Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan

born on 9/5/1971 in Manchester, North West England, United Kingdom

Paul McGuigan (musician)

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Paul McGuigan (musician)

Paul McGuigan (born 9 May 1971), better known by his nickname, Guigsy (pronounced "Gwigzee"), is an English musician and one of the four founding members of the English rock band Oasis. He was the group's bassist from 1991 to 1999.

The Rain and Oasis (1991-1999)

In the late 1980s, McGuigan started a band with his friends, Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (guitar) and Chris Hutton (lead vocals), later joined by Tony McCarroll (drums). They called themselves The Rain. After Hutton was fired, McGuigan invited his school friend, Liam Gallagher, to join.

Though a functional bassist onstage, McGuigan's bass tracks were often replaced by Noel Gallagher on the band's recordings, especially on Definitely Maybe, which features no bass tracks by McGuigan at all.[1][2]

Post-Oasis (1999present)

McGuigan left Oasis in 1999. Noel Gallagher claims he quit via fax and avoided phone calls from the Gallaghers in the following weeks. Though he eventually gave up trying to contact him by phone, Noel claims to bear no malice towards McGuigan.[3]

McGuigan presently lives in Mill Hill NW7 with his wife and son. He occasionally performs as a DJ. He declined to appear in the 2004 Definitely Maybe DVD, though a polite letter explaining his reasons for doing so appears as a hidden extra, along with a short segment with pundits giving their views on him.[4]

Hobbies

A lifelong sports fan, McGuigan especially loves football. He is a supporter of Manchester City F.C. Whilst still with Oasis, he and journalist Paolo Hewitt wrote a book about football player Robin Friday, entitled The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw (ISBN 1-85158-909-0). McGuigan was renowned for his encyclopaedic knowledge of football and cricket. In an interview for a BBC Radio 1 documentary in 1995, McGuigan described his favourite magazine as being FourFourTwo.

References

  1. Oasis Gallagher: 'I Miss Bonehead And Mcguigan' Contactmusic News. Contactmusic.com. Retrieved on 18 July 2011.
  2. McCarrol, Tony (2010). Oasis: The Truth, Blake Publishing, ISBN 1-84358-246-5
  3. Interview with Noel Gallagher on MTV Gonzo, 2006
  4. band - Paul "Guigsy" Mcguigan biography. Oasis fanatic. Retrieved on 2012-01-03.

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