Oasis Member Quits

Oasis drummer Zak Starkey is unlikely to perform with the band again after falling out with singer/guitarist Noel Gallagher.

According to The Sun today (May 12), Starkey is highly unlikely to play with the band on any forthcoming live dates, and his involvement in their forthcoming new album, recently completed, will be his last with Oasis.

The newspaper quotes a source close to the band as saying: "There have been arguments with Noel Gallagher and general disagreements."

No official announcement about a possible departure or replacement have been made by the band.

The band are due to embark on a US tour in August, and are rumoured to be announcing further live plans soon.

Thanks for the info to NME.com.

Comments

[Mithaearon]

Get Whitey back in the band!

[bigMaor]

Mithaearon wrote:

Get Whitey back in the band!

yeah!!!

[This1GoesTo11]

Yeah, get Alan White . . . the one from Yes, that is.

[JS5150]

Starkey is good, I saw him drum for the Who

[601210]

Hey, I always thought Starkey never really committed to Oasis..

[Cresspo]

these guys still excist?

[Teen Spirit]

Cresspo wrote:

these guys still excist?

heh, very funny.

[HFR]

This1GoesTo11 wrote:

Yeah, get Alan White . . . the one from Yes, that is.

Hmm I never been a big oasis fanatic.
But Yeah he should go back and be oasis drummer.

[TJ1991]

Starkey's a legend, he doesnt need Oasis. He's got The Who!

[FreddieMercury]

its starkley i believe

[perilouspete]

TJ1991 wrote:

Starkey's a legend, he doesnt need Oasis. He's got The Who!

right. i saw him play with the who in chicago and he sounded awesome, he had a really old school, classic sound. shame he's not in a good new band.

[Ekoroski]

FreddieMercury wrote:

its starkley i believe

no its starkey hes ring starr's son aka richard starkey

[Ekoroski]

ringo not ring

[guitar_freak523]

thats to bad he's a great drummer but was never an official member of the band, hopefully alan white comes back or they get a drummer that plays as good as zak or alan

checked.

[skagitup]

who cares? what's this, the 3rd drummer to quit oasis?

oasis is noel and liam, they are a multi-million-record-selling band, they will clearly have no problem in finding another adequate drummer.

[djmay71]

whats new? oasis is just prolly just trying to make a public stir-up thats all

[sebbsmith]

I gotta give it to him, I wouldn't be able to stand one hour with either of the Gallagher brothers.

[officially dead]

dave grohl should play drums in oasis.that would be awesome!

[Social D Rox]

dave grohl? get serious! they will get someone to fill in no problem. that would be sweet if they got alan back though. And when are either of the gallaghers not fighting someone or eachother? thats what they do. and they are amazing at writng and performing the music they make too.

[broken fusion!]

perilouspete wrote:
...a good new band.

there's a contradiction if i ever saw one

[str84ever]

officially dead wrote:

dave grohl should play drums in oasis.that would be awesome!

Dave Grohl is too good for Oasis, it also wouldn't work considering Oasis bad mouthed Nirvana back in the day because the had a song called "i hate myself and want to die"

Though Oasis are a bit overrated i think, they make good singalong songs thats about it.

[rancidryan]

oh such a shame /end of sarcasm

[thbeekk]

I'm sorry, but I think Oasis is extremely overrated.

[gallagher2006]

CRAP!!!

He was one of the more talented members of the band...

Oh well, shit happens I guess...Oasis have gone through more drummers than Spinal Tap

Ba da bum tsh

^ Comedy drums, lol

[kaptink]

Bring back the old lineup!

[Fast2]

WE WANT BONEHEAD!

[keithmoon15]

+1 to everyone who says oasis is overrated

and does anyone else think the gallagher bros are really irritating? i think noel is a good musician but it seems like neither one of them can get along with anybody

[Mithaearon]

For my the best Oasis incarnation was 95-99

Liam, Noel, Gigsey, Bonehead and Whitey.

I would laugh if they got MacColl back :P

[Dean-Junkie]

sebbsmith wrote:

I gotta give it to him, I wouldn't be able to stand one hour with either of the Gallagher brothers.

Lol.

[Dale_By_Blimp]

Zak was never really a true member, he "just" played on their last album and the accompanying world tour. Therefore, I'm not too bothered cos he wasn't really all that, defintely no Whitey. Now, if Gem left that would be a problem...

[strat335]

ahh man! I saw him with the Who and he was awesome! I really want Oasis to get a replacement soon and come to Michigan. They're my favorite band

[jesusofnarnia]

str84ever wrote:

officially dead wrote:

dave grohl should play drums in oasis.that would be awesome!

Dave Grohl is too good for Oasis, it also wouldn't work considering Oasis bad mouthed Nirvana back in the day because the had a song called "i hate myself and want to die"

Though Oasis are a bit overrated i think, they make good singalong songs thats about it.

What does that have to do with anything? Grohl and the Gallaghers are very good friends. In fact, Dave has stated before that the Foo will only share a dressing room with two bands - Oasis, or (as unlikely as it is) Led Zeppelin.

Still, clearly Grohl's got his own commitments.

[ttreat31]

Starkey was never an official member of Oasis anyways. I'd love to see White replace him.

[kennyvspenny]

lol. surprise surprise.

[TDAJGuitarist]

James McCartney
Julian Lennon
Dhani Harrison
Zak Starkey

Just sayin...That would be awsome...

