Live Forever

The finest book on Britain's most popular rock 'n' roll band 'Read on ... It's all true' Noel Gallagher

Featuring an exclusive interview with Noel Gallagher ahead of the Oasis Live '25 Tour and bespoke artwork by celebrated Oasis album designer Brian Cannon

Think Oasis was just Britpop and brawls?

Think again.

John Robb was there every step of the way. In this, the definitive book on Britain's biggest band, he peels back the layers of Manchester's best-known musical export, revealing a tale of ambition, ego, talent and a whole lot of attitude. From the estates of South Manchester to the dizzying heights of global stardom, Live Forever is a rollercoaster ride through the Gallagher brothers' turbulent lives and the music that defined a generation. But it is also a portrait of Britain around the turn of the millennium and the cultural forces and places that shaped, and were shaped by, two cocksure upstarts from Burnage - from art to fashion, and from football to politics.

Playful, funny and irreverent, and drawing on dozens of interviews and first-hand stories, this book puts Oasis squarely in the pantheon of music royalty as the last great rock 'n' roll stars.

John Robb's latest work, Live Forever, is a top-notch biography that explores the history and criticism surrounding Oasis. This Sunday Times bestseller is a testament to Robb's talent as a non-fiction writer.

For fans of Simon Spence (All or Nothing), Lol Tolhurst (Cured), Nige Tassell (Searching for Dexys Midnight Runners), Kevin Cummins (While We Were Getting High), and Andy Spinoza (Manchester unspun).

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