Noel Gallagher recalls “most stressful fucking day” before first Oasis gig
nme.comNoel Gallagher has recalled the stress he experienced in the lead-up to his first show with Oasis because he’d “never played guitar standing up”.During an interview for Gibson TV‘s ‘Icons’ series, the singer-songwriter remembered how he’d only “done a few rehearsals” with the Manchester band after joining their line-up in the early ’90s.“We were doing one song of mine, which was ‘Columbia’, but it was instrumental,” Gallagher explained (via Rolling Stone).“We’ve got a gig on Tuesday, and it suddenly dawns on me that I’ve never played guitar standing up.
Not only that, I don’t own a fucking strap. This is Sunday night. And I’m skint. Never played guitar standing up.”He continued: “That seems [like a] preposterous fucking notion now.
But I can only tell you that the Monday was probably the most stressful fucking day of my entire life.”Gallagher went on to recall how he had to “borrow a strap” before “going home and putting a guitar on for the first time”.
He added: “I’d say [I spent] a good hour looking in the mirror […] And I think where you hold your guitar for the first time is crucial.“It kind of signifies how much of a cunt you’re going to be, because if it’s too high, you don’t get no fit birds, mate.
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