unnecessary and that Nixon Adm will therefore oppose as unnecessary proposed laws that would shield journalists from subpoenas; repts that since guidelines have been adopted only 7 subpoenas have been issued against journalists; Cramton testimony is given in response to hearings conducted by Repr R W Kastenmeier on 6 bills that would excuse newsmen under various circumstances from having to disclose confidential information; action on bills is being considered because Sup Ct ruled in June that 1st Amendment does not protect newsmen from being subpoenaed; Amer Soc of Newspaper Editors spokesman R G Fichenberg protests guidelines could be abandoned at any time and thus statute is needed to protect free flow of information to public
Date: 21 September 1972
Special to The New York Times
Dien Tin, 1 of 14 S Vietnamese daily newspapers closed during wk of Sept 11 as result of pres decree requiring publishers to post large bonds, belatedly deposits its bond and resumes pub
Date: 22 September 1972
By MARJORIE HUNTERSpecial to The New York Times
HR Govt Operations Subcom (Moorhead) on Sept 21 accuses Fed depts and agencies of delays in providing data available under Freedom of Information Act, which is requested by various groups; holds depts charge excessive fees for copies of documents and practice other means, intentional or unintentional, of thwarting public's right to know; notes 'relative lack of utilization of act by news media' that called for the legis; cites case in which Interior Dept hired former Nixon campaign aide H Treleaven to recommend improvements in dept's public information programs and notes dept then failed to make rept public even when asked to do so under Freedom of Information Act; says that dept did eventually make Treleaven rept public with exception of 1 paragraph, which subcom later found to contain evaluation of Sec Morton's photogenic qualities
Date: 21 September 1972
LAURENCE LUSTGARTEN
Laurence LUSTGARTEN
L Lustgarten lr holds that Sup Ct Justice Rehnquist's behavior in disqualifying himself from some, but not other, cases in which he was involved as Asst Atty Gen before being apptd to Sup Ct raises grave questions about both his judgment and integrity; cites his decision to disqualify himself from wiretap case, in which his vote would not have changed outcome, while staying in case on Army surveillance, where he cast deciding vote that denied plaintiffs claim
Date: 22 September 1972
By FLORA LEWISSpecial to The New York Times
Pres Pompidou defends as 'useful' his tactics of threatening to postpone a Eur summit conf and then definitely scheduling it for Oct 19, Sept 21 news conf, Paris
Date: 22 September 1972
By PHILIP H. DOUGHERTY
Philip DOUGHERTY
Batten Barton Durstine & Osborn ad agency has created, for client Western Airlines, 1st TV commercial designed especially for hard of hearing; commercial, which is being aired in several metropolitan areas where research has revealed large concentrations of people with hearing impediments, shows woman delivering message in sign language while pictures are flashed on screen behind her
Date: 22 September 1972
Special to The New York Times
NJ Ins Dept on Sept 21 announces that it will distribute consumers' handbook to public on pitfalls of buying hosp ins policies through mail; handbook is result of dept's recent investigation into misleading and deceptive ad by cos that sell accident and health, hosp and Medicare supplemental coverage through mail