Noel Gallagher of Oasis

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Noel Gallagher was born in Manchester, England, on May 29, 1967, and experienced an unhappy childhood due to poverty and an abusive father. In 1991 he joined his brother Liam’s band, which evolved into the alternative rock band Oasis.
Known for his altercations with Liam, Noel left Oasis in 2009. He emerged as a solo artist in 2011 with his debut album, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds.
His father was Thomas Gallagher, and his mother was Peggy Gallagher. Gallagher grew up with siblings Paul Anthony, 18 months older, and William (Liam) John, five years his junior.
Paul and Noel stammered, eliciting hits from their angry father. Both boys required four years of speech therapy to conquer their stammering.
At age 15 Noel was expelled for throwing a bag of flour over a teacher.
When Noel was 17, his mother left his father and took all three boys with her. Noel maintained contact with his father.
Noel left to work for a gas company. There he suffered a work accident that crushed the bones in his left foot.
Noel decided to take more control over the band, setting up Big Brother Recordings to distribute Oasis in the U.K. He formed his own label, Sour Mash Records, in 2001 and debuted as a record producer for bands such as Proud Mary.
Noel quit Oasis in 2009. "We were backstage waiting to go onstage to 30,000 people in Paris," Noel said in a NPR interview. "The tour manager came in and said, 'Five minutes!' We broke up within that five minutes. I'm not proud of that, but all things come to an end." Liam then changed the band’s name to Beady Eye, and Noel embarked on a solo career.
Noel Gallagher moved out of his mother’s home when he was 22 years old to live with his girlfriend, Louise Jones. They dated for six years, until 1994. In 1997, Noel married interior designer Meg Matthews in Las Vegas. Meg and Noel's daughter, Anais, was born in 2000, but they divorced in 2001, reportedly due to Noel's alleged affair with Scottish publicist Sara MacDonald.
Noel and MacDonald have two children together: Donovan, born in 2007, and Sonny, born in 2010. The couple was married in June 2011, with Noel’s close friend Russell Brand serving as best man.