[Grungy2425]

I didnt know Oasis were still together? In anyway an incredibly overrated band. I remember when they first made it big they were labeled to be the next Beatles... *chuckle*

[Sway!]

Dave Grohl is too good for Oasis, it also wouldn't work considering Oasis bad mouthed Nirvana back in the day because the had a song called "i hate myself and want to die"

That was because Noel didn't agree with writing songs about killing yourself, when you're one of the biggest bands in the world. hence he wrote "Live Forever", which by far surpasses anything Nirvana have written. Don't get me wrong, i love Nirvana, but Live Forever is one of the greatest songs ever imo.

[sowhat360]

Cresspo wrote:

these guys still excist?

they're slowly walking down the hall

[therescue06]

str84ever wrote:

officially dead wrote:

dave grohl should play drums in oasis.that would be awesome!


Dave Grohl is too good for Oasis, it also wouldn't work considering Oasis bad mouthed Nirvana back in the day because the had a song called "i hate myself and want to die"

Though Oasis are a bit overrated i think, they make good singalong songs thats about it.

**** nirvana.

[TFBISE16]

Alan White back please!

[sottpwn]

Meh, Oasis need to call it a day anyway.

Their best days have gone, and those days weren't even that great.

[paquiquinho]

Sway! wrote:

Dave Grohl is too good for Oasis, it also wouldn't work considering Oasis bad mouthed Nirvana back in the day because the had a song called "i hate myself and want to die"

That was because Noel didn't agree with writing songs about killing yourself, when you're one of the biggest bands in the world. hence he wrote "Live Forever", which by far surpasses anything Nirvana have written. Don't get me wrong, i love Nirvana, but Live Forever is one of the greatest songs ever imo.

I am not a big oasis fan but I like them a lot and i totally agree with you

[Burpbelly]

sowhat360 wrote:

Cresspo wrote:

these guys still excist?

they're slowly walking down the hall

haha...I liked that

I always preferred Whitey's drumming compared to Starkey...it just seemed to fit better somehow...

I miss Bonehead...

Checked.

[the.spine.surfs]

C'mon, really. You don't need a drummer to play Wonderwall...they'll make it.

[Fast2]

When you've only heard 2 of their songs, your opinion is meaningless.

[Noah1982]

one down.....how many more til the rubbish ends?

[KenMasters]

Huh? i thought the Gallagher Brothers only fought With other bands. This is REAL PROGRESS!
Yeah, they are progressive

[emi_becker]

I thought they had dissapeared hahahhaah

I think the best for Oasis would be fire all members of the band and dissolve the band itself. That'd be awesome!

[supersonic23]

Aww that sucks

Wonder whos the new drummer

[Revlin]

Damn, that sucks.
Starkey was a good thing for Oasis.

[Armagedn]

Yeah... I don't really care. They're not bad, just not my thing...

[MusicalMinority]

TDAJGuitarist wrote:

James McCartney
Julian Lennon
Dhani Harrison
Zak Starkey

Just sayin...That would be awsome...

Yes.

[picatakr]

they probably didnt want him cuz he didnt have a unibrow

[601210]

picatakr wrote:

they probably didnt want him cuz he didnt have a unibrow

Win right there.

[vanzahan]

Starkey is awesome for the Who, hope he joins them.

[Saffron_Inferno]

awww man.oasis r the greatest

[americanmovie23]

awesome.

more time for him to play with the who.

hellz yeah

[Rocka4life]

Oasis? never heard of them X.X

[savory_softy]

perilouspete wrote:
...a good new band.

broken fusion! wrote:
there's a contradiction if i ever saw one

And if we followed this train of thought all young and aspiring musicians are wasting their efforts because we'll obviously never be considered 'good' because we started playing after the year 2000. The fact that we can play doesn't matter people, it's our demographic that really defines our mettle.
Bit of an unfair concept ain't it?

[PrincessJoe]

I'm glad he realized that they are rippin' off his father's music.

[im god]

they're slowly walking down the hall

faster than a connonball

[stanleyg]

im god wrote:

they're slowly walking down the hall


faster than a connonball

where were you when we' are getting wild.

[guitar_freak523]

PrincessJoe wrote:

I'm glad he realized that they are rippin' off his father's music.

and his dads band ripped off people to, whats the difference?

[tommytomtomtom]

get travis barker haha just kidding

[longhornchad200]

Everyones had a falling out with Noel... not everyone knows it yet. Hell, he's probably kicked me out of a band and I just didn't realize it.

[James_Calalo]

Mithaearon wrote:

Get Whitey back in the band!

Hey lets cross our fingers Alan is the best drummer that really fits the bill. WE WANT ALAN BACK!!!!!

[ingmarco315]

Starkey is a good drumer but i think that Oasis need someone who has a cold-head for all the crazy thinks that Noel do it

[Pony_Rocker]

whats with oasis and drummers? nothing seems to stick

[tamnud]

screw alan white
i think we need Steve White
woo lol

[stillgame]

never mind steve white what about dr white lol

[RainyMonday]

picatakr wrote:

they probably didnt want him cuz he didnt have a unibrow

Haha.

TDAJGuitarist wrote:

James McCartney
Julian Lennon
Dhani Harrison
Zak Starkey

Just sayin...That would be awsome...

That would be cool.

Oasis rules! I loved them when i was younger then they sort of disappeared for a while and I thought they broke up. Cool that they are still together.

[MaxwellMoses]

Never thought Zak was that great a fit for Oasis. Hopefully they can get someone who can learn the feel of their music, cause he always seemed uninspired.