Before Oasis, He Was an Inspiral Carpets Roadie

Noel Gallagher was born in Manchester in 1967 and learned guitar as a teenager before finding his way into the city's music scene.

In his early twenties, he worked as a roadie and guitar technician for Manchester band the Inspiral Carpets, an experience that gave him a valuable education in life on the road before he became a performer himself.

Noel would later join his younger brother Liam's band, then known as The Rain, after they had already begun playing together.