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Gallaghers’ Mom: “I Don’t Want a House From You!”

Alan Cross 0 Comments

When Oasis hit it big with their Definitely Maybe album in the early 90s, they wanted to do something nice for their mom, Peggy. 

She, after all, had essentially raised them herself and her sons felt it was time for her to move out of her council house into something a little nicer.  But Peggy would have none of it.  “I live here and I’m staying,” she said. 

All she wanted was for someone to fix the squeaking gate at the front of her place.  Liam and Noel bought her a new garden gate with a gold number 5 on it—and that was pretty much all Peggy Gallagher really wanted.

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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